Sheffield United 2–3 Preston – England Championship, 25 Apr 2026

Match facts

Sheffield United Preston

17 Shots 12

3 Shots on target 6

10 Corners 5

12 Fouls 11

0 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

Our pre-match prediction

✗ Result missed ✓ Goals correct ✓ BTTS correct Calculated after the match, using only matches played before kick-off (532 league matches this season so far).

Result Sheffield United to win

Goals Over 2.5

Both teams score Yes fair 1.78

Expected goals 1.56 – 1.24

Home / Draw / Away

45% 25% 30%

Sheffield UnitedDrawPreston

Under / Over 2.5 goals

47% 53%

Under 2.5Over 2.5

Both teams to score

44% 56%

NoYes

Total goals in the match

6% 0

17% 1

24% 2

22% 3

16% 4

15% 5+

Most likely scores

1–1 11.8% 1–0 9.5% 2–1 9.2%

Statistics 2025/2026, before this match

Sheffield United before this match, all matches

1.30points / match

1.41scored / match

1.41conceded / match

17 6 21

WonDrawnLost 44 played · 62:62

Preston before this match, all matches

1.30points / match

1.16scored / match

1.30conceded / match

14 15 15

WonDrawnLost 44 played · 51:57

Sheffield United all matches all matches Preston

Per match

1.41 Goals scored 1.16

1.41 Goals conceded 1.30

2.82 Total goals 2.45

13.27 Shots 10.77

4.20 Shots on target 3.50

12.27 Shots faced 14.43

6.66 Corners 4.32

4.95 Corners against 6.27

10.27 Fouls 10.57

1.68 Yellow cards 1.98

0.68 1st-half goals scored 0.57

0.50 1st-half goals conceded 0.68

How often Full Time

39% Wins 32%

14% Draws 34%

48% Losses 34%

98% Over 0.5 goals 95%

73% Over 1.5 goals 80%

57% Over 2.5 goals 45%

32% Over 3.5 goals 20%

14% Over 4.5 goals 5%

5% Over 5.5 goals 0%

55% Both teams scored 57%

23% Clean sheets 20%

25% Failed to score 27%

How often Half Time

32% Wins 32%

43% Draws 34%

25% Losses 34%

66% Over 0.5 goals 80%

34% Over 1.5 goals 34%

14% Over 2.5 goals 11%

Goals in the last 10 matches (scored up, conceded down; oldest left)

Sheffield United all matches

2

W

1

D

1

2

L

1

D

1

2

L

3

D

1

L

2

1

W

2

W

1

3

L

Preston all matches

2

L

1

3

L

3

L

2

L

3

1

W

2

D

1

D

2

1

W

2

L

1

2

L

Sheffield United before this match, at home

1.41points / match

1.64scored / match

1.36conceded / match

9 4 9

WonDrawnLost 22 played · 36:30

Preston before this match, away

1.18points / match

1.09scored / match

1.36conceded / match

6 8 8

WonDrawnLost 22 played · 24:30

Sheffield United at home away Preston

Per match

1.64 Goals scored 1.09

1.36 Goals conceded 1.36

3.00 Total goals 2.45

15.32 Shots 10.50

4.86 Shots on target 3.68

10.68 Shots faced 15.14

7.45 Corners 3.59

4.18 Corners against 6.27

9.73 Fouls 11.09

1.45 Yellow cards 1.95

0.68 1st-half goals scored 0.64

0.55 1st-half goals conceded 0.86

How often Full Time

41% Wins 27%

18% Draws 36%

41% Losses 36%

95% Over 0.5 goals 95%

82% Over 1.5 goals 82%

73% Over 2.5 goals 45%

36% Over 3.5 goals 18%

9% Over 4.5 goals 5%

5% Over 5.5 goals 0%

68% Both teams scored 59%

23% Clean sheets 18%

14% Failed to score 27%

How often Half Time

32% Wins 32%

41% Draws 27%

27% Losses 41%

68% Over 0.5 goals 86%

41% Over 1.5 goals 45%

14% Over 2.5 goals 18%

Goals in the last 10 matches (scored up, conceded down; oldest left)

