Sheffield United supporters put their faith in manager Heckingbottom to deliver victory against Preston North End

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 29.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bramall Lane (32702 seats)

2nd spot in the Championship table for Sheffield United right now, a good campaign. The home team followers hope for more goals as 10th-placed Preston North End visit Bramall Lane.

Insights:
  • Sheffield United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Preston North End have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Championship

Sheffield are done competing for places this season; they will remain in 2nd place whatever happens now. Preston North End are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

Sheffield United have less rest than Preston North End in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Championship game only three days ago. This match was also played here at Bramall Lane. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Preston North End have had more rest.

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Sheffield United form and stats

Sheffield United have performed here at Bramall Lane this season with 15 wins from 22 Championship matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 4. Ever since the Luton Town game Sheffield has been unbeatable here at Bramall Lane producing four straight wins.

Sheffield United are confident in defense, having played 251 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

The Sheffield club members enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host West Bromwich Albion and win 2-0. Midfielder Baldock was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.9 (out of ten) in that game. Baldock served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

Before that match, a defeat in the away fixture against Manchester City in the FA Cup. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Sheffield United handle that role? We have found 15 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

It should be added that a glance at the 11 most recent league games shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).

The Sheffield fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 43 goals in 22 league matches. Sheffield United have only conceded 18 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Preston North End form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 10 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats. Preston has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Preston North End played 1-1 against Blackburn Rovers in their previous match. Midfield player Whiteman was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.71/10. Whiteman hit two key passes.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Swansea City wasn't a success with a 2-4 loss.

We have checked recent matches where Preston North End have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 0 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

Preston North End have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 22 league away games 24 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Preston have seen the ball go into their own net 27 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Sheffield United have put together a streak of 5 consecutive matches without defeat (3-2-0) when playing Preston North End.

These opponents have played before this season: Preston North End - Sheffield United 0-2.

Top Goalscorers

Sheffield UnitedI. Ndiaye
I. Ndiaye
13 goals
SheffieldO. McBurnie
O. McBurnie
11 goals
Preston North EndC. Evans
C. Evans
9 goals

Sheffield United missing players

Preston North End missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sheffield United Preston North End
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
43 22 7 Played P 7 22 44
26 15 6 Won W 3 10 17
7 3 1 Drew D 1 5 12
10 4 0 Lost L 3 7 15
67 43 13 Scored S 6 24 44
36 18 3 Conceded C 10 27 52
98% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 77% 80%
60% 64% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 57% 59% 61%
40% 50% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 43% 45% 41%
26% 36% 29% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 23% 18%
9% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 18% 11%
40% 41% 29% BTTS BTTS 14% 36% 41%
44% 45% 71% Clean Sheets C S 43% 45% 39%
19% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 57% 41% 41%
 
5.7 6.4 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.1 4 4.2
4.8 4.2 4.1 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 5.7 5.3
2.3 2.2 2.1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.7 2.3
3 2 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
13.1 15.9 14.4 Shots (avg) S ( 8.6 8.9 10.5
4.8 6 5.1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.3 3.5
32% 32% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 33% 29%
 
