In this article, we have given our Preston vs Sheffield Wednesday prediction, odds & betting tips ahead of their 3 clash at Deepdale at Sunday lunchtime. The hosts are in 16th place on 26 points from 23 games played, while the visitors are in ninth spot on 33 points from the same number of matches.
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Preston vs Sheffield Wednesday prediction: Another close encounter?
Key stats
- Preston have only lost once in five games.
- Sheffield Wednesday boast an identical record (W2, D2, L1).
- These sides drew 1-1 when they met in the reverse fixture earlier this month.
Correct score prediction: Preston 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Over the last five H2Hs, both teams have scored a maximum of one goal, suggesting that a low-scoring affair should be expected once again. Given that their current forms are identical over five matches too, they may end up cancelling each other out.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Preston just favoured to take three points
- HOME: 6/4 (2.50) – 40.0{e8db3ed280e8141860cf960fdaac2cbc8336979e228ea611d7bf46e9d5ba4b8d}
- DRAW: 21/10 (3.10) – 32.3{e8db3ed280e8141860cf960fdaac2cbc8336979e228ea611d7bf46e9d5ba4b8d}
- AWAY: 19/10 (2.90) – 34.5{e8db3ed280e8141860cf960fdaac2cbc8336979e228ea611d7bf46e9d5ba4b8d}
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
According to the implied probabilities, Preston are narrow favourites to take home all three points. Sheffield Wednesday are given slightly bigger odds of winning than a stalemate.
Also, feel free to check out our expert predictions and football betting tips today.
Most recent H2Hs: Goals few and far between
As shown by the most recent H2Hs, very few goals are scored when these two teams meet. Strangely, four of the last five meetings have ended with a 1-0 scoreline.
England Championship 07/12/24
Sheff Wed
Preston
England Championship 29/12/23
Preston
Sheff Wed
England Championship 19/08/23
Sheff Wed
Preston
England Championship 30/01/21
Sheff Wed
Preston
England Championship 21/11/20
Preston
Sheff Wed
Preston preview: Hosts solid at home
Preston have accumulated four points from their previous two home matches, and are generally a solid outfit at Deepdale. They will fancy their chances even against a Sheffield Wednesday team enjoying a fine season in the top half of the table.
Predicted lineup: Woodman (GK), Storey, Whatmough, Hughes, Potts, Whiteman, McCann, Kelser-Hayden, Frokjaer-Jensen, Osmajic & Greenwood
England Championship 03/05/25
D
Bristol City
2
Preston
2
England Championship 26/04/25
L
Plymouth
2
Preston
1
England Championship 21/04/25
L
Hull
2
Preston
1
England Championship 18/04/25
L
QPR
2
Preston
1
England Championship 12/04/25
L
Leeds
2
Preston
1
Sheffield Wednesday preview: Visitors free-scoring away
Sheffield Wednesday have scored three goals in each of their previous two away games, and so will not be too put off by Preston's solid home form. Nonetheless, the Owls have momentum after coming back from three goals down to draw 3-3 at Middlesbrough on Boxing Day.
Predicted lineup: Beadle (GK), Iorfa, Otegbayo, Lowe, Valery, Shea Charles, Bannan, Johnson, Windass, Gassama & Lowe
England Championship 03/05/25
D
Watford
1
Sheff Wed
1
England Championship 26/04/25
D
Portsmouth
1
Sheff Wed
1
England Championship 21/04/25
W
Middlesbrough
1
Sheff Wed
2
England Championship 18/04/25
L
Stoke
2
Sheff Wed
0
England Championship 12/04/25
L
Oxford Utd
1
Sheff Wed
0
Player to watch – Brad Potts
Brad Potts only has three goals in the Championship so far in the 2024/25 campaign, but two of them have come in each of the last two games at Deepdale. Not a regular scorer by any means, but his recent scoring streak suggests that he could find the net again against Sheffield Wednesday.