Match Info

Championship - Round 25

Date: 1 January 2026, Thursday

Location: Deepdale (Preston)

Referee: Ward G. (Eng)

Where to Watch on TV:


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	Preston North End		Sheffield Wednesday

	1	X	2
	1.41	4.1	8	Watch
	1.43	4.42	7.78	Watch
	1.45	4.42	7.43	Watch
	1.44	4.2	7
	1.44	4.2	7.4	Watch
	1.46	4.5	7
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.44 ↓ (1.54)	4.31 ↑ (4.09)	7.44 ↑ (6.03)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

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Current Win Probability

Preston North End
65.5%

Draw
21.9%

Sheffield Wednesday
12.7%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

61.3%

23.1%

15.6%

Our Initial ML Estimation

62.2%

22.8%

15.4%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Preston North End has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+4.2%)

Sheffield Wednesday has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-2.9%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Preston North End than the current prediction. (-3.3%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Sheffield Wednesday than the current prediction. (+2.7%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
70.4%	22.2%	7.4%

Preston North End - Sheffield Wednesday Predictions

Users Predictions: 25 users predict this event. Preston will win (votes: 19 - 76%). Sheff Wed will win (votes: 2 - 8%). It will Tie (votes: 4 - 16%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Preston: 59.3% – 92.7%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 7 Selected Experts predict this event. Preston (votes: 4 - 57.1%). Sheff Wed (votes: 2 - 28.6%). Tie (votes: 1 - 14.3%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

AH -1 - Preston (1.90) (votes: 3 - 60%) .

AH +0.5 - Sheff Wed (2.52) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 13 Selected Experts predict this event. Preston (votes: 7 - 53.8%). Sheff Wed (votes: 5 - 38.5%). Tie (votes: 1 - 7.7%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:0

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
1. Iversen D. (G) 42. Offiah O. 14. Storey J. 16. Hughes A. 4. Whiteman B. (C) 2. Valentin P. 21. Devine A. 8. McCann A. 18. Lewis J. 24. Smith M. 28. Osmajic M.	1. Charles P. (G) 6. Iorfa D. 22. Otegbayo G. 16. Cooper L. 37. Thornton J. 2. Palmer L. 10. Bannan B. (C) 17. McNeill C. 12. Amass H. 18. Cadamarteri B. 8. Ingelsson S.
Substitutes
17. Dobbin L. 10. Frokjaer-Jensen M. 9. Jebbison D. 7. Keane W. 6. Lindsay L. 44. Potts B. 26. Small T. 15. Thompson J. 12. Walton J. (G)	32. Emery J. 4. Fusire S. 24. Horvath E. (G) 27. Johnson R. 9. Lowe J. 28. McGhee C. 41. Onukwuli F. 15. Redmond N. 20. Shipston R.
Coaches
Heckingbottom P.	Pedersen H.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (1 - 0)
28', 1 - 0, McCann A. ⚽, Lewis J. (A),
40', Cooper L. ↓, Fusire S. ↑,
2nd Half (2 - 0)
55', Storey J. 🟨,
61', 2 - 0, Osmajic M. ⚽, Whiteman B. (A),
62', Lewis J. ↓, Small T. ↑,
62', Smith M. ↓, Jebbison D. ↑,
66', McNeill C. ↓, Lowe J. ↑,
66', Thornton J. ↓, Redmond N. ↑,
70', Osmajic M. 🟨,
77', Devine A. ↓, Thompson J. ↑,
77', Osmajic M. ↓, Dobbin L. ↑,
83', Palmer L. ↓, Onukwuli F. ↑,
84', Hughes A. ↓, Lindsay L. ↑,
85', 3 - 0, Dobbin L. ⚽,

Preview

A leader and an outsider will face off in this match (ranked 7 and 24 in the zone Relegation ~ League One).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Preston won 3.

In recent matches, Preston has shown inconsistent form (last 5 games: 1 wins).

Sheff Wed is going through a rough patch (in the last 5 games, wins – 0).

In this match, Preston is the undeniable favorite.

There will not play in Preston: Brady R. (Calf Injury) Gibson L. (Injury) Vukcevic A. (Inactive)

There will not play in Sheff Wed: Bernard D. (Knee Injury) Brown G. (Inactive) Chalobah N. (Leg Injury) Fusire S. (International duty) Guilherme Siqueira (Achilles Tendon Injury) Kobacki O. (Groin Injury) Lowe M. (Injury) Redmond N. (Inactive) Ugbo I. (Inactive) Valery Y. (International duty) Weaver E. (Leg Injury)

There are questionable in Preston: Thordarson S. T. (Inactive)

In the last 18 head-to-head matches, Preston won 8 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 23:22. (average 1.3:1.2).

Including home matches between the teams, Preston won 5 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 12:7. (average 1.5:0.9).

Outrights of English League Championship for now

Preston: 0.53%

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
23	Preston	8	1	1	6	8:15	-7	4

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Preston North End
English League Championship
29.12.25	Wrexham - Preston North End	2:1 ✺
26.12.25	Stoke City - Preston North End	0:0 ✺
20.12.25	Preston North End - Norwich City	1:1 ✺
13.12.25	Oxford United - Preston North End	1:2 ✺
09.12.25	Preston North End - Coventry City	1:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 11.4 LTTWT
- Sheffield Wednesday
English League Championship
29.12.25	Sheffield Wednesday - Blackburn Rovers	0:0 ✺
26.12.25	Sheffield Wednesday - Hull City	2:2 ✺
20.12.25	Ipswich Town - Sheffield Wednesday	3:1 ✺
15.12.25	Sheffield Wednesday - Derby County	0:3 ✺
09.12.25	Watford - Sheffield Wednesday	1:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 11.1 TTLLT

Latest Head to Head

English League Championship
29.11.25	Sheffield Wednesday - Preston North End	2:3
29.12.24	Preston North End - Sheffield Wednesday	3:1
07.12.24	Sheffield Wednesday - Preston North End	1:1
29.12.23	Preston North End - Sheffield Wednesday	0:1
19.08.23	Sheffield Wednesday - Preston North End	0:1
30.01.21	Sheffield Wednesday - Preston North End	1:0
21.11.20	Preston North End - Sheffield Wednesday	1:0

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