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Preston v Leeds, EFL Championship, Tue, 26 Dec 2023: statistics and head to head

2023-24. Tue, 26 Dec 2023

PrestonHome
21Full time, half-time 0–0
LeedsAway

Preston won by 1 goal.

LLLLLLeague form, oldest to newestDLWLL

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Deepdale. Photo: Hudson6dogs, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Preston have 11 scored home results and Leeds 11 scored away results stored in 2023-24. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Preston at home: 1.55 points per match (11 measured matches); Leeds away: 1.55 points per match (11 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Preston scored 1.45 per home match (11 measured matches); Leeds scored 1.36 away (11). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.38 per club appearance across 552 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 13 of 22 pooled club appearances (59.1%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 6. Preston: 1 wins; Leeds: 2 wins; draws: 3.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half00
Second half21

The match in numbers

PrestonLeeds
  • 13Shots11
  • 4Shots on target2
  • 5Corners6
  • 22Fouls12
  • 5Yellow cards1
  • 0Red cards1

From shots to goals

Preston

  • Shots13
  • On target4
  • Goals2

31% of shots on target, 50% of those scored.

Leeds

  • Shots11
  • On target2
  • Goals1

18% of shots on target, 50% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

6 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

1
Preston wins
3
Draws
2
Leeds wins
Goals / meeting
2.17
13 goals in 6 meetings
Both scored
50%
3 of 6 meetings
Over 1.5
83%
5 of 6 meetings
Over 2.5
33%
2 of 6 meetings
Over 3.5
17%
1 of 6 meetings
Preston clean sheets
17%
1 of 6 meetings
Leeds clean sheets
50%
3 of 6 meetings
Corners / meeting
12.00
6 with corner data
Cards / meeting
3.83
6 with card data
  1. Leeds v PrestonThu, 26 Dec 2019 · EFL Championship 2019-201–1HT 0–1
  2. Preston v LeedsTue, 22 Oct 2019 · EFL Championship 2019-201–1HT 0–0
  3. Preston v LeedsTue, 9 Apr 2019 · EFL Championship 2018-190–2HT 0–0
  4. Leeds v PrestonTue, 18 Sept 2018 · EFL Championship 2018-193–0HT 1–0
  5. Preston v LeedsTue, 10 Apr 2018 · EFL Championship 2017-183–1HT 0–1
  6. Leeds v PrestonSat, 12 Aug 2017 · EFL Championship 2017-180–0HT 0–0

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and awayAll matches
Preston at homeLLLWLL
Leeds awayLWWDLL

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and awayOverall
Preston at home, Leeds away
  • 52%
    Both teams scored
    League 52%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 96%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 94%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 78%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 75%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 61%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 52%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 30%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 28%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 15%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 12%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 2.9
    Avg total goals
    League 2.68
    23 + 23 matches
  • 67%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 69%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 39%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 36%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 11.1
    Corners per match
    League 10.65
    23 + 23 matches
  • 74%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 71%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 63%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 59%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 54%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 48%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 3.6
    Cards per match
    League 4.04
    23 + 23 matches
  • 59%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 58%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 30%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 39%
    23 + 23 matches

Stored season context, 2023-24

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2023-24

Home and awayOverall
Preston at home, Leeds away
Preston (home)Leeds (away)
10Position3
LWWLLLast 5, oldest to newestWDLWL
23Played23
1.61Points per match1.61
48%Win %48%
1.52Scored / match1.57
1.57Conceded / match1.17
3.09Avg total goals2.74
65%Both scored39%
13%Clean sheets39%
26%Failed to score26%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

PrestonLeeds
  • 0.701st half scored / match0.74
  • 0.571st half conceded / match0.74
  • 0.832nd half scored / match0.83
  • 1.002nd half conceded / match0.43
  • 22%Leading at half-time35%
  • 65%1st half over 0.570%
  • 39%1st half over 1.539%
  • 78%2nd half over 0.587%
  • 65%2nd half over 1.530%
  • 13%Scored in both halves39%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Preston at home, Leeds away, this season.

Goals

PrestonLeeds
  • 1.52Scored / match1.57
  • 1.57Conceded / match1.17
  • 3.09Match total / match2.74
  • 74%Scored 1+74%
  • 57%Scored 2+44%
  • 87%Conceded 1+61%
  • 44%Conceded 2+35%
  • 87%Match over 1.570%
  • 74%Match over 2.548%
  • 30%Match over 3.530%

Shots and xG

PrestonLeeds
  • 10.78Shots for13.48
  • 13.74Shots against10.78
  • 3.87On target for4.91
  • 5.00On target against3.13
  • 14%Shot conversion12%

Corners

PrestonLeeds
  • 5.09Corners for5.09
  • 5.48Corners against6.57
  • 10.57Match total11.65
  • 74%Over 7.583%
  • 70%Over 8.578%
  • 57%Over 9.570%
  • 39%Over 10.570%
  • 30%Over 11.548%

Cards

PrestonLeeds
  • 2.48Cards for1.48
  • 1.26Cards against1.96
  • 3.74Match total3.43
  • 83%Over 2.570%
  • 65%Over 3.552%
  • 26%Over 4.535%
  • 9%Over 5.513%
  • 12.43Fouls committed9.70
Referee this season
J Smith
Matches
24
Cards / match
4.08
24 matches
Over 3.5 cards
75%
24 matches
Over 4.5 cards
25%
24 matches
Fouls / match
22.50
24 matches

The table, 2023-24

#ClubPGDPts
1Leicester464897
2Ipswich463596
3Leeds463890
4Southampton462487
5West Brom462375
8Middlesbrough46969
9Coventry461164
10Preston46-1163
11Bristol City46262
12Cardiff46-1762
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