Sheffield United 1–0 Preston – England Championship, 8 Mar 2025

Match facts

Sheffield United Preston

11 Shots 8

4 Shots on target 3

8 Corners 3

13 Fouls 14

1 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 0

Our pre-match prediction

✓ Result correct ✓ Goals correct ✓ BTTS correct Calculated after the match, using only matches played before kick-off (423 league matches this season so far).

Result Sheffield United to win

Goals Under 2.5

Both teams score No fair 1.79

Expected goals 1.59 – 0.81

Home / Draw / Away

56% 25% 19%

Sheffield UnitedDrawPreston

Under / Over 2.5 goals

57% 43%

Under 2.5Over 2.5

Both teams to score

56% 44%

NoYes

Total goals in the match

9% 0

22% 1

26% 2

21% 3

13% 4

10% 5+

Most likely scores

1–0 14.5% 1–1 11.7% 2–0 11.5%

Statistics 2024/2025, before this match

Sheffield United before this match, all matches

2.14points / match

1.43scored / match

0.77conceded / match

23 6 6

WonDrawnLost 35 played · 50:27

Preston before this match, all matches

1.23points / match

1.03scored / match

1.17conceded / match

9 16 10

WonDrawnLost 35 played · 36:41

Sheffield United all matches all matches Preston

Per match

1.43 Goals scored 1.03

0.77 Goals conceded 1.17

2.20 Total goals 2.20

12.49 Shots 10.54

4.09 Shots on target 3.46

10.94 Shots faced 11.57

5.26 Corners 4.14

5.40 Corners against 5.11

11.34 Fouls 13.40

2.17 Yellow cards 2.37

0.74 1st-half goals scored 0.43

0.34 1st-half goals conceded 0.57

How often Full Time

66% Wins 26%

17% Draws 46%

17% Losses 29%

97% Over 0.5 goals 80%

71% Over 1.5 goals 69%

37% Over 2.5 goals 43%

14% Over 3.5 goals 23%

0% Over 4.5 goals 3%

0% Over 5.5 goals 3%

37% Both teams scored 57%

51% Clean sheets 37%

14% Failed to score 26%

How often Half Time

46% Wins 29%

43% Draws 40%

11% Losses 31%

71% Over 0.5 goals 69%

29% Over 1.5 goals 26%

9% Over 2.5 goals 6%

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

Sheffield United all matches

2

1

W

2

W

2

1

W

3

L

1

W

2

1

W

3

1

W

1

W

1

3

L

2

1

W

Preston all matches

1

D

2

1

W

2

1

W

1

2

L

1

W

D

1

D

1

2

L

D

Sheffield United before this match, at home

2.24points / match

1.47scored / match

0.76conceded / match

12 2 3

WonDrawnLost 17 played · 25:13

Preston before this match, away

0.88points / match

1.00scored / match

1.59conceded / match

3 6 8

WonDrawnLost 17 played · 17:27

Sheffield United at home away Preston

Per match

1.47 Goals scored 1.00

0.76 Goals conceded 1.59

2.24 Total goals 2.59

14.41 Shots 9.06

4.47 Shots on target 3.41

10.24 Shots faced 12.76

6.12 Corners 3.59

4.82 Corners against 5.59

11.59 Fouls 14.18

2.29 Yellow cards 2.35

0.82 1st-half goals scored 0.47

0.29 1st-half goals conceded 0.76

How often Full Time

71% Wins 18%

12% Draws 35%

18% Losses 47%

100% Over 0.5 goals 82%

