The action continues in round 14 of the EFL Championship as Preston North End and Sheffield United lock horns at Deepdale Stadium on Tuesday. While the hosts will be looking to stop the rot and pull clear of the bottom of the table, the Blades will look to maintain their newfound form and strengthen their position in the top half.
Preston North End were left empty-handed yet again in the Championship last weekend when they fell to a 2-0 defeat against Stoke City at the bet365 Stadium.
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Graham Alexander’s side have gone eight straight matches without a win, losing six and claiming two draws since scraping a 2-1 victory over Blackburn Rovers on September 5.
Preston North End have managed just one win from their 13 Championship games, while losing 10 and claiming two draws to collect five points and sit rock-bottom in the league table, six points away from safety.
Having joined from Southampton, Ben Brereton Diaz opened his account for Sheffield United last Friday to fire the Blades to a 1-0 victory over Wrexham at Bramall Lane.
Chris Wilder’s men have gone unbeaten in four of their last five matches, picking up three wins and one draw, with a 3-2 loss against Portsmouth at Fratton Park on October 14 being the exception.
Sheffield United have picked up 19 points from their 13 EFL Championship matches so far to sit 10th in the league standings, level on points with 11th-placed Portsmouth.
Preston North End vs Sheffield United Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- With 56 wins from the last 126 meetings between the sides, Sheffield United boast a superior record in the history of this fixture.
- Preston North End have picked up 38 wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on 32 occasions.
- Sheffield United are unbeaten in six of their last eight Championship away matches, picking up four wins and two draws since September 8.
- Preston North End have failed to win six of their last seven home games across all competitions, losing five and claiming one draw since August 22.
Preston North End vs Sheffield United Prediction
Sheffield United have put together a fine run of results in recent weeks and will fancy their chances against a floundering Preston side who have failed to win their last eight games.
Given the gulf in quality between the two teams, and their contrasting form, we are backing them to come away with all three points.
Prediction: Preston North End 0-2 Sheffield United
Preston North End vs Sheffield United Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result – Sheffield United to win
Tip 2: First to score – Sheffield United (The visitors have opened the scoring in nine of their last 10 matches against Preston)
Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards – No (There have also been fewer than five bookings in eight of their last 10 encounters)
Edited by Peter Pedroncelli
