Preston North End 3:2 Sheffield United: xG & match report · Championship

Friday, 24/10/2025 at 21:00

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Match report · Championship

Preston North End Home 1.57 xG · 16 shots

Sheffield United Away 2.37 xG · 12 shots

32 The result went against the chances

Goals

10' Andre Brooks Sheffield United · 0.55 xG chance 0–1
16' Callum O'Hare Sheffield United · 0.18 xG chance 0–2
45' Lewis Dobbin Preston North End · 0.07 xG chance 1–2
46' Japhet Tanganga (o.g.) Preston North End 2–2
58' Daniel Jebbison Preston North End · 0.17 xG chance 3–2

The shots behind it

Preston North End Sheffield United

Shots: 16; 12
On target: 4; 3
Inside the box: 7; 8
xG per shot: 0.10; 0.20
Open play xG: 1.41; 1.90
Set-piece xG: 0.13; 0.45
Penalties: —; —

Shot-level xG may differ from the published match total

The provider publishes the match total separately from its shot-by-shot values. Those values are rounded to two decimals and, leaving out penalties and own goals, add up to its non-penalty xG: 1.57 for Preston North End and 2.37 for Sheffield United.

Shot map

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All shots

28 shots · 3.87 xG

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Last 6 · xG per match

Preston North End

1.22 xG created 1.19 xGA

W 0.90 created, 0.34 conceded against Derby County
D 0.42 created, 2.32 conceded against Bristol City
D 1.43 created, 1.82 conceded against Hull City
W 1.81 created, 0.54 conceded against Charlton Athletic
L 1.39 created, 1.30 conceded against West Bromwich Albion
L 1.38 created, 0.83 conceded against Birmingham City

Sheffield United

1.31 xG created 0.98 xGA

L 0.60 created, 0.77 conceded against Charlton Athletic
W 0.48 created, 1.14 conceded against Oxford United
L 0.85 created, 1.61 conceded against Southampton
L 2.52 created, 0.45 conceded against Hull City
W 2.11 created, 1.09 conceded against Watford
W 1.28 created, 0.82 conceded against Blackburn Rovers

xG created xG conceded (xGA) W / D / L: the match result

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