H2H: Preston North End vs Sheffield Wednesday – Prediction (Championship

H2H: Preston v Sheffield Wednesday – Comparison.

Jayden Stockley is the only Preston player to score here at Deepdale so far this term. Meanwhile, Barry Bannan is the only Wednesday player to score across the last 515 minutes of play, courtesy of a penalty. Wednesday boss Pulis is unbeaten in ten of his last 16 encounters with Preston (W4, D6, L6) and both teams scored in seven of the last eight such games.

Preston Insights.

Preston North End are currently on a ten-game streak in all competitions without a draw (W4, L6). The first goal isn’t necessarily crucial though, as ahead of the round Preston have picked up a league-high six points when conceding first. However, the first goalscorer did win each of their last four games since a comeback victory at Huddersfield (2-1). Incredibly though, Preston have lost all five of their home league games and rank as the league’s worst home outfit, subsequently scoring a joint league-low one goal at Deepdale. Despite shipping first in all games here, they trailed at HT just once (HT: D4, L1) with four of their five defeats seeing just a single-goal margin. As such, five of their seven goals conceded here came beyond HT.

Sheffield Wednesday Insights.

Sheffield Wednesday have recorded their worst 11-game start than in any of their last six second-tier campaigns (W3, D3, L5) and that is excluding their points deduction! However, the ‘Owls’ currently defend a 225-minute run without conceding a goal, which has helped lift them off the foot of the table on goal-difference for the first time this season. History has repeated itself as Tony Pulis has taken Garry Monk’s job for the second time, this time at Wednesday. Pulis is unbeaten in four of five first H2Hs with Preston in any new managerial reign post-2000 (W2, D2, L1) and in another twist of fate, his first away game as Middlesbrough boss came here (W3-2). One note of caution however, Pulis’ sides failed to score in his opening away game in each of his four appointments prior.