Preston vs Sheffield United: Championship Match Prediction

England

Preston North End

England

Championship

deepdale

9 August 12:00 UTC

Sheffield United

England

Preston and Sheffield United will play in the first round of the new English Championship season. Who will win on August 9? The answer is in our forecast

Preston North End vs Sheffield United Prediction and Betting Tips (09.08.2024)

Command Analysis

Preston North End

England

Preston had a good season last season and finished tenth in the Championship. After winning friendly matches against Bamber Bridge (3:0), Fiorentina (2:1) and Salford (2:0), the hosts lost to Everton (0:3).

Sheffield United

England

Sheffield United spent last season in the Premier League, but failed to establish themselves in the top flight and returned to the Championship, finishing bottom. Now the team hopes to quickly return to the top flight. In the last friendly match, the team drew with Huddersfield (1:1), although before that they won four victories in a row.

Trends

Bet Exact score 2:2

Three of the last five matches have ended with this score

15.00

Bet Both Teams to Score

This bet has played in 4 of the last 5 away matches

1.77

Bet Number 2 in the final score

This pattern has worked in 3 of the hosts' last 5 matches

2.22

Tip and bets

1.7Handicap (0) on Sheffield United

Sheffield United played in the Premier League last season and gained experience in confrontations with the strongest teams in the country. In friendly matches, the Blades managed to do without defeats and will certainly be able to beat the average team of the Championship in the first official match.

Our prediction is Asian handicap (0) on Sheffield United for 1.70

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1.95total over 2.5 goals

Bet on total

The teams' head-to-head matches are quite fun. Four of the last five encounters have seen 4-5 goals scored, so we can expect a high-scoring match today as well.

The second bet is total over 2.5 goals with odds of 1.95