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Preston v Sheffield United, EFL Championship, Sat, 16 Dec 2017: statistics and head to head

2017-18. Sat, 16 Dec 2017

PrestonHome
10Full time, half-time 0–0
Sheffield UnitedAway

Preston won by 1 goal.

WWDWWLeague form, oldest to newestWDLLW

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 10 scored home results and Sheffield United 10 scored away results stored in 2017-18. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Preston at home: 1.60 points per match (10 measured matches); Sheffield United away: 1.50 points per match (10 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Preston scored 1.10 per home match (10 measured matches); Sheffield United scored 1.40 away (10). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.32 per club appearance across 506 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 9 of 20 pooled club appearances (45.0%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. No earlier meetings between these teams are stored.

This fixture has no recorded kickoff time. All results on its calendar date are excluded from this statistical brief.

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 half10

The match in numbers

PrestonSheffield United
  • 11Shots7
  • 4Shots on target1
  • 6Corners7
  • 9Fouls13
  • 2Yellow cards0
  • 0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Preston

  • Shots11
  • On target4
  • Goals1

36% of shots on target, 25% of those scored.

Sheffield United

  • Shots7
  • On target1
  • Goals0

14% of shots on target, 0% 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. This match has no recorded kickoff time, so meetings on its date are excluded.

No valid scored meetings are available in this bounded stored window.

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
Sheffield United awayDWDWLL

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
Both clubs, all matches this season
  • 54%
    Both teams scored
    League 50%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 90%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 91%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 66%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 73%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 47%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 48%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 21%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 25%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 10%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 11%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 2.4
    Avg total goals
    League 2.55
    46 + 46 matches
  • 67%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 70%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 24%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 32%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 10.0
    Corners per match
    League 10.29
    46 + 46 matches
  • 65%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 70%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 50%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 57%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 40%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 45%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 4.2
    Cards per match
    League 3.63
    46 + 46 matches
  • 62%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 49%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 40%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 33%
    46 + 46 matches

Stored season context, 2017-18

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, 2017-18

Home and awayOverall
Both clubs, all matches this season
PrestonSheffield United
7Position10
WWDWWLast 5, oldest to newestWDLLW
46Played46
1.59Points per match1.50
41%Win %43%
1.24Scored / match1.35
1.00Conceded / match1.20
2.24Avg total goals2.54
54%Both scored54%
33%Clean sheets22%
26%Failed to score30%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

PrestonSheffield United
  • 0.391st half scored / match0.74
  • 0.371st half conceded / match0.57
  • 0.852nd half scored / match0.61
  • 0.632nd half conceded / match0.63
  • 26%Leading at half-time39%
  • 57%1st half over 0.578%
  • 15%1st half over 1.533%
  • 74%2nd half over 0.574%
  • 48%2nd half over 1.535%
  • 17%Scored in both halves28%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Both clubs, every match this season.

Goals

PrestonSheffield United
  • 1.24Scored / match1.35
  • 1.00Conceded / match1.20
  • 2.24Match total / match2.54
  • 74%Scored 1+70%
  • 39%Scored 2+41%
  • 67%Conceded 1+78%
  • 20%Conceded 2+26%
  • 65%Match over 1.567%
  • 44%Match over 2.550%
  • 20%Match over 3.522%

Shots and xG

PrestonSheffield United
  • 13.35Shots for11.65
  • 10.30Shots against10.46
  • 4.20On target for4.13
  • 3.22On target against3.30
  • 9%Shot conversion12%

Corners

PrestonSheffield United
  • 5.28Corners for6.30
  • 4.74Corners against3.63
  • 10.02Match total9.93
  • 80%Over 7.570%
  • 74%Over 8.557%
  • 50%Over 9.550%
  • 41%Over 10.539%
  • 33%Over 11.535%

Cards

PrestonSheffield United
  • 2.39Cards for1.89
  • 2.15Cards against1.98
  • 4.54Match total3.87
  • 89%Over 2.578%
  • 70%Over 3.554%
  • 46%Over 4.535%
  • 30%Over 5.517%
  • 12.87Fouls committed11.52
Referee this season
T Robinson
Matches
33
Cards / match
3.33
33 matches
Over 3.5 cards
36%
33 matches
Over 4.5 cards
24%
33 matches
Fouls / match
23.33
33 matches

The table, 2017-18

#ClubPGDPts
5Middlesbrough462276
6Derby462275
7Preston461173
8Millwall461172
9Brentford461069
10Sheffield United46769
11Bristol City46967
12Ipswich46-360
Full table →

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