Sheffield United at home

3

1

W

3

1

W

1

2

L

2

1

W

1

2

L

1

D

1

2

L

3

D

2

1

W

1

3

L

Preston away

2

W

4

L

1

D

1

L

1

D

3

L

2

L

2

D

2

1

W

1

2

L

Last 10 matches before this match

Sheffield United all matches

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
22.04.26	Sheffield United – Blackburn	1–3 (0–3)	1.71	3.50	4.75	1.90	1.95
18.04.26	Watford – Sheffield United	0–2 (0–0)	2.65	3.40	2.45	1.80	2.00
11.04.26	Sheffield United – Hull	2–1 (0–1)	1.76	3.70	4.10	1.67	2.20
06.04.26	Bristol City – Sheffield United	1–0 (1–0)	2.85	3.40	2.30	1.83	2.03
03.04.26	Sheffield United – Swansea	3–3 (1–1)	1.96	3.60	3.50	1.93	1.93
21.03.26	Sheffield United – Wrexham	1–2 (0–0)	1.91	3.40	3.90	1.83	2.03
14.03.26	Birmingham – Sheffield United	1–1 (1–1)	2.01	3.50	3.50	1.91	1.91
11.03.26	Norwich – Sheffield United	2–1 (0–1)	2.50	3.50	2.55	1.80	2.00
07.03.26	Sheffield United – West Brom	1–1 (0–0)	1.71	3.70	4.50	1.91	1.91
28.02.26	QPR – Sheffield United	0–2 (0–2)	3.00	3.60	2.20	1.88	1.98

Preston all matches

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
22.04.26	Birmingham – Preston	2–1 (2–1)	1.57	3.50	4.75	1.93	1.93
18.04.26	Preston – West Brom	0–2 (0–1)	3.60	3.30	2.01	2.10	1.73
11.04.26	Charlton – Preston	1–2 (1–1)	2.05	3.30	3.50	2.10	1.73
06.04.26	Preston – QPR	1–1 (0–0)	2.32	3.30	2.82	2.10	1.73
03.04.26	Leicester – Preston	2–2 (1–2)	1.81	3.60	4.10	1.95	1.90
20.03.26	Preston – Stoke	3–1 (1–1)	2.45	3.25	2.75	2.10	1.73
14.03.26	Norwich – Preston	2–0 (2–0)	1.62	4.00	4.75	1.85	2.00
11.03.26	Coventry – Preston	3–0 (2–0)	1.42	4.75	6.00	1.57	2.38
06.03.26	Preston – Oxford	1–3 (1–1)	2.10	3.20	3.50	2.30	1.62
28.02.26	Preston – Millwall	0–2 (0–1)	3.10	3.50	2.20	2.10	1.73

Sheffield United at home

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
22.04.26	Sheffield United – Blackburn	1–3 (0–3)	1.71	3.50	4.75	1.90	1.95
11.04.26	Sheffield United – Hull	2–1 (0–1)	1.76	3.70	4.10	1.67	2.20
03.04.26	Sheffield United – Swansea	3–3 (1–1)	1.96	3.60	3.50	1.93	1.93
21.03.26	Sheffield United – Wrexham	1–2 (0–0)	1.91	3.40	3.90	1.83	2.03
07.03.26	Sheffield United – West Brom	1–1 (0–0)	1.71	3.70	4.50	1.91	1.91
25.02.26	Sheffield United – Coventry	1–2 (0–0)	2.40	3.40	2.70	1.73	2.10
22.02.26	Sheffield United – Sheffield Weds	2–1 (2–0)	1.11	9.00	12.00	1.44	2.75
09.02.26	Sheffield United – Middlesbrough	1–2 (0–2)	2.20	3.50	3.10	1.80	2.00
03.02.26	Sheffield United – Oxford	3–1 (1–1)	1.33	4.50	8.50	1.73	2.10
24.01.26	Sheffield United – Ipswich	3–1 (2–0)	2.82	3.40	2.32	2.00	1.80

