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Championship · Regular Season - 45 April 25, 2026 16:00 Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Sheffield Utd
#18 · 9 pts
2 – 3
Final score
Preston
#23 · 4 pts
✗Model wrong — prediction Sheffield Utd, result Preston wins
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
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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 Swansea Swansea 8 17
2 West Ham West Ham 8 15
3 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 8 15
4 Wolves Wolves 7 14
5 West Brom West Brom 8 14
6 QPR QPR 8 13
7 Stoke City Stoke City 8 13
8 Bristol City Bristol City 8 13
9 Charlton Charlton 8 12
10 Birmingham Birmingham 8 11
11 Millwall Millwall 8 11
12 Lincoln Lincoln 8 11
13 Southampton Southampton 8 10
14 Wrexham Wrexham 8 10
15 Bolton Bolton 8 10
16 Blackburn Blackburn 8 9
17 Norwich Norwich 8 9
18 Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd 8 9
19 Portsmouth Portsmouth 7 8
20 Watford Watford 8 8
21 Cardiff Cardiff 8 7
22 Derby Derby 8 5
23 Preston Preston 8 4
24 Burnley Burnley 8 4
Lineups
Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd 4-2-3-1
17
G 6.90
5 Leo Fuhr Hjelde Leo Fuhr Hjelde 45' D 6.30
25 M. McGuinness M. McGuinness D 7.30
2 J. Tanganga J. Tanganga D 6.70
38 Femi Seriki Femi Seriki D 6.90
4 O. Arblaster O. Arblaster 81' M 6.70
42 Sydie Peck Sydie 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 T. Chong 54' M 6.60
45 P. Bamford P. Bamford 1 ⚽ F 6.90
Bench
19 C. Ogbene C. Ogbene F
9
D. Ings 40' F 6.90
14 Harrison Burrows Harrison Burrows 49' D 6.20
44 J. Riedewald J. Riedewald M
48 J. Rothwell J. Rothwell 13' M 6.90
12 Ki-Jana Hoever Ki-Jana Hoever 1' D
7 T. Cannon T. Cannon 1' F
Preston Preston 4-4-2
1 D. Iversen D. Iversen G 6.30
3 A. Vukčević A. Vukčević 87' D 5.70
6 L. Lindsay L. Lindsay 2 ⚽ D 8.90
14 J. Storey J. Storey D 6.20
2 Pol Valentín Pol Valentín 63' D 6.60
26 T. Small T. Small 63' M 6.70
21 A. Devine A. Devine 2 👟 M 7.90
15 J. Thompson J. Thompson 1 👟 M 7.20
23 A. Moran A. Moran M 7.30
17 L. Dobbin L. Dobbin 1 ⚽ F 7.90
9 Daniel Jebbison Daniel Jebbison F 6.50
Bench
44
B. Potts 31' M 6.30
19 L. Gibson L. Gibson 7' D
Best on the pitch
L. Lindsay
L. Lindsay
D · Preston
8.90
2 ⚽
2 shots · 14 pass
Sydie Peck
Sydie Peck
M · Sheffield
8.30
1 shots · 82 pass
L. Dobbin
L. Dobbin
F · Preston
7.90
1 ⚽
3 shots · 16 pass
A. Devine
A. Devine
M · Preston
7.90
2 👟
· 33 pass
M. McGuinness
M. McGuinness
D · Sheffield
7.30
1 shots · 42 pass
A. Moran
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% — — —
Leo Fuhr 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% — — —
Sydie 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% — — —
Harrison Burrows D 49 6.20 — — — 30 26% — — —
J. Rothwell M 13 6.90 — — — 19 18% — — —
Ki-Jana 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. Vukčević D 87 5.70 — — — 9 5% — 1 —
L. Lindsay D 94 8.90 2 — 2 14 4% 1 — —
J. Storey D 94 6.20 — — — 10 5% 2 — —
Pol Valentín 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 — —
Daniel 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.