71% Over 1.5 goals 76%

35% Over 2.5 goals 59%

18% Over 3.5 goals 29%

0% Over 4.5 goals 6%

0% Over 5.5 goals 6%

29% Both teams scored 65%

59% Clean sheets 29%

12% Failed to score 24%

How often Half Time

53% Wins 29%

35% Draws 35%

12% Losses 35%

82% Over 0.5 goals 76%

29% Over 1.5 goals 41%

0% Over 2.5 goals 6%

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

Sheffield United at home

3

W

1

W

2

W

2

L

1

D

2

W

3

L

2

1

W

3

1

W

1

3

L

Preston away

D

1

D

2

W

1

2

L

1

3

L

D

2

1

W

1

2

L

1

W

1

2

L

Last 10 matches before this match

Sheffield United all matches

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
01.03.25	QPR – Sheffield United	1–2 (0–1)	3.00	3.20	2.40	2.05	1.68
24.02.25	Sheffield United – Leeds	1–3 (1–0)	3.90	3.70	1.85	2.05	1.80
15.02.25	Luton – Sheffield United	0–1 (0–0)	3.20	3.50	2.15	2.20	1.67
12.02.25	Sheffield United – Middlesbrough	3–1 (1–1)	2.25	3.40	3.10	1.93	1.93
08.02.25	Sheffield United – Portsmouth	2–1 (1–1)	1.50	4.50	5.75	1.88	1.98
01.02.25	Derby – Sheffield United	0–1 (0–0)	3.60	3.10	2.15	2.20	1.67
24.01.25	Sheffield United – Hull	0–3 (0–1)	1.73	3.70	4.75	2.05	1.80
21.01.25	Swansea – Sheffield United	1–2 (1–0)	2.88	3.20	2.50	2.10	1.73
18.01.25	Sheffield United – Norwich	2–0 (1–0)	2.10	3.40	3.40	2.00	1.80
04.01.25	Watford – Sheffield United	1–2 (1–1)	2.75	3.50	2.40	2.10	1.73

Preston all matches

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
04.03.25	Preston – Swansea	0–0 (0–0)	2.38	3.20	3.10	2.30	1.62
22.02.25	Coventry – Preston	2–1 (2–0)	1.75	3.60	4.75	2.10	1.73
18.02.25	Preston – Millwall	1–1 (0–1)	2.40	2.88	3.30	3.20	1.36
15.02.25	Preston – Burnley	0–0 (0–0)	3.75	3.25	2.05	2.75	1.44
11.02.25	Norwich – Preston	0–1 (0–1)	1.75	3.50	4.75	2.10	1.73
31.01.25	Blackburn – Preston	2–1 (1–0)	2.20	3.10	3.60	2.50	1.53
25.01.25	Preston – Middlesbrough	2–1 (1–0)	3.25	3.25	2.25	2.10	1.73
21.01.25	Watford – Preston	1–2 (0–1)	2.10	3.40	3.40	2.20	1.67
18.01.25	Luton – Preston	0–0 (0–0)	2.20	3.10	3.50	2.20	1.67
04.01.25	Preston – Oxford	1–1 (0–1)	1.85	3.40	4.33	2.20	1.67

Sheffield United at home

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
24.02.25	Sheffield United – Leeds	1–3 (1–0)	3.90	3.70	1.85	2.05	1.80
12.02.25	Sheffield United – Middlesbrough	3–1 (1–1)	2.25	3.40	3.10	1.93	1.93
08.02.25	Sheffield United – Portsmouth	2–1 (1–1)	1.50	4.50	5.75	1.88	1.98
24.01.25	Sheffield United – Hull	0–3 (0–1)	1.73	3.70	4.75	2.05	1.80
18.01.25	Sheffield United – Norwich	2–0 (1–0)	2.10	3.40	3.40	2.00	1.80
29.12.24	Sheffield United – West Brom	1–1 (1–1)	1.95	3.20	4.20	2.20	1.67
26.12.24	Sheffield United – Burnley	0–2 (0–1)	2.40	3.20	3.00	2.38	1.57
14.12.24	Sheffield United – Plymouth	2–0 (1–0)	1.25	6.00	10.00	1.57	2.38
29.11.24	Sheffield United – Sunderland	1–0 (0–0)	2.00	3.30	3.90	2.38	1.57
26.11.24	Sheffield United – Oxford	3–0 (2–0)	1.40	4.33	8.50	1.98	1.88

