Preston North End vs Sheffield Wednesday – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

01/01/2026 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Deepdale (Preston).

Championship - Round 25
Referee: Ward G. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
1.64	0.21
Ball Possession
46%	54%
Total shots
12	6
Shots on target
7	1
Big Chances
3	0
Corner Kicks
4	7
Passes
76% (293/384)	80% (366/455)
Yellow Cards
2	0
Expected Goals (xG)
1.64	0.21
xG on target (xGOT)
3.55	0.03
Total shots
12	6
Shots on target
7	1
Shots off target
3	3
Blocked Shots
2	2
Shots inside the Box
8	1
Shots outside the Box
4	5
Hit the Woodwork
0	0
Big Chances
3	0
Corner Kicks
4	7
Touches in opposition box
21	6
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
4	2
Free Kicks
8	10
Passes
76% (293/384)	80% (366/455)
Long passes
41% (24/59)	44% (28/64)
Passes in final third
61% (80/131)	59% (47/80)
Crosses
35% (6/17)	15% (2/13)
Expected assists (xA)
0.76	0.26
Throw-ins
23	25
Fouls
10	8
Tackles
68% (17/25)	65% (11/17)
Duels won
58	53
Clearances
31	18
Interceptions
8	7
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
1	4
xGOT faced
0.03	3.55
Goals prevented
0.03	0.55

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (1 - 0)
28', 1 - 0, McCann A. ⚽, Lewis J. (A),
40', Cooper L. ↓, Fusire S. ↑,
2nd Half (2 - 0)
55', Storey J. 🟨,
61', 2 - 0, Osmajic M. ⚽, Whiteman B. (A),
62', Lewis J. ↓, Small T. ↑,
62', Smith M. ↓, Jebbison D. ↑,
66', McNeill C. ↓, Lowe J. ↑,
66', Thornton J. ↓, Redmond N. ↑,
70', Osmajic M. 🟨,
77', Devine A. ↓, Thompson J. ↑,
77', Osmajic M. ↓, Dobbin L. ↑,
83', Palmer L. ↓, Onukwuli F. ↑,
84', Hughes A. ↓, Lindsay L. ↑,
85', 3 - 0, Dobbin L. ⚽,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Preston North End
65.5%

Draw
21.9%

Sheffield Wednesday
12.7%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

61.3%

23.1%

15.6%

Our Initial ML Estimation

62.2%

22.8%

15.4%

Preston North End - Sheffield Wednesday Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.44 ↓ (1.54)	4.35 ↑ (4.09)	7.32 ↑ (6.03)	5.9% (6%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

What is the prediction for Preston North End - Sheffield Wednesday?

Users Predictions: 25 users predict this event. Preston will win (votes: 19 - 76%). Sheff Wed will win (votes: 2 - 8%). It will Tie (votes: 4 - 16%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Preston: 59.3% – 92.7%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 7 high ROI users predict this event. Preston (votes: 4 - 57.1%). Sheff Wed (votes: 2 - 28.6%). Tie (votes: 1 - 14.3%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

AH -1 - Preston (1.90) (votes: 3 - 60%) .

AH -0.75 - Sheff Wed (2.22) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH -0.5 - Sheff Wed (2.52) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 14 high ROI users predict this event. Preston (votes: 7 - 50%). Sheff Wed (votes: 6 - 42.9%). Tie (votes: 1 - 7.1%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:0.

Preview Facts

A leader and an outsider will face off in this match (ranked 7 and 24 in the zone Relegation ~ League One).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Preston won 3.
In recent matches, Preston has shown inconsistent form (last 5 games: 1 wins).
Sheff Wed is going through a rough patch (in the last 5 games, wins – 0).
In this match, Preston is the undeniable favorite.
There will not play in Preston: Brady R. (Calf Injury) Gibson L. (Injury) Vukcevic A. (Inactive)
There will not play in Sheff Wed: Bernard D. (Knee Injury) Brown G. (Inactive) Chalobah N. (Leg Injury) Fusire S. (International duty) Guilherme Siqueira (Achilles Tendon Injury) Kobacki O. (Groin Injury) Lowe M. (Injury) Redmond N. (Inactive) Ugbo I. (Inactive) Valery Y. (International duty) Weaver E. (Leg Injury)
There are questionable in Preston: Thordarson S. T. (Inactive)
In the last 18 head-to-head matches, Preston won 8 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 23:22. (average 1.3:1.2).
Including home matches between the teams, Preston won 5 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 12:7. (average 1.5:0.9).

How many head-to-head matches has Preston North End won against Sheffield Wednesday?

Preston North End has won 3 of their last 5 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Sheffield Wednesday won against Preston North End?

Sheffield Wednesday has won 1 of their last 5 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Preston North End - Sheffield Wednesday were as follows:

29.11.2025 Sheffield Wednesday - Preston North End 2:3

29.12.2024 Preston North End - Sheffield Wednesday 3:1

07.12.2024 Sheffield Wednesday - Preston North End 1:1

29.12.2023 Preston North End - Sheffield Wednesday 0:1

19.08.2023 Sheffield Wednesday - Preston North End 0:1

Latest results of Preston North End

29.12.2025 Wrexham - Preston North End 2:1 ✺

26.12.2025 Stoke City - Preston North End 0:0 ✺

20.12.2025 Preston North End - Norwich City 1:1 ✺

13.12.2025 Oxford United - Preston North End 1:2 ✺

09.12.2025 Preston North End - Coventry City 1:1 ✺

Latest results of Sheffield Wednesday

29.12.2025 Sheffield Wednesday - Blackburn Rovers 0:0 ✺

26.12.2025 Sheffield Wednesday - Hull City 2:2 ✺

20.12.2025 Ipswich Town - Sheffield Wednesday 3:1 ✺

15.12.2025 Sheffield Wednesday - Derby County 0:3 ✺

09.12.2025 Watford - Sheffield Wednesday 1:1 ✺

English League Championship Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Middlesbrough	31	18	7	6	49:30	19	61
2	Coventry	31	17	8	6	63:35	28	59
3	Ipswich	30	15	9	6	51:29	22	54
4	Hull	31	16	6	9	50:43	7	54
5	Millwall	31	15	8	8	39:36	3	53
6	Wrexham	31	12	11	8	44:39	5	47
7	Preston	31	12	11	8	38:34	4	47
8	Bristol City	31	13	7	11	43:38	5	46
9	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	4	46
10	Birmingham	32	12	10	10	43:39	4	46
11	Derby	31	12	9	10	45:39	6	45
12	Watford	31	11	11	9	39:36	3	44
13	QPR	31	12	8	11	42:43	-1	44
14	Stoke	31	12	7	12	34:28	6	43
15	Swansea	31	12	6	13	38:37	1	42
16	Norwich	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39
17	Sheffield Utd	31	12	3	16	44:45	-1	39
18	Charlton	30	9	9	12	29:38	-9	36
19	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34
20	Portsmouth	29	8	9	12	27:38	-11	33
21	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32
22	Blackburn	31	8	8	15	27:40	-13	32
23	Oxford Utd	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28
24	Sheffield Wed	31	1	8	22	18:62	-44	-7

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