Preston away

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
22.04.26	Birmingham – Preston	2–1 (2–1)	1.57	3.50	4.75	1.93	1.93
11.04.26	Charlton – Preston	1–2 (1–1)	2.05	3.30	3.50	2.10	1.73
03.04.26	Leicester – Preston	2–2 (1–2)	1.81	3.60	4.10	1.95	1.90
14.03.26	Norwich – Preston	2–0 (2–0)	1.62	4.00	4.75	1.85	2.00
11.03.26	Coventry – Preston	3–0 (2–0)	1.42	4.75	6.00	1.57	2.38
24.02.26	Swansea – Preston	1–1 (0–1)	1.68	3.75	4.33	2.10	1.73
20.02.26	Blackburn – Preston	1–0 (0–0)	1.96	3.40	3.90	2.20	1.67
31.01.26	Ipswich – Preston	1–1 (0–0)	1.33	4.75	8.00	1.83	2.03
24.01.26	Middlesbrough – Preston	4–0 (3–0)	1.51	4.00	5.75	1.80	2.00
04.01.26	Bristol City – Preston	0–2 (0–1)	1.81	3.40	4.33	2.00	1.80

Score badge: green win, amber draw, red loss for the team named above. Half-time score in brackets. Bold odds = the outcome that happened. A league code next to the date means the match was played in another league.

Head-to-head since 2021/2022, before this match

4 2 1

Sheffield United winsDrawsPreston wins

7matches

3.29goals / match

57%over 2.5

57%both scored

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
24.10.25E1	Preston – Sheffield United	3–2 (1–2)	2.50	3.05	2.85	2.30	1.62
08.03.25E1	Sheffield United – Preston	1–0 (0–0)	1.62	4.10	5.00	2.10	1.73
09.08.24E1	Preston – Sheffield United	0–2 (0–1)	3.10	3.40	2.25	2.00	1.85
29.04.23E1	Sheffield United – Preston	4–1 (1–0)	1.80	3.80	4.20	1.90	1.95
17.09.22E1	Preston – Sheffield United	0–2 (0–1)	3.20	3.30	2.30	2.30	1.61
18.01.22E1	Preston – Sheffield United	2–2 (0–2)	2.90	3.10	2.62	2.20	1.66
14.09.21E1	Sheffield United – Preston	2–2 (1–1)	1.85	3.30	4.75	2.20	1.66

England Championship table 2025/2026, before this match

All matches – league table
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Streak
1	Coventry	44	26	11	7	90	44	+46	89	WWDDDW
2	Ipswich	44	22	14	8	75	45	+30	80	WWLDWD
3	Millwall	45	23	11	11	62	49	+13	80	WLDWWD
4	Middlesbrough	45	22	13	10	70	45	+25	79	LDLDWW
5	Southampton	44	21	13	10	77	53	+24	76	WWWWWD
6	Wrexham	44	19	13	12	66	60	+6	70	WDLLWW
7	Hull	45	20	10	15	68	65	+3	70	DDLDDL
8	Derby	44	19	9	16	63	55	+8	66	WLWLWL
9	Norwich	44	19	7	18	61	53	+8	64	WDWLWW
10	Birmingham	44	16	12	16	54	54	0	60	LLLWDW
11	Swansea	44	17	9	18	53	57	-4	60	LDDWLW
12	Bristol City	44	16	11	17	56	57	-1	59	LWWDLD
13	QPR	44	16	10	18	59	67	-8	58	WWDDLL
14	Sheffield United	44	17	6	21	62	62	0	57	LDLWWL
15	Preston	44	14	15	15	51	57	-6	57	WDDWLL
16	Watford	45	14	15	16	53	61	-8	57	LDLLLL
17	Stoke	44	15	10	19	50	51	-1	55	LWLDLL
18	West Brom	45	13	14	18	47	56	-9	53	DDDWWD
19	Charlton	45	13	14	18	43	55	-12	53	LDLDLW
20	Blackburn	45	13	13	19	42	55	-13	52	WDDLDW
21	Portsmouth	44	13	12	19	45	62	-17	51	DDWWWL
22	Leicester	45	11	16	18	57	68	-11	49	DDLLDD
23	Oxford	44	10	14	20	41	56	-15	44	LDDWLL
24	Sheffield Weds	44	1	12	31	26	84	-58	15	LLDDDL

