Preston North End vs Sheffield Wednesday betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on December 29th, 2024

Preston North End and Sheffield Wednesday are scheduled to play against each other on December 29th, 2024, Sunday at 12:30h (UTC), in a Championship match to be held in England, check the Preston North End vs Sheffield Wednesday betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Preston North End vs Sheffield Wednesday will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Deepdale stadium, in the city of Preston, with a capacity for 23408 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Preston North End vs Sheffield Wednesday betting tip 2024/2025

The Championship has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.67 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.48 goals per match played.

Preston North End last match

Preston North End come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Queens Park Rangers, valid for the Championship, ended with a 2-1. The team coached by P. Heckingbottom lined up in the last match with a 3-4-3 formation.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 2.70, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

The defense certainly did not have an easy time in this match. The worst in the department is perhaps Jack Whatmough, who was missing in the most important moments of the match. One of the worst on the field.

Sheffield Wednesday last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Sheffield Wednesday, who used a 3-4-2-1 formation, faced the Stoke City team with a final score of 2-0.

This positive result confirmed their favoritism before the game, which had odds of 1.73.

Preston North End vs Sheffield Wednesday h2h

Sheffield Wednesday was in 12th place in the Championship while Preston North End was in 18th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Sheffield Wednesday team entered the field with the 3-4-2-1 formation, the same tactic Preston North End used in the match.

The last time these teams met was less than a month ago! The meeting was valid for the Championship 2024/2025, on 07-12-2024. On that occasion, the clubs drew 1-1.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The performance of the Sheffield Wednesday team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Preston North End team.

This game will have S. Gill fully in charge on the pitch while M. Stevens alongside M. Jones will be supporting from the sideline.

Preston North End

Championship leaderboard now

Preston North End joins this game with 23 points, having lost 7 games, winning only 4, and scoring 11 draws. The team ranks in 18th place in the Championship and suffers from a negative balance.

In the 24th round, the team has an advantage of 1 point over the Stoke City team which is just below, in 19th place and with 1 point less than Coventry City team that is in the 17th place.

Preston North End analysis

Currently, Preston North End has a tally of 22 goals scored and 29 goals against, at the end of round 23 of Championship.

his ball possession percentage is 47% in this tournament, which is why the team shows rather a waiting game than an offensive one. Fans fear that this could pose a problem in scoring in the next match against Sheffield Wednesday and would like a more aggressive attitude with more goals from their favorites.

Winning once playing away from home, the team has more positive results playing at home with 3 wins, 2 losses, and 6 draws.

Best goalscorer from Preston North End

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Emil Riis so far in the competition. With 5 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team Preston North End to achieve victorious results this season.

Sheffield Wednesday

Championship leaderboard now

Sheffield Wednesday arrives in this game with 32 points, and in 9th place in the Championship, having won 9 games in total and lost 8 times, making a total of 5 draws.

With a small disadvantage of 2 points against Watford who occupies position 8, the team starts the 24th round.

Sheffield Wednesday analysis

Sheffield Wednesday, after 23 rounds, has conceded more goals than it has scored. The goals scored are in fact 28 while 30 are those conceded to opponents.

With 2 wins in the Championship, Sheffield Wednesday is in that wonderful position where they are the favorite.

The average number of shots towards goal for Sheffield Wednesday is not among the best, with only 3.73 a match. This is a good indicator that the team does not have a very good scoring average, and does not engage the opposing goalkeepers too much.

Best goalscorer from Sheffield Wednesday

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Josh Windass. The Midfielder scored 7 goals in the current season, helping Sheffield Wednesday to achieve victory in several disputes.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Historical data: Sheffield Wednesday

The Sheffield Wednesday team is one of the leading names in the sport, with 5 titles won in the history of the tournament. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their opponents with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Preston North End is Emil Riis, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Sheffield Wednesday is Josh Windass, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Preston North End 1 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Sheffield Wednesday 1.2 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.73.

Corners Top Betting Tips

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 5.64 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

Sheffield Wednesday is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.91 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Sheffield Wednesday in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.48 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

On the Preston North End side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 4 times this season, very different from Sheffield Wednesday who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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