Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2018-19

Sheffield Wednesday FC

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Preston North End FC

Sat 22 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC Hillsborough Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 16' Louis Moult

R 26' Ben Pearson

Y 57' Declan Rudd

Y 78' Ryan Ledson

Atdhe Nuhiu 90' Y

Overview

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

Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Andy Madley
Referee Neil Davies
Referee David Coote
Referee Simon Long

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

Sheffield Wednesday FC 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals Preston North End FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-12-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	1–0	W
15 Dec	Swansea City AFC	A	1–2	L
08 Dec	Rotherham United FC	H	2–2	D
01 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–4	L
27 Nov	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	1–0	W
24 Nov	Derby County FC	H	1–2	L

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	0–1	L
15 Dec	Millwall FC	H	3–2	W
08 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	A	1–0	W
01 Dec	Birmingham City FC	A	0–3	L
27 Nov	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–1	D
24 Nov	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	4–1	W

Season Stats

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

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

Sheffield Wednesday FC are 30th (0 pts). Preston North End FC are 25th (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' And we are off! Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Preston North End FC — let the football do the talking.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 378 games and scored 414 goals.
10' Preston North End FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' Marco Matias is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sheffield Wednesday FC so far.
16' Preston North End FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 16.
21' Sheffield Wednesday FC is showing some good football. However, Sheffield Wednesday FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
26' Preston North End FC player sees a Red card in front of him.
31' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 31 minutes.
36' Keiren Westwood is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sheffield Wednesday FC tonight.
41' Ben Pearson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
46' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
48' Alan Browne is ready to make an impact after coming on for Louis Moult at the 48 minute mark.
53' Sheffield Wednesday FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's shape.
57' Declan Rudd has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 57.
62' The Jamaica Michael Hector breaks the deadlock on 62 minutes. 1-0!
67' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sheffield Wednesday FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
72' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sheffield Wednesday FC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
74' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Lukas Nmecha is replaced by Ryan Ledson.
78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ryan Ledson.
79' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Paul Gallagher by Graham Burke on 79 minute.
80' A tactical swap from Sheffield Wednesday FC — Atdhe Nuhiu on, Steven Fletcher off on 80 minutes.
81' The crowd applauds Josh Onomah as he leaves the pitch. Sam Hutchinson steps in for Sheffield Wednesday FC.
86' It’s high time Lee Bullen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
88' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. George Boyd is hanging Marco Matias on the field on 88 minute.
90' Atdhe Nuhiu picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
Another three points for Sheffield Wednesday FC.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bullen

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

18
Ryan Ledson ↑ 74'
14
Jordan Storey
22
Chris Maxwell
8
Alan Browne ↑ 48'
15
Calum Woods
19
Graham Burke ↑ 79'
33
Ethan Walker

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Emil Riis Jakobsen	3
Jayden Stockley	2
Daniel Johnson	2
Marvin Johnson	1
Alan Browne	1
Michael Smith	1
Steven Fletcher	1
Josh Windass	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.6 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.3 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 93% + Under — clean sheet likely 86%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC39% Draw44% Preston North End FC17%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes14% 0% No86%

Avg goals/match: 0.9

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	56%	44%
± 1.5	24%	76%
± 2.5	7%	93%
± 3.5	2%	98%
± 4.5	0%	100%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Preston North End FC

61%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Preston North End FC

56%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield Wednesday FC18% Draw76% Preston North End FC6%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

43.5%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

10.1%

1 – 1

8.7%

2 – 0

6.5%

2 – 1

2.7%

0 – 2

1.4%

3 – 0

1.3%

1 – 2

1.2%

3 – 1

0.6%

2 – 2

0.5%

4 – 0

0.2%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	25%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	11%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

74% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

55% ✗

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

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

Preston North End FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Clean Sheet