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Preston North End FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Preston North End FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Sheffield Wednesday FC
Sat 21 Nov 2020 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'
R 17' Josh Windass
Y 86' Joost van Aken

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — Championship at Deepdale Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Craig Taylor
  • Referee Jonathan Hunt
  • Referee Jeremy Simpson
  • Referee David Webb

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

7
2
3
Preston North End FC 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-21 Preston North End FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-07-08 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–3 Preston North End FC 2019-08-24 Preston North End FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-04-27 Preston North End FC 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2018-12-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–0 W
07 Nov Rotherham United FC A 1–2 L
04 Nov Reading FC A 3–0 W
31 Oct Birmingham City FC H 1–2 L
28 Oct Millwall FC H 0–2 L
24 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–1 W
Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Nov Preston North End FC A 0–1 L
07 Nov Millwall FC H 0–0 D
03 Nov AFC Bournemouth H 1–0 W
31 Oct Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–1 L
28 Oct Rotherham United FC A 0–3 L
24 Oct Luton Town FC H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Preston North End FC Sheffield Wednesday FC
#25 Position #30
0 Points 0
0 Played 46
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 12 / 32
0 Scored 29
0 Conceded 89
+0 GD -60
– PPG 0.00
– Win % 4%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts). Sheffield Wednesday FC are 30th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Sheffield Wednesday FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Preston North End FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sheffield Wednesday FC backline.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Joe Rafferty has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 17' Josh Windass picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 22' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Emil Riis Jakobsen made 378 appearances and scored 43 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 27' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 32' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Josh Windass has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 37' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Joey Pelupessy suffering a number of foals already.
  • 42' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tom Lees, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 46' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Brad Potts is withdrawn and Jayden Stockley gets his opportunity.
  • 48' Tom Barkhuizen is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 53' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 58' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Sheffield Wednesday FC — Joey Pelupessy on, Massimo Luongo off on 62 minutes.
  • 67' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sheffield Wednesday FC that had 379 games and scored 456 goals.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Sean Maguire. He replaces Emil Riis Jakobsen on 71 minute.
  • 72' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ben Pearson is hanging Ryan Ledson on the field on 72 minute.
  • 74' The Sheffield Wednesday FC bench stirs into life. Moses Odubajo is withdrawn and Jordan Rhodes gets his opportunity.
  • 79' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Izzy Brown is hanging Callum Paterson on the field on 80 minute.
  • 85' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tony Pulis might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 86' The referee has no hesitation. Joost van Aken is booked for Sheffield Wednesday FC — Yellow card on 86.
  • Full Time. Preston North End FC beats Sheffield Wednesday FC

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Pulis

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Emil Riis Jakobsen 3
Jayden Stockley 2
Daniel Johnson 2
Brad Potts 1
Michael Hector 1
Scott Sinclair 1
Barry Bannan 1
Tom Barkhuizen 1

Head to Head

2020-11-21 Preston North End FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-07-08 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–3 Preston North End FC 2019-08-24 Preston North End FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-04-27 Preston North End FC 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2018-12-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Preston North End FC

Preston North End FC Form

2020-11-21 Preston North End FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2020-11-07 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2020-11-04 Reading FC 0–3 Preston North End FC W 2020-10-31 Preston North End FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC L 2020-10-28 Preston North End FC 0–2 Millwall FC L 2020-10-24 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Preston North End FC W

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2020-11-21 Preston North End FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2020-11-07 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Millwall FC D 2020-11-03 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth W 2020-10-31 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2020-10-28 Rotherham United FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2020-10-24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.72 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.41 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 89% + Preston North End FC or Draw 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC44% Draw39% Sheffield Wednesday FC17%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes20% 0% No80%
Avg goals/match: 1.13
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 65%
35%
± 1.5 32%
68%
± 2.5 11%
89%
± 3.5 3%
97%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC
56%
Preston North End FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC
61%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC21% Draw70% Sheffield Wednesday FC9%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
34.9%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
11.4%
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 0
7.6%
2 – 1
3.8%
0 – 2
2.3%
1 – 2
2.1%
3 – 0
1.8%
3 – 1
1%
2 – 2
0.9%
4 – 0
0.3%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 9% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 26% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 14% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
66% ✓
Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.