Preston North End vs Sheffield Wednesday Prediction & Betting Tips - Championship

Prediction published on 29/12/2023, 05:54  by Daniel Ngulu in Championship Predictions

Preston North End’s push for a top six finish will continue when they welcome Sheffield Wednesday to Deepdale on Friday. Ahead of this Championship game, Preston are ninth while Sheffield go into the match placed 23rd. Preston will be looking to build on their 2-1 home win over Leeds United in their last outing. That win brought to an end a two-game losing run but Preston are still struggling in defence. They have just one clean sheet in their last 19 matches, a 0-0 draw with Norwich City. At home, they have three losses in the last four matches, with both sides scoring in four of five. With four wins in six meetings with Sheffield, Preston have a basis to go into this game confidently.

Sheffield Wednesday’s last away win at Preston was in 2011 in League One. In recent times, they’ve beaten Preston just once in their last six matches. That run, and their performance this season, make them the underdogs coming into this game. They are nine points below the safe zone and will be hoping to close that gap in this game. A 2-0 loss to Coventry City in their last game left a bad dent in their survival hopes. They have now lost three matches in the last four, conceding at least twice in each of these losses. A run of eight losses in nine away matches has also slowed down their season. Sheffield Wednesday will come into this game targeting a second away win of the season. In the league, they’ve managed just four wins in this campaign, six less than Preston.