Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 19th August 2023

Preston visit Hillsborough on Saturday for a Championship fixture with home side Sheffield Wednesday.

With four points to show for the first two matches it has been a decent opening to the new campaign for Preston, and they have their aim at staying undefeated.

With four points to show for the first two matches it has been a decent opening to the new campaign for Preston, and they have their aim at staying undefeated.

Both Sheffield Wednesday and Preston aim to show their respective set of fans they are the better side on Saturday, and we are bound to see an exciting game.

Sheffield Wednesday go into their next Championship match, scoring a humble average of 1.5 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 15 times, while conceding 19. That amounts to an average of 1.9 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Preston are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 14 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.4 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 18 goals, and while Preston claimed one clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.8 goals per match.

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Sheffield Wednesday came away as 1-0 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Saturday.

Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston Prediction

Sheffield Wednesday Form

A solitary draw point prevents Sheffield Wednesday from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 1-2 defeat against Southampton, before drawing 1-1 with Stockport County. They came up empty-handed once again when Hull ran out as 4-2 winners. Sheffield Wednesday managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored eight and conceded five goals.

A top half finish is the dream target for Sheffield Wednesday, although keeping their Championship status for another season has to be the priority.

Preston Form

In their last three matches, Preston drew 1-1 with Bristol City, 2-2 with Salford City and beat Sunderland by 2-1. Preston claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 15 goals to six.

Finishing somewhere in mid-table will probably be satisfactory for Preston, who aim to keep the relegation line at a distance in the Championship.

Sheffield Wednesday and Preston seem a fairly equal pairing right now, with not a lot to separate the two sides. As such, going for a draw in the betting market seem worth a punt.

Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston Squads

Sheffield Wednesday Squad

The 42-year-old coach of the home team, Xisco Munoz, will select the lineup against Preston from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season:

Cameron Dawson (0/1), Devis Vasquez (0/0), Akin Famewo (0/2), Bambo Diaby (0/0), Callum Paterson (0/2), Ciaran Brennan (0/0), Dominic Iorfa (0/2), Josh Windass (0/2), Michael Ihiekwe (0/2), Pol Valentin (0/0), Reece James (0/0), Will Vaulks (0/2), Barry Bannan (0/2), Di'Shon Bernard (0/0), Djeidi Gassama (0/0), George Byers (0/1), Juan Delgado (0/0), Liam Palmer (0/1), Marvin Johnson (0/0), Mohamed Diaby (0/0), Tyreeq Bakinson (0/2), Anthony Musaba (0/0), Ashley Fletcher (0/0), Lee Gregory (1/2), Mallik Wilks (0/0), Michael Smith (1/1).

Preston Squad

Below is the full team squad of Preston. The manager Lowe will pick his starting XI against Sheffield Wednesday from these players:

David Cornell (0/0), Freddie Woodman (0/2), Andrew Hughes (0/2), Brad Potts (0/2), Calvin Ramsay (0/0), Gregory Cunningham (0/0), Jack Whatmough (0/1), Jordan Storey (0/2), Joshua Seary (0/0), Kian Best (0/2), Patrick Bauer (0/0), Alan Browne (0/2), Alistair McCann (0/2), Ben Whiteman (0/0), Duane Holmes (0/2), Kian Taylor (0/0), Kitt Nelson (0/0), Lewis Leigh (0/0), Liam Lindsay (0/2), Mads Froekjaer-Jensen (1/2), Mikey O'Neill (0/0), Noah Mawene (0/0), Robert Brady (0/0), Ryan Ledson (0/2), Benjamin Woodburn (0/2), Ched Evans (0/0), Emil Riis Jakobsen (0/0), Felipe (0/0), Finlay Cross-Adair (0/0), Layton Stewart (0/0), Will Keane (2/2).

Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston Team News

Preston have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Sheffield Wednesday this coming Saturday. Ched Evans and Ched Evans racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Preston travelling party for their next match.

Robert Brady is too injured to face Preston.

Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston H2H

Sheffield Wednesday celebrated a 1-0 win in their most recent meeting with their Preston. Are we in for something similar at Hillsborough on Saturday, or does the latter have something else in store? Sheffield Wednesday have a 40% win rate in the against Preston, who won four of these matches. The total record reads 4-2-4, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston Results

In the past ten matches between home side Sheffield Wednesday and Preston both teams found the back of the net six times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 10/11.

Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston Betting Tips

Josh Windass managed to hit the target twice recently for Sheffield Wednesday, while Will Keane, added two strikes in Championship for Preston in his last six outings.

Sheffield Wednesday claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Preston won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing five in this series of matches. Goals are usually flowing for Sheffield Wednesday on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened three times for Preston in their last 10 league games away from home.

In the past ten encounters between Sheffield Wednesday and Preston over 2.5 goals came out five times, with Sheffield Wednesday scoring an average of 1.4 goals per game. Preston averaged 1.3 goals, while both teams scored six times. Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in five of Sheffield Wednesday’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 0.9 goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Preston, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.