Home – league table
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Streak
1	Coventry	22	16	4	2	48	18	+30	52	WWLWDW
2	Ipswich	22	13	8	1	40	17	+23	47	WWDDWD
3	Southampton	22	12	7	3	36	17	+19	43	WWWWWD
4	Middlesbrough	23	12	6	5	34	18	+16	42	LDLLWW
5	Birmingham	22	11	8	3	37	21	+16	41	LWDLWW
6	Millwall	22	12	3	7	31	25	+6	39	LWWLLW
7	Watford	22	10	7	5	30	23	+7	37	WLWDDL
8	Swansea	22	10	6	6	31	26	+5	36	WDWLDL
9	Derby	22	10	6	6	30	25	+5	36	WWWWWW
10	Wrexham	22	10	6	6	39	35	+4	36	WWLWLW
11	Hull	22	10	5	7	33	33	0	35	LWLWDD
12	West Brom	23	8	10	5	28	25	+3	34	DWDDWD
13	Stoke	22	9	6	7	33	25	+8	33	WDWWDL
14	QPR	22	10	3	9	38	34	+4	33	LLWWDL
15	Sheffield United	22	9	4	9	36	30	+6	31	LDLDWL
16	Preston	22	8	7	7	27	27	0	31	DLLWDL
17	Charlton	23	9	4	10	23	26	-3	31	WLLLLW
18	Portsmouth	22	8	5	9	24	22	+2	29	LLLDWW
19	Norwich	22	9	2	11	26	27	-1	29	WWWDLW
20	Bristol City	22	8	4	10	31	31	0	28	DLLLWL
21	Leicester	23	7	7	9	31	34	-3	28	WLDLDD
22	Oxford	22	6	8	8	20	26	-6	26	WWDDWL
23	Blackburn	22	4	9	9	19	26	-7	21	WLDDDD
24	Sheffield Weds	22	0	7	15	12	43	-31	7	LLDLDD

Away – league table
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Streak
1	Millwall	23	11	8	4	31	24	+7	41	WDWDWD
2	Coventry	22	10	7	5	42	26	+16	37	WWWWDD
3	Middlesbrough	22	10	7	5	36	27	+9	37	LWWDDD
4	Norwich	22	10	5	7	35	26	+9	35	WWLWWW
5	Hull	23	10	5	8	35	32	+3	35	WLDLDL
6	Wrexham	22	9	7	6	27	25	+2	34	WLWDLW
7	Ipswich	22	9	6	7	35	28	+7	33	DWWLWD
8	Southampton	22	9	6	7	41	36	+5	33	WWDWWW
9	Bristol City	22	8	7	7	25	26	-1	31	WLDWDD
10	Blackburn	23	9	4	10	23	29	-6	31	LWWDLW
11	Derby	22	9	3	10	33	30	+3	30	LLWLLL
12	Sheffield United	22	8	2	12	26	32	-6	26	WWLDLW
13	Preston	22	6	8	8	24	30	-6	26	DLLDWL
14	QPR	22	6	7	9	21	33	-12	25	WLLWDL
15	Swansea	22	7	3	12	22	31	-9	24	LWLDWW
16	Charlton	22	4	10	8	20	29	-9	22	DDWDDD
17	Stoke	22	6	4	12	17	26	-9	22	LLLLLL
18	Portsmouth	22	5	7	10	21	40	-19	22	LDLDWL
19	Leicester	22	4	9	9	26	34	-8	21	DDDDDL
20	Watford	23	4	8	11	23	38	-15	20	DLLLLL
21	West Brom	22	5	4	13	19	31	-12	19	DLDWDW
22	Birmingham	22	5	4	13	17	33	-16	19	WLLLLD
23	Oxford	22	4	6	12	21	30	-9	18	DLWLDL
24	Sheffield Weds	22	1	5	16	14	41	-27	8	LLLLDL

