Preston vs Sheffield United Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 9th August 2024

Preston and Sheffield United meet at the Deepdale for a round 1 match this coming Friday in the Championship.

The match on Friday has all the makings of a tight battle as Preston and Sheffield United look to bag a crucial win in the process.

Preston scored eight times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.8 goals a game. They conceded 13 and managed three clean sheets.

Sheffield United scored 17 goals, conceded seven and managed four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Sheffield United beat Preston twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 4-1 and 2-0, respectively.

Preston vs Sheffield United Prediction

Preston Form

Preston endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 1-0 against Queens Park Rangers, before Leicester won 0-3, while West Bromwich claimed a victory in a 3-0 match. Preston claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew one and lost three, scored eight goals and conceded seven.

While a title race is perhaps a too optimistic a longthrow, a podium finish does not look beyong Sheffield United, should they manage to catch a strong momentum.

Sheffield United Form

Sheffield United endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-3 by Nottingham Forest, before Everton ran out 1-0 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Tottenham, who came out 0-3 winners. Sheffield United recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Championship, in which they banged in six goals, whilst conceding five. They recorded no draws but in stead suffered defeat twice.

Sheffield United go into a new season as candidates for the podium, but will count themselves lucky to achieve more than a third place.

We trust neither defence to be able to keep their opponent at bay, when Preston welcome Sheffield United this coming Friday. Goals should be flowing at both ends of the pitch.

Preston vs Sheffield United Squads

Preston Squad

Lowe will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Sheffield United from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

David Cornell (0/0), Freddie Woodman (0/0), James Pradic (0/0), Andrew Hughes (0/0), Jack Whatmough (0/0), Jordan Storey (0/0), Joshua Seary (0/0), Kian Best (0/0), Liam Lindsay (0/0), Alistair McCann (0/0), Ben Whiteman (0/0), Brad Potts (0/0), Duane Holmes (0/0), Kian Taylor (0/0), Kitt Nelson (0/0), Mads Froekjaer-Jensen (0/0), Noah Mawene (0/0), Robert Brady (0/0), Ryan Ledson (0/0), Stefan Thordarson (0/0), Theo Mawene (0/0), Ched Evans (0/0), Emil Riis Jakobsen (0/0), Felipe (0/0), Finlay Cross-Adair (0/0), Layton Stewart (0/0), Milutin Osmajic (0/0), Sam Greenwood (0/0), Will Keane (0/0).

Sheffield United Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Sheffield United players that the manager Chris Wilder will choose from for the upcoming game:

Adam Davies (0/0), Ivo Grbic (0/0), Anel Ahmedhodzic (0/0), Auston Trusty (0/0), Harry Souttar (0/0), Jack Robinson (0/0), Rhys Norrington-Davies (0/0), Sam McCallum (0/0), Andre Brooks (0/0), Anis Ben Slimane (0/0), Femi Seriki (0/0), Gustavo Hamer (0/0), Harrison Burrows (0/0), Ismaila Coulibaly (0/0), Jamie Shackleton (0/0), Ollie Arblaster (0/0), Tom Davies (0/0), Vinicius de Souza Costa (0/0), Callum O'Hare (0/0), Kieffer Moore (0/0), Louie Marsh (0/0), Rhian Brewster (0/0), William Osula (0/0).

Preston vs Sheffield United Team News

Preston could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment on Friday.

Duane Holmes and Kian Best nurses various injuries and won't take part for Preston against Sheffield United at Deepdale.

Preston vs Sheffield United Lineups

Preston vs Sheffield United H2H

Sheffield United got the better of Preston in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 4-1 and 2-0, respectively. Sheffield United seem to have a bit of a love affair with Preston, as they have beaten them five times in last ten encounters. The bookies have Sheffield United to win this match at best price odds of 23/17.

Preston vs Sheffield United Results

In the last ten matches between Preston and Sheffield United over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on at least three goals are at 9/10 with bookies.

Preston vs Sheffield United Betting Tips

It is the beginning of a new Championship campaign, and both Preston and Sheffield United will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Preston won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Deepdale. They drew two and lost five as well, while Sheffield United won four of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost five. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in their last 10 games, respectively. Preston managed a clean sheet in two of their games at home, Sheffield United kept a clean sheet in one of their last 10.

Over 3.5 goals came out five times in the past ten encounters between Preston and Sheffield United, with the former on an average of 1.2 goals a game. Sheffield United scored 1.6 goals per game and both teams scored five times in this run. Preston saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Sheffield United. They performed an average of 1.6 goals in these.