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'

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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 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

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

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Hillsborough Stadium that hosts another battle between Sheffield Wednesday FC and Preston North End FC.
5' Wales international Andrew Hughes has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
30' 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.
35' Ryan Ledson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
45' Liam Palmer is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
50' Sheffield Wednesday FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
54' Controversy at the stadium! Ben Whiteman argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
59' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sheffield Wednesday FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
64' Preston North End FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
67' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Ryan Ledson is replaced by Daniel Johnson on 67 minute.
71' Another substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC to replace Elias Kachunga by Josh Windass on 71 minute.
76' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
78' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Emil Riis Jakobsen has done his job and it is now time for Greg Cunningham to step up.
80' Another change for Sheffield Wednesday FC made on 80 minute. Adam Reach leaves to be changed by Massimo Luongo.
83' Another change for Sheffield Wednesday FC made on 83 minute. Callum Paterson leaves to be changed by Jordan Rhodes.
86' Sheffield Wednesday FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 86.
The final score is 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
Brad Potts	1
Michael Hector	1
Scott Sinclair	1
Barry Bannan	1
Tom Barkhuizen	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

1.33 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield Wednesday FC46% Draw29% Preston North End FC25%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.33

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Preston North End FC

54%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Preston North End FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC30% Draw50% Preston North End FC20%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

12%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

8.5%

2 – 0

8.4%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

6.2%

0 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

4.2%

3 – 1

3.7%

3 – 0

3.6%

1 – 3

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	13%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	22%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	16%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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