9.9 8.4 8.4 Shots against (avg) S A 13.4 13.4 12.7
3 2.7 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.4 3.8 3.7
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Preston North End have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Preston North End have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Championship
  • Sheffield United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sheffield United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sheffield United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 44 27 14 3 82 34 22 15 6 1 46 15 22 12 8 2 36 19 48 95
2 Sheffield United 43 26 7 10 67 36 22 15 3 4 43 18 21 11 4 6 24 18 31 85
3 Luton Town 44 21 15 8 56 38 22 10 8 4 31 21 22 11 7 4 25 17 18 78
4 Middlesbrough 44 22 8 14 83 54 22 13 6 3 45 18 22 9 2 11 38 36 29 74
5 Coventry City 44 17 15 12 55 45 22 10 7 5 28 24 22 7 8 7 27 21 10 66
6 Sunderland 44 17 14 13 63 53 22 7 8 7 31 31 22 10 6 6 32 22 10 65
7 Millwall 44 18 11 15 51 44 22 11 6 5 31 18 22 7 5 10 20 26 7 65
8 Blackburn Rovers 44 19 8 17 47 50 22 13 3 6 26 18 22 6 5 11 21 32 -3 65
9 West Bromwich Albion 44 17 12 15 55 49 22 10 7 5 29 19 22 7 5 10 26 30 6 63
10 Preston North End 44 17 12 15 44 52 22 7 7 8 20 25 22 10 5 7 24 27 -8 63
11 Norwich City 44 17 11 16 56 51 22 8 5 9 27 26 22 9 6 7 29 25 5 62
12 Swansea City 44 17 11 16 64 61 22 10 4 8 35 30 22 7 7 8 29 31 3 62
13 Watford 44 15 14 15 52 51 22 10 6 6 33 23 22 5 8 9 19 28 1 59
14 Bristol City 44 14 14 16 52 54 22 9 7 6 29 22 22 5 7 10 23 32 -2 56
15 Hull City 44 14 14 16 50 60 22 9 5 8 23 26 22 5 9 8 27 34 -10 56
16 Stoke City 44 14 11 19 55 51 22 6 5 11 25 26 22 8 6 8 30 25 4 53
17 Birmingham City 44 14 11 19 46 54 22 7 6 9 23 22 22 7 5 10 23 32 -8 53
18 Queens Park Rangers 44 12 11 21 43 69 22 6 5 11 21 33 22 6 6 10 22 36 -26 47
19 Rotherham United 43 10 16 17 47 58 21 8 6 7 35 28 22 2 10 10 12 30 -11 46
20 Cardiff City 43 12 10 21 38 52 22 6 7 9 19 22 21 6 3 12 19 30 -14 46
21 Huddersfield Town 43 11 11 21 42 61 21 7 6 8 23 25 22 4 5 13 19 36 -19 44
22 Reading 44 13 10 21 45 65 22 10 7 5 30 23 22 3 3 16 15 42 -20 43
23 Blackpool 44 10 11 23 45 69 22 6 6 10 26 31 22 4 5 13 19 38 -24 41
24 Wigan Athletic 44 10 13 21 37 64 22 5 6 11 17 35 22 5 7 10 20 29 -27 40

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Table
  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 44 27 14 3 82 34 22 15 6 1 46 15 22 12 8 2 36 19 48 95
2 Sheffield United 43 26 7 10 67 36 22 15 3 4 43 18 21 11 4 6 24 18 31 85
3 Luton Town 44 21 15 8 56 38 22 10 8 4 31 21 22 11 7 4 25 17 18 78
4 Middlesbrough 44 22 8 14 83 54 22 13 6 3 45 18 22 9 2 11 38 36 29 74
5 Coventry City 44 17 15 12 55 45 22 10 7 5 28 24 22 7 8 7 27 21 10 66
6 Sunderland 44 17 14 13 63 53 22 7 8 7 31 31 22 10 6 6 32 22 10 65
7 Millwall 44 18 11 15 51 44 22 11 6 5 31 18 22 7 5 10 20 26 7 65
8 Blackburn Rovers 44 19 8 17 47 50 22 13 3 6 26 18 22 6 5 11 21 32 -3 65
9 West Bromwich Albion 44 17 12 15 55 49 22 10 7 5 29 19 22 7 5 10 26 30 6 63
10 Preston North End 44 17 12 15 44 52 22 7 7 8 20 25 22 10 5 7 24 27 -8 63
11 Norwich City 44 17 11 16 56 51 22 8 5 9 27 26 22 9 6 7 29 25 5 62
12 Swansea City 44 17 11 16 64 61 22 10 4 8 35 30 22 7 7 8 29 31 3 62
13 Watford 44 15 14 15 52 51 22 10 6 6 33 23 22 5 8 9 19 28 1 59
14 Bristol City 44 14 14 16 52 54 22 9 7 6 29 22 22 5 7 10 23 32 -2 56
15 Hull City 44 14 14 16 50 60 22 9 5 8 23 26 22 5 9 8 27 34 -10 56
16 Stoke City 44 14 11 19 55 51 22 6 5 11 25 26 22 8 6 8 30 25 4 53
17 Birmingham City 44 14 11 19 46 54 22 7 6 9 23 22 22 7 5 10 23 32 -8 53
18 Queens Park Rangers 44 12 11 21 43 69 22 6 5 11 21 33 22 6 6 10 22 36 -26 47
19 Rotherham United 43 10 16 17 47 58 21 8 6 7 35 28 22 2 10 10 12 30 -11 46
20 Cardiff City 43 12 10 21 38 52 22 6 7 9 19 22 21 6 3 12 19 30 -14 46
21 Huddersfield Town 43 11 11 21 42 61 21 7 6 8 23 25 22 4 5 13 19 36 -19 44
22 Reading 44 13 10 21 45 65 22 10 7 5 30 23 22 3 3 16 15 42 -20 43
23 Blackpool 44 10 11 23 45 69 22 6 6 10 26 31 22 4 5 13 19 38 -24 41
24 Wigan Athletic 44 10 13 21 37 64 22 5 6 11 17 35 22 5 7 10 20 29 -27 40

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.