Sheffield United Preston

Under / Over goals 2025/2026, before this match

All matches – Under/Over goals
#														Streak
1	7	Hull	45	16	29	1.5	1.4	20	10	15	68	65	70	UUOUOO
2	1	Coventry	44	17	27	2.0	1.0	26	11	7	90	44	89	OOUUUO
3	5	Southampton	44	17	27	1.8	1.2	21	13	10	77	53	76	UOOOOO
4	13	QPR	44	17	27	1.3	1.5	16	10	18	59	67	58	OOUUUO
5	14	Sheffield United	44	19	25	1.4	1.4	17	6	21	62	62	57	OOUOUO
6	22	Leicester	45	20	25	1.3	1.5	11	16	18	57	68	49	OUUUOU
7	4	Middlesbrough	45	21	24	1.6	1.0	22	13	10	70	45	79	OOUOUO
8	2	Ipswich	44	22	22	1.7	1.0	22	14	8	75	45	80	OUUOOU
9	3	Millwall	45	23	22	1.4	1.1	23	11	11	62	49	80	OOUUOU
10	8	Derby	44	22	22	1.4	1.2	19	9	16	63	55	66	UOUOUO
11	11	Swansea	44	22	22	1.2	1.3	17	9	18	53	57	60	OOOUOO
12	24	Sheffield Weds	44	22	22	0.6	1.9	1	12	31	26	84	15	OUUUUU
13	6	Wrexham	44	23	21	1.5	1.4	19	13	12	66	60	70	OOOUUU
14	9	Norwich	44	23	21	1.4	1.2	19	7	18	61	53	64	UUOUOO
15	16	Watford	45	24	21	1.2	1.4	14	15	16	53	61	57	OUUUOO
16	10	Birmingham	44	24	20	1.2	1.2	16	12	16	54	54	60	UUOUUO
17	12	Bristol City	44	24	20	1.3	1.3	16	11	17	56	57	59	UOUUOO
18	15	Preston	44	24	20	1.2	1.3	14	15	15	51	57	57	OOUOUO
19	18	West Brom	45	25	20	1.0	1.2	13	14	18	47	56	53	OUUUOU
20	23	Oxford	44	24	20	0.9	1.3	10	14	20	41	56	44	UUOUUU
21	17	Stoke	44	25	19	1.1	1.2	15	10	19	50	51	55	OUUUUO
22	21	Portsmouth	44	25	19	1.0	1.4	13	12	19	45	62	51	UOUUUO
23	20	Blackburn	45	27	18	0.9	1.2	13	13	19	42	55	52	UUUOUO
24	19	Charlton	45	28	17	1.0	1.2	13	14	18	43	55	53	OUOUOO

Home – Under/Over goals
#														Streak
1	13	QPR	22	5	17	1.7	1.5	10	3	9	38	34	33	UOOOUO
2	14	Sheffield United	22	6	16	1.6	1.4	9	4	9	36	30	31	OUOOOO
3	1	Coventry	22	8	14	2.2	0.8	16	4	2	48	18	52	OOOOUO
4	7	Hull	22	9	13	1.5	1.5	10	5	7	33	33	35	OOOOUU
5	2	Ipswich	22	10	12	1.8	0.8	13	8	1	40	17	47	OUUUOO
6	3	Millwall	22	10	12	1.4	1.1	12	3	7	31	25	39	OOUOOU
7	6	Wrexham	22	10	12	1.8	1.6	10	6	6	39	35	36	OOOUOU
8	17	Stoke	22	10	12	1.5	1.1	9	6	7	33	25	33	OOOUUO
9	22	Leicester	23	11	12	1.3	1.5	7	7	9	31	34	28	UOOUOU
10	5	Southampton	22	11	11	1.6	0.8	12	7	3	36	17	43	OUUOOO
11	11	Swansea	22	11	11	1.4	1.2	10	6	6	31	26	36	UUUOOO
12	12	Bristol City	22	11	11	1.4	1.4	8	4	10	31	31	28	OOUUUO
13	4	Middlesbrough	23	13	10	1.5	0.8	12	6	5	34	18	42	UUOUUO
14	9	Norwich	22	12	10	1.2	1.2	9	2	11	26	27	29	UOUUUO
15	10	Birmingham	22	12	10	1.7	1.0	11	8	3	37	21	41	OUUUUO
16	15	Preston	22	12	10	1.2	1.2	8	7	7	27	27	31	OUOOUU
17	18	West Brom	23	13	10	1.2	1.1	8	10	5	28	25	34	UOOUOU
18	19	Charlton	23	13	10	1.0	1.1	9	4	10	23	26	31	UUOOOO
19	24	Sheffield Weds	22	12	10	0.5	2.0	0	7	15	12	43	7	OOUUUU
20	16	Watford	22	13	9	1.4	1.0	10	7	5	30	23	37	UUOUUU
21	21	Portsmouth	22	13	9	1.1	1.0	8	5	9	24	22	29	UOUOUU
22	23	Oxford	22	13	9	0.9	1.2	6	8	8	20	26	26	OUUUUU
23	8	Derby	22	14	8	1.4	1.1	10	6	6	30	25	36	UOOUUU
24	20	Blackburn	22	15	7	0.9	1.2	4	9	9	19	26	21	UOUUUU

