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Preston North End 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday · Championship

3–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Preston North End won 3–0.

Shots
126
Shots on target
71
Expected goals
1.910.21
Possession
47%53%

Full time

What the match recorded

Preston North End beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–0. Recorded in this match (Preston North End – Sheffield Wednesday): shots 12–6, shots on target 7–1, expected goals 1.91–0.21, possession 47%–53%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

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A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Preston North End, Sheffield Wednesday.

2.8 days ▲Rest daysPreston North End · Sheffield Wednesday2.8 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricPreston North EndSheffield WednesdayBaseline
Rest days2.8 days2.8 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Sheffield Wednesday's recent record differs from the season

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Sheffield Wednesday's last-five shots average is below their season average.

7.4 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season9.91 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots7.4 shots/match9.91 shots/match12.4 shots/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots6 shotsPreston North End 12 shots, Sheffield Wednesday 6 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots1 shotPreston North End 7 shots, Sheffield Wednesday 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.91 xG0.21 xGPreston North End 1.91 xG, Sheffield Wednesday 0.21 xG
  • Possession47%53%Preston North End 47%, Sheffield Wednesday 53%
  • Corners4 corners7 cornersPreston North End 4 corners, Sheffield Wednesday 7 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls8 foulsPreston North End 10 fouls, Sheffield Wednesday 8 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Jordan Storey · Preston North End · 32′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAli McCann · Preston North End · 10′ · 0.02 xG · on targetBailey Cadamarteri · Sheffield Wednesday · 24′ · 0.02 xG · on targetAlfie Devine · Preston North End · 65′ · 0.02 xG · on targetNathan Redmond · Sheffield Wednesday · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBen Whiteman · Preston North End · 11′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedBen Whiteman · Preston North End · 84′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJamal Lowe · Sheffield Wednesday · 89′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedLiam Palmer · Sheffield Wednesday · 21′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSean Fusire · Sheffield Wednesday · 53′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLewis Dobbin · Preston North End · 84′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedCharlie McNeill · Sheffield Wednesday · 56′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedAli McCann · Preston North End · 30′ · 0.14 xG · on targetJordan Storey · Preston North End · 15′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedLewis Dobbin · Preston North End · 85′ · 0.16 xG · goalMilutin Osmajić · Preston North End · 61′ · 0.25 xG · goalAlfie Devine · Preston North End · 30′ · 0.36 xG · on targetAli McCann · Preston North End · 28′ · 0.64 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Preston North End: 12 shots, 7 on target, 1.86 xG. Sheffield Wednesday: 6 shots, 1 on target, 0.21 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Ali McCann · Preston North End · 28′Milutin Osmajić · Preston North End · 61′Lewis Dobbin · Preston North End · 85′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Preston North End 1.86 xG · Sheffield Wednesday 0.21 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Preston North End
1Draws
1Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday — Preston North End · Championship2–3
Preston North End — Sheffield Wednesday · Championship3–1
Sheffield Wednesday — Preston North End · Championship1–1
Preston North End — Sheffield Wednesday · Championship0–1
Sheffield Wednesday — Preston North End · Championship0–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Preston North End favored in 10 of 11 directional metrics · Sheffield Wednesday in 0 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Preston North End25 matchesSheffield Wednesday24 matches
1.36 goals/match ▲Goals scored25/240.75 goals/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed25/242 goals/match
1.16 xG/match ▲Expected goals25/240.99 xG/match
10.9 shots/match ▲Shots24/239.91 shots/match
3.75 shots/match ▲Shots on target24/233 shots/match
45%Possession24/23● 47%
4.08 corners/matchCorners24/23● 4.91 corners/match
10 fouls/matchFouls24/2210.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples25 / 24home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Thu, 1 Jan 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Championship

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsPreston North EndSheffield Wednesday
CompetitionChampionshipChampionship 2025/26
Head-to-headPreston North End — Sheffield Wednesday
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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