Preston away

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
22.02.25	Coventry – Preston	2–1 (2–0)	1.75	3.60	4.75	2.10	1.73
11.02.25	Norwich – Preston	0–1 (0–1)	1.75	3.50	4.75	2.10	1.73
31.01.25	Blackburn – Preston	2–1 (1–0)	2.20	3.10	3.60	2.50	1.53
21.01.25	Watford – Preston	1–2 (0–1)	2.10	3.40	3.40	2.20	1.67
18.01.25	Luton – Preston	0–0 (0–0)	2.20	3.10	3.50	2.20	1.67
01.01.25	West Brom – Preston	3–1 (3–0)	1.83	3.50	4.33	2.30	1.62
21.12.24	QPR – Preston	2–1 (0–1)	2.55	3.10	2.90	2.50	1.53
11.12.24	Cardiff – Preston	0–2 (0–0)	2.25	3.20	3.20	2.20	1.67
07.12.24	Sheffield Weds – Preston	1–1 (0–1)	1.91	3.25	4.20	2.20	1.67
26.11.24	Stoke – Preston	0–0 (0–0)	2.00	3.50	3.60	2.10	1.73

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

3 2

Sheffield United winsDrawsPreston wins

5matches

3.40goals / match

60%over 2.5

60%both scored

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
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 2024/2025, before this match

All matches – league table
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Leeds	35	22	10	3	72	22	+50	76
2	Sheffield United	35	23	6	6	50	27	+23	75
3	Burnley	35	19	14	2	45	10	+35	71
4	Sunderland	35	18	11	6	52	32	+20	65
5	Coventry	36	16	8	12	52	46	+6	56
6	West Brom	35	12	16	7	45	32	+13	52
7	Bristol City	35	13	13	9	45	38	+7	52
8	Blackburn	35	15	7	13	40	35	+5	52
9	Middlesbrough	35	14	8	13	55	46	+9	50
10	Norwich	36	12	13	11	57	49	+8	49
11	Watford	36	14	7	15	46	50	-4	49
12	Millwall	36	12	12	12	36	37	-1	48
13	Sheffield Weds	35	12	9	14	47	56	-9	45
14	QPR	35	11	11	13	41	45	-4	44
15	Preston	35	9	16	10	36	41	-5	43
16	Swansea	35	11	8	16	37	46	-9	41
17	Portsmouth	35	10	9	16	43	57	-14	39
18	Oxford	36	9	12	15	37	53	-16	39
19	Hull	35	9	9	17	35	44	-9	36
20	Stoke	36	8	12	16	36	50	-14	36
21	Cardiff	35	8	12	15	38	57	-19	36
22	Luton	35	8	7	20	32	55	-23	31
23	Plymouth	35	6	12	17	36	70	-34	30
24	Derby	35	7	8	20	33	48	-15	29

Home – league table
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Leeds	18	14	3	1	45	9	+36	45
2	Sheffield United	17	12	2	3	25	13	+12	38
3	Sunderland	17	10	6	1	28	13	+15	36
4	Burnley	17	9	8	0	22	4	+18	35
5	Blackburn	18	10	3	5	25	15	+10	33
6	Coventry	18	10	3	5	31	22	+9	33
7	Bristol City	17	9	5	3	25	13	+12	32
8	Watford	18	10	2	6	23	19	+4	32
9	Norwich	18	8	7	3	42	24	+18	31
10	West Brom	17	8	7	2	23	11	+12	31
11	Portsmouth	17	8	5	4	26	16	+10	29
12	Middlesbrough	18	8	5	5	25	19	+6	29
13	Oxford	18	8	5	5	26	25	+1	29
14	Preston	18	6	10	2	19	14	+5	28
15	QPR	18	7	5	6	27	24	+3	26
16	Luton	18	7	5	6	20	19	+1	26
17	Plymouth	17	6	7	4	30	28	+2	25
18	Millwall	18	7	4	7	19	17	+2	25
19	Cardiff	18	7	3	8	21	22	-1	24
20	Swansea	17	6	5	6	24	19	+5	23
21	Stoke	18	5	8	5	22	21	+1	23
22	Sheffield Weds	18	5	7	6	27	27	0	22
23	Derby	17	6	3	8	19	16	+3	21
24	Hull	18	3	7	8	19	23	-4	16

