Championship

Preston vs Sheffield Wednesday

Thu, 1st Jan, 2026

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16:00 PM

TIP: Home Win or Draw(1X)
Home Match Details

Preston vs Sheffield Wednesday Prediction, H2H, Stats & Betting Tips

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Preston

January 1st, 2026

3 - 0

Home Win or Draw(1X)
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Sheffield Wednesday

Home

Draw

Away

64.3
1.48
23.8
4.00
11.9
8.00

H2H

Previous Matches

L

Sheffield Wednesday

2 - 3

29/11/2025

Preston

W
W

Preston

3 - 1

29/12/2024

Sheffield Wednesday

L
D

Sheffield Wednesday

1 - 1

07/12/2024

Preston

D
L

Preston

0 - 1

29/12/2023

Sheffield Wednesday

W
L

Sheffield Wednesday

0 - 1

19/08/2023

Preston

W
W

Sheffield Wednesday

1 - 0

30/01/2021

Preston

L
W

Preston

1 - 0

21/11/2020

Sheffield Wednesday

L
L

Sheffield Wednesday

1 - 3

08/07/2020

Preston

W

last five matches

Preston

Previous Matches

W

2 - 1

Vs

Blackburn

05/09/2026

L

1 - 3

Vs

Bristol City

01/09/2026

L

1 - 0

Vs

Charlton

29/08/2026

L

0 - 4

Vs

Everton

26/08/2026

L

1 - 3

Vs

Wolves

22/08/2026

L

2 - 1

Vs

Bolton

15/08/2026

L

1 - 0

Vs

Stockport County

01/08/2026

L

3 - 2

Vs

Bradford

29/07/2026

L

3 - 0

Vs

Marine

25/07/2026

L

0 - 1

Vs

Cambridge United

24/07/2026

Sheffield Wednesday

Previous Matches

W

1 - 2

Vs

Peterborough

05/09/2026

W

1 - 2

Vs

Wycombe

01/09/2026

W

7 - 2

Vs

Bromley

29/08/2026

L

0 - 2

Vs

Wolves

25/08/2026

L

0 - 1

Vs

Bradford

20/08/2026

W

1 - 2

Vs

Leyton Orient

15/08/2026

W

1 - 0

Vs

Bolton

08/08/2026

L

4 - 0

Vs

Oldham

01/08/2026

D

0 - 0

Vs

Accrington ST

01/08/2026

W

3 - 2

Vs

Preston

18/07/2026

league table

Team

P

W

D

L

GD

Pts

1 Coventry

46

28

11

7

52

95

2 Ipswich

46

23

15

8

33

84

3 Millwall

46

24

11

11

15

83

4 Southampton

46

22

14

10

26

80

5 Middlesbrough

46

22

14

10

25

80

6 Hull City

46

21

10

15

4

73

7 Wrexham

46

19

14

13

4

71

8 Derby

46

20

9

17

8

69

9 Norwich

46

19

8

19

7

65

10 Birmingham

46

17

13

16

1

64

11 Swansea

46

18

10

18

-2

64

12 Bristol City

46

17

11

18

0

62

13 Sheffield Utd

46

18

6

22

0

60

14 Preston

46

15

15

16

-7

60

15 QPR

46

16

10

20

-12

58

16 Watford

46

14

15

17

-12

57

17 Stoke City

46

15

10

21

-5

55

18 Portsmouth

46

14

13

19

-15

55

19 Charlton

46

13

14

19

-14

53

20 Blackburn

46

13

13

20

-14

52

21 West Brom

46

13

14

19

-10

51

22 Oxford United

46

11

14

21

-14

47

23 Leicester

46

12

16

18

-10

46

24 Sheffield Wednesday

46

2

12

32

-60

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Match Centre

7 Shots on Goal 1
3 Shots off Goal 3
12 Total Shots 6
2 Blocked Shots 2
8 Shots insidebox 1
4 Shots outsidebox 5
10 Fouls 8
4 Corner Kicks 7
4 Offsides 2
47% Ball Possession 53%
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Goalkeeper Saves 4
386 Total passes 454
293 Passes accurate 366
76% Passes % 81%
1.91 expected_goals 0.21
0.70 goals_prevented 0.70
28' ⚽ A. McCann (Preston)
40' 🔄 L. Cooper (Sheffield Wednesday)
55' 🟨 Jordan Storey (Preston)