Away – Under/Over goals
#														Streak
1	5	Southampton	22	6	16	1.9	1.6	9	6	7	41	36	33	OOUOOO
2	7	Hull	23	7	16	1.5	1.4	10	5	8	35	32	35	OOUOOO
3	4	Middlesbrough	22	8	14	1.6	1.2	10	7	5	36	27	37	OOOUOO
4	8	Derby	22	8	14	1.5	1.4	9	3	10	33	30	30	OUUOOO
5	1	Coventry	22	9	13	1.9	1.2	10	7	5	42	26	37	UOUOUU
6	22	Leicester	22	9	13	1.2	1.5	4	9	9	26	34	21	OUUUUU
7	16	Watford	23	11	12	1.0	1.7	4	8	11	23	38	20	UOOUOO
8	24	Sheffield Weds	22	10	12	0.6	1.9	1	5	16	14	41	8	UOOUUU
9	9	Norwich	22	11	11	1.6	1.2	10	5	7	35	26	35	OUUUOO
10	11	Swansea	22	11	11	1.0	1.4	7	3	12	22	31	24	OOUOUO
11	20	Blackburn	23	12	11	1.0	1.3	9	4	10	23	29	31	UOUUOO
12	23	Oxford	22	11	11	1.0	1.4	4	6	12	21	30	18	UOOUOU
13	2	Ipswich	22	12	10	1.6	1.3	9	6	7	35	28	33	OUUUOU
14	3	Millwall	23	13	10	1.3	1.0	11	8	4	31	24	41	OUOUOU
15	10	Birmingham	22	12	10	0.8	1.5	5	4	13	17	33	19	OOUUOU
16	13	QPR	22	12	10	1.0	1.5	6	7	9	21	33	25	OOUOUU
17	15	Preston	22	12	10	1.1	1.4	6	8	8	24	30	26	UOUOOO
18	18	West Brom	22	12	10	0.9	1.4	5	4	13	19	31	19	UOUUUU
19	21	Portsmouth	22	12	10	1.0	1.8	5	7	10	21	40	22	OUOUUO
20	6	Wrexham	22	13	9	1.2	1.1	9	7	6	27	25	34	UOOOUU
21	12	Bristol City	22	13	9	1.1	1.2	8	7	7	25	26	31	OUUOUO
22	14	Sheffield United	22	13	9	1.2	1.5	8	2	12	26	32	26	UUOUUU
23	17	Stoke	22	15	7	0.8	1.2	6	4	12	17	26	22	UOUOUU
24	19	Charlton	22	15	7	0.9	1.3	4	10	8	20	29	22	UUUUUU

U / O = matches with fewer / more goals than the line (both teams' goals). BTTS = both teams to score: Yes when both teams scored, No when at least one didn't. Pos = position in the league table. Streak = last 6 matches, oldest left: O / U over or under the line, Y / N on the BTTS tab. Click a column heading to sort; click again to reverse.