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Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Sheffield Wednesday FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 19 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC Hillsborough 25,138 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 49' Liam Lindsay
Devis Vasquez 82' Y
Y 90' Ryan Ledson

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jeremy Simpson
  • Assistant 1 Richard Wild
  • Assistant 2 Jonathan Hunt

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

3
2
7
Sheffield Wednesday FC 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 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

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug Preston North End FC H 0–1 L
12 Aug Hull City AFC A 2–4 L
04 Aug Southampton FC H 1–2 L
07 May Derby County FC H 1–0 W
29 Apr Shrewsbury Town FC A 3–0 W
22 Apr Exeter City FC H 2–1 W
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–0 W
12 Aug Sunderland AFC H 2–1 W
05 Aug Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
08 May Sunderland AFC H 0–3 L
29 Apr Sheffield United FC A 1–4 L
22 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–1 D

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' Welcome to Hillsborough that hosts another battle between Sheffield Wednesday FC and Preston North End FC.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Preston North End FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' Sheffield Wednesday FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' Sheffield Wednesday FC have won 456 goals from 379 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' Sheffield Wednesday FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 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' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 40' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mads Frokjaer-Jensen made 378 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 49' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Liam Lindsay makes it 0-1.
  • 54' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 59' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 59 minutes.
  • 64' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ben Woodburn suffering a number of foals already.
  • 65' Another substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC to replace Lamine Diaby by Michael Smith on 65 minute.
  • 70' Duane Holmes has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC. Anthony Musaba is replaced by Djeidi Gassama.
  • 76' Jack Whatmough is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kian Best at the 76 minute mark.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Duane Holmes is replaced by Ben Woodburn.
  • 78' Ashley Fletcher is replacing Lee Gregory for the Sheffield Wednesday FC side.
  • 82' A moment of madness from Devis Vasquez on 82 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sheffield Wednesday FC will be frustrated.
  • 87' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 88' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Mads Frokjaer-Jensen has done his job and it is now time for Noah Mawene to step up.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Ryan Ledson argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • Preston North End FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xisco Munoz

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Emil Riis Jakobsen 3
Jayden Stockley 2
Daniel Johnson 2
Fernando Forestieri 1
Liam Lindsay 1
Atdhe Nuhiu 1
Marvin Johnson 1
Alan Browne 1

Head to Head

2023-08-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 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

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2023-08-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Preston North End FC L 2023-08-12 Hull City AFC 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-08-04 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Southampton FC L 2023-05-07 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2023-04-29 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2023-04-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Exeter City FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2023-08-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2023-08-12 Preston North End FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC W 2023-08-05 Bristol City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2023-05-08 Preston North End FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC L 2023-04-29 Sheffield United FC 4–1 Preston North End FC L 2023-04-22 Preston North End FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.46 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.61 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 90% + Under — clean sheet likely 81%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sheffield Wednesday FC24% Draw43% Preston North End FC33%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes19% 0% No81%
Avg goals/match: 1.07
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 63%
37%
± 1.5 30%
70%
± 2.5 10%
90%
± 3.5 3%
97%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Preston North End FC
76%
Sheffield Wednesday FC or Preston North End FC
57%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC11% Draw72% Preston North End FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
37.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
13.8%
1 – 1
10.8%
0 – 2
5.7%
1 – 2
3.2%
2 – 0
3.1%
2 – 1
2.3%
0 – 3
1.1%
2 – 2
0.9%
1 – 3
0.7%
3 – 0
0.5%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap Sheffield Wednesday FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 16% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 23% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✗
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
64% ✓

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