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Preston v Sheffield United, EFL Championship, Tue, 18 Jan 2022: statistics and head to head

2021-22. Tue, 18 Jan 2022

PrestonHome
22Full time, half-time 0–2
Sheffield UnitedAway

Draw. Goal margin: 0.

DLLWWLeague form, oldest to newestLDWWW

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 12 scored home results and Sheffield United 13 scored away results stored in 2021-22. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Preston at home: 1.67 points per match (12 measured matches); Sheffield United away: 1.38 points per match (13 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Preston scored 1.33 per home match (12 measured matches); Sheffield United scored 1.08 away (13). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.24 per club appearance across 600 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 15 of 25 pooled club appearances (60.0%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 5. Preston: 2 wins; Sheffield United: 2 wins; draws: 1.

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 half02
Second half20

The match in numbers

PrestonSheffield United
  • 12Shots18
  • 8Shots on target7
  • 4Corners11
  • 6Fouls8
  • 1Yellow cards2
  • 1Red cards0

From shots to goals

Preston

  • Shots12
  • On target8
  • Goals2

67% of shots on target, 25% of those scored.

Sheffield United

  • Shots18
  • On target7
  • Goals2

39% of shots on target, 29% 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.

5 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.

2
Preston wins
1
Draws
2
Sheffield United wins
Goals / meeting
2.40
12 goals in 5 meetings
Both scored
40%
2 of 5 meetings
Over 1.5
40%
2 of 5 meetings
Over 2.5
40%
2 of 5 meetings
Over 3.5
40%
2 of 5 meetings
Preston clean sheets
40%
2 of 5 meetings
Sheffield United clean sheets
20%
1 of 5 meetings
Corners / meeting
11.40
5 with corner data
Cards / meeting
3.80
5 with card data
  1. Sheffield United v PrestonTue, 14 Sept 2021 · EFL Championship 2021-222–2HT 1–1
  2. Preston v Sheffield UnitedSat, 6 Apr 2019 · EFL Championship 2018-190–1HT 0–1
  3. Sheffield United v PrestonSat, 22 Sept 2018 · EFL Championship 2018-193–2HT 1–0
  4. Sheffield United v PrestonSat, 28 Apr 2018 · EFL Championship 2017-180–1HT 0–0
  5. Preston v Sheffield UnitedSat, 16 Dec 2017 · EFL Championship 2017-181–0HT 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
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
  • 48%
    Both teams scored
    League 49%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 85%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 92%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 65%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 72%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 45%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 47%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 26%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 24%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 11%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 11%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 2.4
    Avg total goals
    League 2.51
    46 + 46 matches
  • 52%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 65%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 28%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 27%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 9.9
    Corners per match
    League 9.75
    46 + 46 matches
  • 64%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 63%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 52%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 52%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 42%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 39%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 3.7
    Cards per match
    League 3.77
    46 + 46 matches
  • 52%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 52%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 35%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 34%
    46 + 46 matches

Stored season context, 2021-22

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, 2021-22

Home and awayOverall
Both clubs, all matches this season
PrestonSheffield United
13Position5
DLLWWLast 5, oldest to newestLDWWW
46Played46
1.39Points per match1.63
35%Win %46%
1.13Scored / match1.37
1.22Conceded / match0.98
2.35Avg total goals2.35
54%Both scored41%
28%Clean sheets44%
33%Failed to score30%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

PrestonSheffield United
  • 0.431st half scored / match0.43
  • 0.631st half conceded / match0.26
  • 0.702nd half scored / match0.93
  • 0.592nd half conceded / match0.72
  • 20%Leading at half-time20%
  • 61%1st half over 0.544%
  • 35%1st half over 1.522%
  • 70%2nd half over 0.576%
  • 39%2nd half over 1.550%
  • 15%Scored in both halves17%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Both clubs, every match this season.

Goals

PrestonSheffield United
  • 1.13Scored / match1.37
  • 1.22Conceded / match0.98
  • 2.35Match total / match2.35
  • 67%Scored 1+70%
  • 37%Scored 2+37%
  • 72%Conceded 1+57%
  • 28%Conceded 2+30%
  • 67%Match over 1.563%
  • 48%Match over 2.541%
  • 24%Match over 3.528%

Shots and xG

PrestonSheffield United
  • 11.26Shots for12.50
  • 11.85Shots against9.11
  • 3.67On target for4.11
  • 3.98On target against3.22
  • 10%Shot conversion11%

Corners

PrestonSheffield United
  • 5.04Corners for5.87
  • 4.89Corners against3.91
  • 9.93Match total9.78
  • 72%Over 7.580%
  • 61%Over 8.567%
  • 54%Over 9.550%
  • 48%Over 10.537%
  • 37%Over 11.526%

Cards

PrestonSheffield United
  • 1.93Cards for1.93
  • 1.76Cards against1.76
  • 3.70Match total3.70
  • 67%Over 2.574%
  • 54%Over 3.550%
  • 35%Over 4.535%
  • 17%Over 5.517%
  • 11.80Fouls committed10.93
Referee this season
D Webb
Matches
30
Cards / match
3.23
30 matches
Over 3.5 cards
47%
30 matches
Over 4.5 cards
27%
30 matches
Fouls / match
18.73
30 matches

The table, 2021-22

#ClubPGDPts
3Huddersfield461782
4Nott'm Forest463380
5Sheffield United461875
6Luton46875
7Middlesbrough46970
11QPR46166
12Coventry46164
13Preston46-464
14Stoke46562
15Swansea46-1061
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