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 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

7 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

Standings

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

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

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/4

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Hillsborough Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sheffield Wednesday FC and Preston North End FC.
5' Andrew Hughes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 392 appearances.
10' Marco Matias needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Lee Bullen will be considering his options from the bench.
16' A moment of madness from Louis Moult on 16 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Preston North End FC will be frustrated.
21' The energy levels are beginning to show. Lee Bullen might look to freshen things up shortly.
26' It’s gonna be a Red card for Ben Pearson.
31' With 0 assists to his name this season, Adam Reach is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
36' Josh Onomah has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
41' A quiet spell here at Hillsborough Stadium. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
46' It looks like no one’s ball. Sheffield Wednesday FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
48' The crowd applauds Louis Moult as he leaves the pitch. Alan Browne steps in for Preston North End FC.
53' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
57' That is a Yellow card for Preston North End FC. Declan Rudd will be fuming at that decision.
62' Michael Hector doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
67' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
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' Ryan Ledson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lukas Nmecha on 74 minute.
78' Ryan Ledson was booked on 78.
79' Graham Burke has so much to prove this time. He replaces Paul Gallagher on 79 minute.
80' Another substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC to replace Steven Fletcher by Atdhe Nuhiu on 80 minute.
81' The Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes a substitution. Josh Onomah departs to be replaced by Sam Hutchinson.
86' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
88' The crowd applauds Marco Matias as he leaves the pitch. George Boyd steps in for Sheffield Wednesday FC.
90' Poor challenge from Atdhe Nuhiu. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
Full Time. Sheffield Wednesday FC beats Preston North End 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
Scott Sinclair	1
Barry Bannan	1
Tom Barkhuizen	1
Tom Lees	1
Liam Palmer	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.25 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.72 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield Wednesday FC48% Draw30% Preston North End FC22%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes38% 0% No62%

Avg goals/match: 1.97

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	59%	41%
± 2.5	31%	69%
± 3.5	14%	86%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Preston North End FC

52%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Preston North End FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield Wednesday FC31% Draw54% Preston North End FC15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

16.4%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

13.4%

2 – 0

10.4%

0 – 1

8.7%

2 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

4.3%

0 – 2

3.4%

3 – 1

3.3%

2 – 2

2.9%

4 – 0

1.4%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	14%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	25%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	14%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

49% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (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