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Head to head · season 2026/27 · Championship

Preston vs Sheffield Utd

Two sides in the same league, read through the same numbers: who is ahead, who scores more, who keeps it tighter at the back. They meet on Tuesday 26 January at 20:45, Italian time.

Preston24th in ChampionshipvsSheffield Utd10th in Championship
8Points22
2-2-11Won-drawn-lost6-4-5
0.5Points per match1.5
13Goals for21
30Goals against19
1Clean sheets5
WLLDLFormLWWDW
—Current run—
2-1-5 · 7 ptsAt home (W-D-L)3-2-2 · 11 pts
0-1-6 · 1 ptsAway (W-D-L)3-2-3 · 11 pts
17.5 in 15Expected goals for (xG)17.8 in 15
23.8Expected goals against (xG)20.1
6.57Average player rating6.76
—Top scorerPatrick Bamford (5)

This season's meetings

Sheffield Utd v Preston, Tuesday 26 January at 20:45The match page, with line-ups and the live score.Open →

The data forecast

for Sheffield Utd v Preston on Tuesday 26 January
Sheffield Utd v PrestonArena Rete's estimate from goals, expected goals, attack and defence in the league
Sheffield Utd 58%draw 23%Preston 19%
Most likely score1-012% on its own
Over or under 2.5 goalsOver50% over · 50% under
Both teams to scoreYes50% yes
Goals the model expects1.76 – 0.91Sheffield Utd – Preston

Poisson model on 15 matches for Sheffield Utd and 15 for Preston, actual goals and expected goals weighted equally; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.

Previous meetings

every match in the archive
4Preston wins
3draws
8Sheffield Utd wins

15 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Preston 19, Sheffield Utd 27 · 3.1 per match

  1. 3 Nov 2026Preston2-3Sheffield UtdChampionship
  2. 25 Apr 2026Sheffield Utd2-3PrestonChampionship
  3. 24 Oct 2025Preston3-2Sheffield UtdChampionship
  4. 8 Mar 2025Sheffield Utd1-0PrestonChampionship
  5. 9 Aug 2024Preston0-2Sheffield UtdChampionship
  6. 29 Apr 2023Sheffield Utd4-1PrestonChampionship
  7. 17 Sept 2022Preston0-2Sheffield UtdChampionship
  8. 18 Jan 2022Preston2-2Sheffield UtdChampionship
  9. 14 Sept 2021Sheffield Utd2-2PrestonChampionship
  10. 4 Sept 2020Sheffield Utd2-2PrestonClub Friendlies
  11. 6 Apr 2019Preston0-1Sheffield UtdChampionship
  12. 22 Sept 2018Sheffield Utd3-2PrestonChampionship

and 3 older ones.

Tables are rebuilt from league results (points deductions not included); expected goals and ratings come from our data provider, where it supplies them. More in head to head.