Away – league table
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Sheffield United	18	11	4	3	25	14	+11	37
2	Burnley	18	10	6	2	23	6	+17	36
3	Leeds	17	8	7	2	27	13	+14	31
4	Sunderland	18	8	5	5	24	19	+5	29
5	Coventry	18	6	5	7	21	24	-3	23
6	Millwall	18	5	8	5	17	20	-3	23
7	Sheffield Weds	17	7	2	8	20	29	-9	23
8	Middlesbrough	17	6	3	8	30	27	+3	21
9	West Brom	18	4	9	5	22	21	+1	21
10	Bristol City	18	4	8	6	20	25	-5	20
11	Hull	17	6	2	9	16	21	-5	20
12	Blackburn	17	5	4	8	15	20	-5	19
13	QPR	17	4	6	7	14	21	-7	18
14	Norwich	18	4	6	8	15	25	-10	18
15	Swansea	18	5	3	10	13	27	-14	18
16	Watford	18	4	5	9	23	31	-8	17
17	Preston	17	3	6	8	17	27	-10	15
18	Stoke	18	3	4	11	14	29	-15	13
19	Cardiff	17	1	9	7	17	35	-18	12
20	Oxford	18	1	7	10	11	28	-17	10
21	Portsmouth	18	2	4	12	17	41	-24	10
22	Derby	18	1	5	12	14	32	-18	8
23	Luton	17	1	2	14	12	36	-24	5
24	Plymouth	18	0	5	13	6	42	-36	5

Sheffield United Preston

Under / Over goals 2024/2025, before this match

All matches – Under/Over goals
#
1	17	Portsmouth	35	12	23	1.2	1.6	10	9	16	43	57	39
2	11	Watford	36	14	22	1.3	1.4	14	7	15	46	50	49
3	5	Coventry	36	16	20	1.4	1.3	16	8	12	52	46	56
4	13	Sheffield Weds	35	15	20	1.3	1.6	12	9	14	47	56	45
5	23	Plymouth	35	17	18	1.0	2.0	6	12	17	36	70	30
6	4	Sunderland	35	18	17	1.5	0.9	18	11	6	52	32	65
7	9	Middlesbrough	35	18	17	1.6	1.3	14	8	13	55	46	50
8	10	Norwich	36	19	17	1.6	1.4	12	13	11	57	49	49
9	14	QPR	35	18	17	1.2	1.3	11	11	13	41	45	44
10	16	Swansea	35	18	17	1.1	1.3	11	8	16	37	46	41
11	22	Luton	35	19	16	0.9	1.6	8	7	20	32	55	31
12	1	Leeds	35	20	15	2.1	0.6	22	10	3	72	22	76
13	15	Preston	35	20	15	1.0	1.2	9	16	10	36	41	43
14	20	Stoke	36	21	15	1.0	1.4	8	12	16	36	50	36
15	21	Cardiff	35	20	15	1.1	1.6	8	12	15	38	57	36
16	7	Bristol City	35	21	14	1.3	1.1	13	13	9	45	38	52
17	24	Derby	35	21	14	0.9	1.4	7	8	20	33	48	29
18	2	Sheffield United	35	22	13	1.4	0.8	23	6	6	50	27	75
19	6	West Brom	35	22	13	1.3	0.9	12	16	7	45	32	52
20	8	Blackburn	35	22	13	1.1	1.0	15	7	13	40	35	52
21	18	Oxford	36	23	13	1.0	1.5	9	12	15	37	53	39
22	19	Hull	35	23	12	1.0	1.3	9	9	17	35	44	36
23	12	Millwall	36	26	10	1.0	1.0	12	12	12	36	37	48
24	3	Burnley	35	27	8	1.3	0.3	19	14	2	45	10	71