61' ⚽ M. Osmajic (Preston)
62' 🔄 M. Smith (Preston)
62' 🔄 J. Lewis (Preston)
66' 🔄 C. McNeill (Sheffield Wednesday)
66' 🔄 J. Thornton (Sheffield Wednesday)
70' 🟨 Milutin Osmajić (Preston)
77' 🔄 A. Devine (Preston)
77' 🔄 M. Osmajic (Preston)
83' 🔄 L. Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday)
84' 🔄 A. Hughes (Preston)
85' ⚽ L. Dobbin (Preston)
Under Over

Recent Goal Lines

Preston Sheffield Wednesday

Under 1   Over 5

83%

1.5

Goals

Under 1   Over 5

83%

Under 1   Over 5

83%

2.5

Goals

Under 2   Over 4

67%

Under 3   Over 3

50%

3.5

Goals

Under 5   Over 1

83%

Both Scored (Yes/No)

Yes 4   No 2

67%

Yes 4   No 2

67%

Goals By Time Period

Preston

1
0'
1
15'
30'
HT
60'
75'
0'
15'
30'
1
HT
60'
75'

Sheffield Wednesday

2
0'
1
15'
4
30'
2
HT
2
60'
2
75'
1
0'
1
15'
30'
2
HT
60'
2
75'

Avg. Event Time

Scored Conceded

Preston

0 15 30 HT 60 75 FT

Sheffield Wednesday

0 15 30 HT 60 75 FT

Shots

Last 1 matches

Preston Avg. per game
Total shots 12
Blocked 5
86% off target 14% on target
42% inside box 58% outside box
Sheffield Wednesday Avg. per game
Total shots 15.83
Blocked 3.83
50% off target 50% on target
73% inside box 27% outside box

Passes

Preston

Total 316
Accurate 229 (72%)
Possession 43%

Sheffield Wednesday

Total 414.33
Accurate 325.17 (51%)
Possession 52%

Trends

3 match streak · Championship

Preston have conceded in each of their last 3 matches in Championship.

3 match streak · League One

Sheffield Wednesday are unbeaten in their last 3 matches in League One.

3 match streak · League One

Sheffield Wednesday have won 3 consecutive matches in League One.

3 match streak · League One

Sheffield Wednesday have scored in each of their last 3 matches in League One.

3 match streak · League One

Sheffield Wednesday have conceded in each of their last 3 matches in League One.

3 match streak · League One

Both teams have scored in each of Sheffield Wednesday's last 3 matches in League One.

3 match streak · League One

Over 2.5 goals have been scored in each of Sheffield Wednesday's last 3 matches in League One.

Upcoming Fixtures Difficulty

Preston

A · 08 Sep

Watford

2/5

H · 12 Sep

Lincoln

Unrated

A · 19 Sep

QPR

3/5

H · 10 Oct

Millwall

5/5

A · 13 Oct

Birmingham

3/5

A · 17 Oct

Wrexham

4/5

H · 24 Oct

West Brom

2/5

A · 31 Oct

Stoke City

2/5

Sheffield Wednesday

H · 12 Sep

Wigan

Unrated

H · 19 Sep

Stockport County

Unrated

A · 22 Sep

Salford City

Unrated

A · 26 Sep

Stevenage

Unrated

H · 03 Oct

Cambridge United

Unrated

H · 06 Oct

Sunderland U21

Unrated

A · 10 Oct

Huddersfield

Unrated

H · 17 Oct

AFC Wimbledon

Unrated

Preston vs Sheffield Wednesday Prediction & Tips

Preston meet Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship at Deepdale on January 1, 2026.

Preston head into this fixture having lost 5 of their last 6 matches and lost 4 of their previous 5 home matches across all competitions.

Sheffield Wednesday, meanwhile, have won 4 of their last 6 matches.

Of their last 5 meetings, Preston have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 against Sheffield Wednesday.

Prediction: Preston to win with probability 64%.

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