With Preston's faltering attack squaring off against the league's strongest defence other than their own, we do not anticipate the Lilywhites getting on the scoresheet and see the confident league leaders having enough to break down Lowe's men for a decisive goal and leave with a fourth straight win. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sheffield United win with a probability of 48.35%. A draw had a probability of 26.3% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 25.39%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.24%) and 1-2 (9.15%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.41%), while for a Preston North End win it was 1-0 (8.42%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Sheffield United
25.39% ( 0.73)	26.26% ( 0.61)	48.35% ( -1.34)

Both teams to score 48.47% (

-1.08)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

44.72% (

-1.75)

55.28% (

1.74)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

23.49% (

-1.45)

76.5% (

1.45)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.87% (

-0.31)

37.13% (

0.31)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.08% (

-0.31)

73.92% (

0.31)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.1% (

-1.32)

22.9% (

1.33)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

43.35% (

-1.99)

56.65% (

1.99)

Score Analysis

Preston North End 25.39%

Sheffield United 48.34%

Draw 26.25%

Preston North End	Draw	Sheffield United
1-0 @ 8.42% ( 0.49) 2-1 @ 6.15% ( 0.07) 2-0 @ 4.17% ( 0.21) 3-1 @ 2.03% ( 0.01) 3-2 @ 1.5% ( -0.06) 3-0 @ 1.38% ( 0.06) Other @ 1.74% Total : 25.39%	1-1 @ 12.41% ( 0.24) 0-0 @ 8.5% ( 0.56) 2-2 @ 4.53% ( -0.13) Other @ 0.81% Total : 26.25%	0-1 @ 12.53% ( 0.35) 0-2 @ 9.24% ( -0.1) 1-2 @ 9.15% ( -0.18) 0-3 @ 4.54% ( -0.24) 1-3 @ 4.5% ( -0.27) 2-3 @ 2.23% ( -0.16) 0-4 @ 1.67% ( -0.16) 1-4 @ 1.66% ( -0.17) Other @ 2.83% Total : 48.34%