Preston vs Sheffield Wednesday Predictions

Take Preston to beat Sheffield Wednesday at Deepdale on Thursday. The visitors have been poor on the road this season, with just one win in 10 away games.

Preston are seventh in the league, 17 places and 44 points above rock-bottom Sheffield Wednesday, with nine wins, ten draws and five losses to the visitors’ one win so far.

Preston have lost just one of their last six home games in the Championship.

Sheffield Wednesday have won just one of their 23 games as an underdog this season, and backing them in those matches would have resulted in a 17.50-unit loss.

They have failed to win any of their last seven Championship away games, losing four of the last six. They have gone winless in nine of their last ten on the road.

The visitors have disappointed up front this season. No Championship team has failed to find the net in more games than Sheffield Wednesday’s total of ten.

The visitors have looked vulnerable in defence. No team has conceded more goals in the Championship this season than Sheffield Wednesday’s 45 in 23 games, and they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 17 of their last 20 matches.

The last Championship meeting between these two had five goals, but five of the previous six encounters had under 2.5 goals and seven of Preston’s nine victories this season have been by a one-goal margin. A 1-0 win for Preston looks a decent correct-score option.

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Edited by Mark Langdon