Preston North End vs Sheffield United Match Analysis and Prediction

Two sides level in points, Preston and Sheffield United will exchange tackles this week at Deepdale Stadium in an exclusive championship fixture. Match day schedules for 18th January 2022 at 22:45 EAT.

Preston heads into this contest in the marginally better form having picked up 32 points from 24 matches. In the last five league matches Preston has two wins, two draws and a loss. The Lilywhites’ home record this season is pretty handy anyway and they still look to be the clear value in the match results.

North End awaits this match following 1-1 Championship draw versus Birmingham City in their last game. In that match, Preston North End had 55% possession, 15 shots with five of them on target and a goal scored by Patrick Bauer (31′). Birmingham City got 17 shots with three of them on target and a goal by Scott Hogan (86′).

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Sheffield United on the other hand is tied with the foe in the mid-table with 32 points but after 23 matches. Momentum is everything in the Championship and just when Sheffield United had created some by winning four games in a row their dreams were shut unexpected lowly ranked outfit over the weekend. They lost in only one of their last five championship matches wining in four.

Preston North End vs Sheffield United head to head

Sheffield United has been dominant in the history of this fixture, claiming 16 wins from the last 39 meetings between the sides since 2000. 13 matches ended in ties while Preston North End has picked up 10 wins.

  • Sheffield 2-2 Preston 4/09/21    
  • Sheffield 2-2 Preston 04/09/20
  • Preston 0-1 Sheffield 06/04/19
  • Sheffield 3-2 Preston 22/09/18 
  • Sheffield 0-1 Preston 28/04/18

Home

  • Preston 1-1 Birmingham
  • Cardiff 2-1 Preston
  • Stoke 1-2 Preston
  • Preston 2-1 Barnsley
  • Blackburn 1-0 Preston

Away

  • Derby County 2-0 Sheffield
  • Wolverhampton 3-0 Sheffield
  • Fulham 0-1 Sheffield
  • Cardiff 2-3 Sheffield
  • Sheffield 2-0 Bristol City

Preston North End team news

Tom Barkhuizen, Matthew Olosunde, Isaiah Brown, Josh Murphy and Declan Rudd are all recuperating from injuries and will be unavailable for Ryan Lowe’s selection for this fixture.

Sheffield United team news

The Blades will miss out the services of Jack O’Connell, Robin Olsen and Adlene Guedioura through injuries.

Prediction and odds

It is difficult to split these two clubs, and we feel that a low-scoring draw is the most likely outcome at the end of this battle.

  • Draw
  • Sheffield United Win
  • Goals under 2.5
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