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

Saturday, 25/04/2026 at 16:00

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Match report · Championship

Sheffield United Home 3.05 xG · 17 shots

Preston North End Away 2.98 xG · 12 shots

23 The chances were evenly matched

Goals

5' Liam Lindsay Preston North End · 0.06 xG chance 0–1
20' Liam Lindsay Preston North End · 0.10 xG chance 0–2
71' Gustavo Hamer (pen.) Sheffield United · 0.82 xG chance 1–2
76' Lewis Dobbin Preston North End · 0.98 xG chance 1–3
82' Patrick Bamford Sheffield United · 0.34 xG chance 2–3

The shots behind it

Sheffield United Preston North End

Shots: 17; 12
On target: 3; 6
Inside the box: 12; 11
xG per shot: 0.15; 0.24
Open play xG: 1.08; 2.33
Set-piece xG: 0.64; 0.54
Penalties: 1; 0

Sheffield United's shots add up to 2.55 xG and Preston North End's to 2.87; the published figures are 3.05 and 2.98.

Shot map

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All shots

29 shots · 5.42 xG

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Recent form

Last 6 · xG per match

Sheffield United

1.68 xG created 1.28 xGA

L 2.80 created, 1.29 conceded against Wrexham
D 1.04 created, 1.96 conceded against Swansea City
L 1.53 created, 0.36 conceded against Bristol City
W 2.36 created, 1.20 conceded against Hull City
W 0.81 created, 1.29 conceded against Watford
L 1.51 created, 1.58 conceded against Blackburn Rovers

Preston North End

1.47 xG created 1.48 xGA

W 2.81 created, 0.99 conceded against Stoke City
D 0.41 created, 2.01 conceded against Leicester City
D 0.63 created, 0.94 conceded against Queens Park Rangers
W 1.32 created, 1.32 conceded against Charlton Athletic
L 1.29 created, 1.66 conceded against West Bromwich Albion
L 2.37 created, 1.95 conceded against Birmingham City

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

Head to head

Sheffield United: 0 won · 0 drawn · 1 lost

Preston North End 3:2 Sheffield United 24/10/2025 xG 1.57 – 2.37

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