Championship · Matchweek 14
Preston North End
PRE
Sheffield United
SHU
Model
Match forecast
Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.
Preston20%
Draw24%
Sheff Utd56%
Expected goals
1.05 – 1.82
Over 2.5
54%
Both to score
55%
Fair handicap
0.75
Most likely scorelines
- 0–110.9%
- 1–110.9%
- 1–29.9%
- 0–29.3%
- 0–06.5%
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Sheff Utd will have the ball; Preston will not mind.
36%Possession48%
35%Territory47%
43%From set plays60%
0.07Chance quality0.12
5.0%Directness7.2%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Preston, 4 for Sheff Utd. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Preston
No regular with a goal involvement yet.
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 33 of 156 matches, not the full season.