Home – Under/Over goals
#
1	5	Coventry	18	5	13	1.7	1.2	10	3	5	31	22	33
2	10	Norwich	18	7	11	2.3	1.3	8	7	3	42	24	31
3	11	Watford	18	7	11	1.3	1.1	10	2	6	23	19	32
4	14	QPR	18	7	11	1.5	1.3	7	5	6	27	24	26
5	17	Portsmouth	17	6	11	1.5	0.9	8	5	4	26	16	29
6	23	Plymouth	17	6	11	1.8	1.6	6	7	4	30	28	25
7	1	Leeds	18	8	10	2.5	0.5	14	3	1	45	9	45
8	4	Sunderland	17	9	8	1.6	0.8	10	6	1	28	13	36
9	13	Sheffield Weds	18	10	8	1.5	1.5	5	7	6	27	27	22
10	16	Swansea	17	9	8	1.4	1.1	6	5	6	24	19	23
11	20	Stoke	18	10	8	1.2	1.2	5	8	5	22	21	23
12	22	Luton	18	10	8	1.1	1.1	7	5	6	20	19	26
13	7	Bristol City	17	10	7	1.5	0.8	9	5	3	25	13	32
14	18	Oxford	18	11	7	1.4	1.4	8	5	5	26	25	29
15	2	Sheffield United	17	11	6	1.5	0.8	12	2	3	25	13	38
16	8	Blackburn	18	12	6	1.4	0.8	10	3	5	25	15	33
17	9	Middlesbrough	18	12	6	1.4	1.1	8	5	5	25	19	29
18	19	Hull	18	12	6	1.1	1.3	3	7	8	19	23	16
19	21	Cardiff	18	12	6	1.2	1.2	7	3	8	21	22	24
20	24	Derby	17	11	6	1.1	0.9	6	3	8	19	16	21
21	6	West Brom	17	12	5	1.4	0.6	8	7	2	23	11	31
22	12	Millwall	18	13	5	1.1	0.9	7	4	7	19	17	25
23	15	Preston	18	13	5	1.1	0.8	6	10	2	19	14	28
24	3	Burnley	17	13	4	1.3	0.2	9	8	0	22	4	35

Away – Under/Over goals
#
1	13	Sheffield Weds	17	5	12	1.2	1.7	7	2	8	20	29	23
2	17	Portsmouth	18	6	12	0.9	2.3	2	4	12	17	41	10
3	9	Middlesbrough	17	6	11	1.8	1.6	6	3	8	30	27	21
4	11	Watford	18	7	11	1.3	1.7	4	5	9	23	31	17
5	15	Preston	17	7	10	1.0	1.6	3	6	8	17	27	15
6	4	Sunderland	18	9	9	1.3	1.1	8	5	5	24	19	29
7	16	Swansea	18	9	9	0.7	1.5	5	3	10	13	27	18
8	21	Cardiff	17	8	9	1.0	2.1	1	9	7	17	35	12
9	6	West Brom	18	10	8	1.2	1.2	4	9	5	22	21	21
10	22	Luton	17	9	8	0.7	2.1	1	2	14	12	36	5
11	24	Derby	18	10	8	0.8	1.8	1	5	12	14	32	8
12	2	Sheffield United	18	11	7	1.4	0.8	11	4	3	25	14	37
13	5	Coventry	18	11	7	1.2	1.3	6	5	7	21	24	23
14	7	Bristol City	18	11	7	1.1	1.4	4	8	6	20	25	20
15	8	Blackburn	17	10	7	0.9	1.2	5	4	8	15	20	19
16	20	Stoke	18	11	7	0.8	1.6	3	4	11	14	29	13
17	23	Plymouth	18	11	7	0.3	2.3	0	5	13	6	42	5
18	10	Norwich	18	12	6	0.8	1.4	4	6	8	15	25	18
19	14	QPR	17	11	6	0.8	1.2	4	6	7	14	21	18
20	18	Oxford	18	12	6	0.6	1.6	1	7	10	11	28	10
21	19	Hull	17	11	6	0.9	1.2	6	2	9	16	21	20
22	1	Leeds	17	12	5	1.6	0.8	8	7	2	27	13	31
23	12	Millwall	18	13	5	0.9	1.1	5	8	5	17	20	23
24	3	Burnley	18	14	4	1.3	0.3	10	6	2	23	6	36

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. Click a column heading to sort; click again to reverse.