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

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Sat 30 Jan 2021 · 15:00 UTC Hillsborough Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'

Y 54' Ben Whiteman

Osaze Urhoghide 86' 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 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Matthew Jones
Referee David Webb
Referee Richard West
Referee Andre Marriner

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-01-30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Preston North End FC 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

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Jan	Preston North End FC	H	1–0	W
27 Jan	Coventry City FC	A	0–2	L
24 Jan	Everton FC	A	0–3	L
09 Jan	Exeter City FC	A	2–0	W
01 Jan	Derby County FC	H	1–0	W
29 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–1	W

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Jan	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	0–1	L
24 Jan	Reading FC	H	0–0	D
20 Jan	Birmingham City FC	A	1–0	W
16 Jan	Bristol City FC	A	0–2	L
09 Jan	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	1–4	L
02 Jan	Nottingham Forest FC	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Sheffield Wednesday FC		Preston North End FC
#24	Position	#14
0	Points	60
46	Played	46
2 / 12 / 32	W / D / L	15 / 15 / 16
29	Scored	55
89	Conceded	62
-60	GD	-7
0.00	PPG	1.30
4%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Sheffield Wednesday FC are 24th (0 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Hillsborough Stadium as Sheffield Wednesday FC face off against Preston North End FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' 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.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
20' Keiren Westwood is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sheffield Wednesday FC tonight.
25' Sheffield Wednesday FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
30' Sheffield Wednesday FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
35' Preston North End FC is showing some good football. However, Preston North End FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Liam Palmer made 379 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
45' A stunning finish from Liam Palmer — that came from absolutely nowhere!
50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
54' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ben Whiteman.
59' Daniel Iversen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
64' Paul Huntington has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
67' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Ryan Ledson by Daniel Johnson on 67 minute.
71' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Josh Windass is hanging Elias Kachunga on the field on 71 minute.
76' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
78' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 78 minute. Emil Riis Jakobsen leaves to be changed by Greg Cunningham.
80' Another substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC to replace Adam Reach by Massimo Luongo on 80 minute.
83' Jordan Rhodes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Callum Paterson on 83 minute.
86' Osaze Urhoghide is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
It finishes all square. Sheffield Wednesday FC and Preston North End FC share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

44
Brad Potts ↓ Tom Barkhuizen 67'
16
Andrew Hughes ↓ Joe Rafferty 78'
18
Ryan Ledson ↓ Daniel Johnson 67'
23
Paul Huntington
8
Alan Browne C
6
Ben Davies
17
Ben Whiteman
22
Daniel Iversen
31
Scott Sinclair
21
Jayson Molumby ↓ Billy Bodin 78'
19
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↓ Greg Cunningham 78'

Bench

37
Greg Cunningham ↑ 78'
14
Jordan Storey
11
Daniel Johnson ↑ 67'
29
Tom Barkhuizen ↑ 67'
39
Billy Bodin ↑ 78'
28
Matthew Hudson
26
Ched Evans
15
Joe Rafferty ↑ 78'
7
Tom Bayliss

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Emil Riis Jakobsen	3
Jayden Stockley	2
Daniel Johnson	2
Sam Greenwood	1
Jacob Murphy	1
Brad Potts	1
Michael Hector	1
Scott Sinclair	1

Head to Head

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2021-01-30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Preston North End FC W 2021-01-27 Coventry City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2021-01-24 Everton FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2021-01-09 Exeter City FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2021-01-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2020-12-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2021-01-30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-01-24 Preston North End FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2021-01-20 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2021-01-16 Bristol City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-01-09 Wycombe Wanderers FC 4–1 Preston North End FC L 2021-01-02 Preston North End FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.06 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.32 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield Wednesday FC or Preston North End FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield Wednesday FC36% Draw28% Preston North End FC36%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.38

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Preston North End FC

64%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Preston North End FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC21% Draw50% Preston North End FC29%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

11.5%

0 – 1

11.1%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

8.3%

0 – 2

7.8%

2 – 1

6.6%

2 – 0

2 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

3.7%

0 – 3

3.4%

3 – 1

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	17%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	22%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

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