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Championship · Regular Season - 45 April 25, 2026 16:00
Sheffield Utd
#13 · 60 pts
2 – 3
Final score
Preston
#14 · 60 pts
✗Model wrong — prediction Sheffield Utd, result Preston vince
G. Hamer 71' (pen.)
P. Bamford (ast. C. O'Hare) 82'
5' (ast. J. Thompson) L. Lindsay
20' (ast. A. Devine) L. Lindsay
76' (ast. A. Devine) L. Dobbin

The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Sheffield Utd a 55% win probability (draw 24%, Preston 19%). The final result was Sheffield Utd 2–3 Preston. In 1 previous meetings, Sheffield Utd have won 0 times, with 0 draws and 1 wins for Preston.

Match statistics
8
Total shots
8
3
Shots on target
6
2.00
Actual xG
2.80
3
Saves
1
69%
Possession
31%
8
Corners
5
9
Tackles
17
0
🟨 Yellow cards
3
Match Events
5'
ast. J. Thompson · L. Lindsay⚽
16'
J. Thompson
20'
ast. A. Devine · L. Lindsay⚽
32'
A. Vukcevic
↕ L. F. Hjelde / H. Burrows
46'
↕ T. Chong / D. Ings
54'
63'
R. Brady / T. Small ↕
63'
B. Potts / P. Valentin ↕
⚽G. Hamer (pen.)
71'
76'
ast. A. Devine · L. Dobbin⚽
↕ O. Arblaster / J. Rothwell
81'
⚽P. Bamford · ast. C. O'Hare
82'
83'
D. Iversen
87'
L. Gibson / A. Vukcevic ↕
90'+3
M. Smith / D. Jebbison ↕
↕ C. O'Hare / T. Cannon
90'+3
↕ F. Seriki / K. Hoever
90'+3
Pre-match prediction
55.94%
Sheffield
24.22%
X
19.84%
Preston ←
✗ Wrong prediction — we assigned to the actual result (Preston) 19.84% (low confidence)
Expected vs actual xG
Exp.
Actual
Δ
Sheffield
1.76
2.00
+0.24
Preston
0.93
2.80
+1.87
Preston dominated by xG (2.80 vs 2.00). The final result reflects the playing dominance. The model's xG estimates diverged from reality.
League Table
#Team GPts
1 Coventry Coventry 46 95
2 Ipswich Ipswich 46 84
3 Millwall Millwall 46 83
4 Southampton Southampton 46 80
5 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 46 80
6 Hull City Hull City 46 73
7 Wrexham Wrexham 46 71
8 Derby Derby 46 69
9 Norwich Norwich 46 65
10 Birmingham Birmingham 46 64
11 Swansea Swansea 46 64
12 Bristol City Bristol City 46 62
13 Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd 46 60
14 Preston Preston 46 60
15 QPR QPR 46 58
16 Watford Watford 46 57
17 Stoke City Stoke City 46 55
18 Portsmouth Portsmouth 46 55
19 Charlton Charlton 46 53
20 Blackburn Blackburn 46 52
21 West Brom West Brom 46 51
22 Oxford United Oxford United 46 47
23 Leicester Leicester 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday 46 0
Lineups
Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd 4-2-3-1
17
G 6.90
5
L. F. Hjelde 45' D 6.30
25
M. McGuinness D 7.30
2
J. Tanganga D 6.70
38
Femi Seriki D 6.90
4
O. Arblaster 81' M 6.70
42
S. Peck M 8.30
10 C. O'Hare C. O'Hare 1 👟 M 6.90
8 G. Hamer G. Hamer 1 ⚽ M 7.00
24
T. Chong 54' M 6.60
45 P. Bamford P. Bamford 1 ⚽ F 6.90
Bench
19
C. Ogbene F
9
D. Ings 40' F 6.90
14
H. Burrows 49' D 6.20
44
J. Riedewald M
48
J. Rothwell 13' M 6.90
12
K. Hoever 1' D
7
T. Cannon 1' F
Preston Preston 4-4-2
1
D. Iversen G 6.30
3
A. Vukcevic 87' D 5.70
6
Liam Lindsay 2 ⚽ D 8.90
14
Jordan Storey D 6.20
2
P. Valentin 63' D 6.60
26
T. Small 63' M 6.70
21
A. Devine 2 👟 M 7.90
15
J. Thompson 1 👟 M 7.20
23
A. Moran M 7.30
17 L. Dobbin L. Dobbin 1 ⚽ F 7.90
9
D. Jebbison F 6.50
Bench
44
B. Potts 31' M 6.30
19
L. Gibson 7' D
Best on the pitch
Liam Lindsay
D · Preston
8.90
2 ⚽
2 shots · 14 pass
S. Peck
M · Sheffield
8.30
1 shots · 82 pass
L. Dobbin
L. Dobbin
F · Preston
7.90
1 ⚽
3 shots · 16 pass
A. Devine
M · Preston
7.90
2 👟
· 33 pass
M. McGuinness
D · Sheffield
7.30
1 shots · 42 pass
A. Moran
M · Preston
7.30
2 shots · 17 pass
Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
G 94 6.90 — — — 26 14% — — —
L. F. Hjelde D 45 6.30 — — — 14 10% 1 — —
M. McGuinness D 94 7.30 — — 1 42 36% 1 — —
J. Tanganga D 94 6.70 — — — 42 36% 2 — —
Femi Seriki D 93 6.90 — — — 42 34% 3 — —
O. Arblaster M 81 6.70 — — — 39 37% — — —
S. Peck M 94 8.30 — — 1 82 69% — — —
C. O'Hare M 93 6.90 — 1 2 29 22% 2 — —
G. Hamer M 94 7.00 1 — 1 45 37% — — —
T. Chong M 54 6.60 — — — 13 10% — — —
P. Bamford F 94 6.90 1 — 2 12 9% — — —
D. Ings F 40 6.90 — — 1 12 12% — — —
H. Burrows D 49 6.20 — — — 30 26% — — —
J. Rothwell M 13 6.90 — — — 19 18% — — —
K. Hoever D 1 — — — — 1 1% — — —
T. Cannon F 1 — — — — — — — — —
Preston Preston — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
D. Iversen G 94 6.30 — — — 32 4% — 1 —
A. Vukcevic D 87 5.70 — — — 9 5% — 1 —
Liam Lindsay D 94 8.90 2 — 2 14 4% 1 — —
Jordan Storey D 94 6.20 — — — 10 5% 2 — —
P. Valentin D 63 6.60 — — — 7 3% 1 — —
T. Small M 63 6.70 — — 1 8 5% 1 — —
A. Devine M 94 7.90 — 2 — 33 21% 2 — —
J. Thompson M 94 7.20 — 1 — 25 13% 4 1 —
A. Moran M 94 7.30 — — 2 17 11% 3 — —
L. Dobbin F 94 7.90 1 — 3 16 15% 1 — —
D. Jebbison F 93 6.50 — — — 12 8% — — —
B. Potts M 31 6.30 — — — 8 6% 2 — —
L. Gibson D 7 — — — — 1 — — — —
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the final score of Sheffield Utd vs Preston?
The final score was Sheffield Utd 2–3 Preston.
What did the model predict before Sheffield Utd vs Preston?
The model assigned 55% probability to a Sheffield Utd win, 24% to a draw, and 19% to an Preston win.