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Sheffield Wednesday Preston North End betting prediction


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This match opposes teams that occupy different positions within the four lines, however, a very balanced match is expected. So, even when playing away from home, Preston North End should dominate possession and create the best chances to score, however, Sheffield Wednesday's quick transitions should create many problems for the opponent, a transition in which they're very strong. Having said that and taking into account these factors, we believe that both Preston and Sheffield Wednesday will be able to score at least one goal in this round.
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Preview
Sheffield Wednesday and Preston North End face at Hillsborough, in a match for the 27th round of the Championship. In the last league head‑to‑head, played in 21‑11‑2020, Preston North End got a home win by (1‑0). At this stadium, the head‑to‑head history favours the home team, since they have a record of 3 wins and 1 loss in the last 4 matches. However, the last time these teams met at this stadium, on 08‑07‑2020, in a match for the Championship, Preston North End won by (1‑3). The goals of the match were scored by J. Murphy (58' ), for Sheffield Wednesday, and by J. Stockley (87' ), B. Potts (90' ) and S. Sinclair (78' ), for Preston North End. In this match the home advantage may play an important role, as both teams present significant differences between home and away performances.

Analysis Sheff Wed

After 6 wins, 7 draws and 11 losses, the home team is in the 23th position, havinf won 19 points so far. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Coventry City by (2‑0), after in the previous match they have won (1‑0) at home, against Derby County. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses in away matches, with 8 goals scored and 22 conceded; against 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 11 goals scored and 13 conceded. For the league, Sheffield Wednesday won 15 points out of 30 possible points, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (8 out of 12 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. 9 of their last 12 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals, so there is a tendency for few goals in their home matches. They have conceded the first goal in 9 of their 24 matches for this competition, and have never been able to turn the score around.

Sheffield Wednesday enters this match with a 2-0 defeat on the trip to Coventry, putting an end to the two consecutive victories in this second English division. In this match against Preston North End, coach Neil Thompson should maintain a more defensive team, with successive counterattacks, looking for most of the time for striker Josh Windass. On the other hand, Callum Paterson is Sheffield Wednesday's best finisher with 4 goals scored. All players are available for this match.

Confirmed Lineup: Kieren Westwood, Adam Reach, Osaze Urhoghide, Tom Lees, Sam Hutchinson, Callum Paterson, Matthew Penney, Liam Palmer, Barry Bannan, Joey Pelupessy, Elias Kachunga.
Coach: D. Moore.

Analysis Preston

The away team is currently in the 11th position of the league, with 36 points won, after 11 wins, 3 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Birmingham City, by (0‑1). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Reading, by (0‑0). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses in away matches, with 24 goals scored and 25 conceded; against 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses at their stadium, with 10 goals scored and 15 conceded. In the last 10 away league matches Preston North End has a record of 5 wins and 5 losses, so they have won 15 points out of 30 possible. In their away mathes there is a tendency for goals, since 9 of the last 13 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 26 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 13 times and have only turned the score around in 2.

The Preston North End starts for this match with a draw, 0-0, in the reception to Reading, making it the second straight match without losing in this competition. In this away match, coach Alex Neil should keep the team in 4-3-3, favoring the maintenance of ball possession and organized attacks, however, in some moments he should choose a more direct style of play. Scott Sinclair is the highlight of the visiting team with 8 goals scored. For this match the visiting team can count on all its players.

Confirmed Lineup: Daniel Iversen, Ben Davies, Paul Huntington, Andrew Hughes, Jayson Molumby, Alan Browne, Ryan Ledson, Benjamin Whiteman, Brad Potts, Emil Riis, Scott Sinclair.
Coach: R. Lowe.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Sheff Wed vs Preston match, on 30 January 2021, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Both teams score? Yes ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Sheff Wed vs Preston on 30 January 2021 will be played at Sheffield, Hillsborough Stadium.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Sheff Wed Preston match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Preston at with 100% of the tips.

 

Championship - 2020/2021

  • 100% 557 / 557 Games

  • Home team wins 41.29%
  • Draws 25.13%
  • Away team wins 33.57%
  • Over 1.5 68.04%
  • Over 2.5 40.75%
  • Over 3.5 18.67%
  • Goals 1284
  • Goals /match 2.31
  • Goals /match home 1.25
  • Goals /match away 1.05
  • Both teams score 45.24%
  • Goals after 80' 17.21%
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