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Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston: result 1-3 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 42Kick-off on July 8, 2020 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Hillsborough, Sheffield

Sheffield Wednesday
1-3
Preston

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What was the result of Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston?

Preston won 1-3 on July 8, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 58′J. MurphySheffield Wednesday
  • 78′S. SinclairPreston
  • 87′J. StockleyPreston
  • 90′B. PottsPreston

Official lineup for Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sheffield Wednesday

3-1-4-2
  1. 38Alessio Da Cruz
  2. 17A. Nuhiu
  1. 14J. Murphy
  2. 21M. Luongo
  3. 8J. Pelupessy
  4. 7K. Harris
  1. 2L. Palmer
  1. 10B. Bannan
  2. 27D. Iorfa
  3. 13J. Börner
  1. 28J. Wildsmith

Preston

3-4-1-2
  1. 24S. Maguire
  2. 18R. Ledson
  1. 8A. Browne
  1. 4B. Pearson
  2. 29T. Barkhuizen
  3. 14J. Storey
  4. 6B. Davies
  1. 15J. Rafferty
  2. 21P. Bauer
  3. 16A. Hughes
  1. 1D. Rudd
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sheffield Wednesday have 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats; Preston have 5, 4 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Sheffield Wednesday
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 5, 2020Swansea(away)1-2Championship
Jul 1, 2020West Brom(home)0-3Championship
Jun 28, 2020Bristol City(away)2-1Championship
Jun 20, 2020Nottingham Forest(home)1-1Championship
Mar 7, 2020Brentford(away)0-5Championship
Preston
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 4, 2020Huddersfield(away)0-0Championship
Jul 1, 2020Derby(home)0-1Championship
Jun 27, 2020Cardiff(home)1-3Championship
Jun 20, 2020Luton(away)1-1Championship
Mar 7, 2020QPR(home)1-3Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Sheffield Wednesday wins, 2 draws, 2 Preston wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 24, 2019Preston 2-1 Sheffield WednesdayChampionship
Apr 27, 2019Preston 3-3 Sheffield WednesdayChampionship
Dec 22, 2018Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 PrestonChampionship
Mar 30, 2018Sheffield Wednesday 4-1 PrestonChampionship
Aug 5, 2017Preston 1-0 Sheffield WednesdayChampionship
Dec 31, 2016Preston 1-1 Sheffield WednesdayChampionship

Last archived meeting: Preston vs Sheffield Wednesday on Aug 24, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Sheffield Wednesday score 0.9 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; Preston score 1.1 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sheffield Wednesday0.91.828/159/15
Preston1.11.238/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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24Preston101188204

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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