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

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Championship · 2020-21

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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 0 games · 0 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	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	Watford FC	0	0
13	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
14	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
16	Burnley FC	0	0
17	West Ham United FC	0	0
18	Birmingham City FC	0	0
19	Sheffield United FC	0	0
20	Wrexham AFC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	Southampton 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

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
#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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sheffield Wednesday FC to score. At the same time, Preston North End FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
10' It is a cagey affair so far. Sheffield Wednesday FC in their trying to find a way past Preston North End FC's compact .
15' Daniel Iversen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 14 appearances.
20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sheffield Wednesday FC and Preston North End FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
30' Jayson Molumby has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
35' Tom Barkhuizen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
40' 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.
45' Goal! Liam Palmer scores his 14 goal in 379 matches.
50' Preston North End FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
54' Ben Whiteman picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
59' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
64' DR Congo international Elias Kachunga has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
67' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel Johnson is hanging Ryan Ledson on the field on 67 minute.
71' It is a substitution in Sheffield Wednesday FC team. Elias Kachunga is replaced by Josh Windass on 71 minute.
76' Sheffield Wednesday FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
78' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Emil Riis Jakobsen by Greg Cunningham on 78 minute.
80' A change in the Sheffield Wednesday FC ranks — Adam Reach exits the field as Massimo Luongo enters on 80.
83' Sheffield Wednesday FC make a change. Callum Paterson trudges off to be replaced by Jordan Rhodes on 83 minutes.
86' Osaze Urhoghide has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 86.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sheffield Wednesday FC to claim maximum points.

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

2 / 4

0.68 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.47 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw 79%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC40% Draw40% Preston North End FC20%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes21% 0% No79%

Avg goals/match: 1.15

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	66%	34%
± 1.5	33%	67%
± 2.5	12%	88%
± 3.5	4%	96%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Preston North End FC

60%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Preston North End FC

60%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC19% Draw70% Preston North End FC11%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

34.5%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

13%

1 – 1

11.3%

2 – 0

6.7%

2 – 1

3.7%

0 – 2

1 – 2

2.5%

3 – 0

1.5%

2 – 2

3 – 1

0.9%

0 – 3

0.5%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	8%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	24%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	16%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

63% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

51% ✗

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