This promises to be quite the interesting battle at Hillsborough Stadium in the Championship. Sheffield Wednesday is in 22nd position and receive Preston North End in 8th position. Read all about the fixture here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Sheffield Wednesday form and stats
Sheffield Wednesday's first Championship home game here at Hillsborough Stadium ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 16 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat from 23 matches.
The club members are hoping that Sheffield Wednesday will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 2-4 away loss in the match against Hull City (placed 12th). A goal frenzy last time out for Sheffield, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Hull City. Fun stuff to watch!
Before that result, a home victory against Stockport County (after extra-time, 4-1 on penalties) in the Carabao Cup.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Sheffield Wednesday at home in the league. 1 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Preston North End form and stats
One match played away so far in the Championship for Preston North End and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 10 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses from 23 games.
Preston North End are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the match against Sunderland (placed 21st). Attacker Keane got a player rating of 8.15 in the game. "Man of the match" Keane scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
The fixture earlier was the Carabao Cup-battle against Salford City (after extra-time, 2-4 on penalties), a home loss (2-3).
It's early days yet, but Preston North End has scored 1 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings with these sides: Sheffield Wednesday won four, Preston North End triumphed in four and we saw two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being hostile, having seen 7 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  W. Keane 2 goals |   L. Gregory 1 goals |  M. Smith 1 goals |
Sheffield Wednesday missing players
Preston North End missing players
| Sheffield Wednesday | Preston North End | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 7.5 | 6 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 3.5 | 4 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 60% |
| 19.5 | 23 | 23 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Last season | Preston North End | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 49 | 24 | Played | P | 23 | 46 | ||
| 30 | 17 | Won | W | 10 | 17 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Drew | D | 5 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 8 | 17 | ||
| 87 | 54 | Scored | S | 25 | 45 | ||
| 42 | 17 | Conceded | C | 31 | 59 | ||
| 96% | 96% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 78% | 80% | ||
| 67% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 61% | 63% | ||
| 45% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 48% | 43% | ||
| 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 26% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 22% | 13% | ||
| 41% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 39% | 41% | ||
| 51% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 37% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 39% | 41% | ||
| 5.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.1 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 5.4 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 15.3 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.5 | ||
| 5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.5 | ||
| 35% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 28% | ||
| 9.5 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.6 | 12.9 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Watford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Southampton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Preston North End | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Coventry City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Hull City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Millwall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 17 | Cardiff City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 18 | Swansea City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 19 | Leeds United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 21 | Sunderland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 24 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 82 | 47 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 31 | 35 | 101 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 101 | 35 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 60 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 66 | 98 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 81 | 37 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 44 | 96 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 80 | 47 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 45 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 33 | 86 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 62 | 36 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 26 | 81 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 46 | 24 | 5 | 17 | 75 | 54 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 37 | 29 | 21 | 77 |
| 7 | Derby County | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 67 | 46 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 76 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 46 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 61 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 70 |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 51 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 69 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 70 | 66 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 31 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 4 | 62 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 46 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 47 | 47 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 0 | 62 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 52 | 61 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 59 |
| 13 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 51 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 58 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 64 | 68 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 41 | -4 | 56 |
| 15 | Burton Albion | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 57 | 79 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 46 | -22 | 56 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 61 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 34 | -16 | 54 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 73 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 37 | -15 | 53 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 48 | 71 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 41 | -23 | 49 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 56 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 25 | -7 | 47 |
| 20 | Cambridge United | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 41 | 68 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 42 | -27 | 46 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 44 | 66 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 33 | -22 | 45 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 47 | 78 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 47 | -31 | 44 |
| 23 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 77 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 38 | -37 | 44 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 89 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 47 | -58 | 27 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Burnley | 46 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 87 | 35 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 20 | 52 | 101 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 46 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 73 | 39 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 34 | 91 |
| 3 | Luton Town | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 57 | 39 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 80 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 84 | 56 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 38 | 37 | 28 | 75 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 58 | 46 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 70 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 68 | 55 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 69 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 52 | 54 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 35 | -2 | 69 |
| 8 | Millwall | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 50 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 7 | 68 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 59 | 53 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 6 | 66 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 68 | 64 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 32 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 4 | 66 |
| 11 | Watford | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 56 | 53 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 3 | 63 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 59 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 31 | -14 | 63 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 54 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 62 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 55 | 56 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 32 | -1 | 59 |
| 15 | Hull City | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 61 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 34 | -10 | 58 |
| 16 | Stoke City | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 55 | 54 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 1 | 53 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 58 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 34 | -11 | 53 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 62 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 37 | -15 | 53 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 49 | 60 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -11 | 50 |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 44 | 71 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 35 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 36 | -27 | 50 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 41 | 58 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 34 | -17 | 49 |
| 22 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 46 | 68 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 44 | -22 | 44 |
| 23 | Blackpool | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 48 | 72 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 38 | -24 | 44 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 38 | 65 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 30 | -27 | 39 |
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