Preston NE 2–3 Sheffield Utd: result & stats

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Current ratings

1329against1509

A 180-point difference on the rating scale.

The present numbers

Goal expectation

Preston NE1.06

Sheffield Utd2.21

Expected share of the points

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Prior record: 5-3-7 across 15 since 2015. Most recent 2026, 3-2 in Championship. The present numbers are 1329 against 1509, and the model turns that into 22.0% / 24.0% / 54.0%.
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It ended 2-3. The higher rating belongs to the away side. Sheffield Utd holds both halves of the profile — 1.13 against 0.74 for scoring, 0.97 against 1.45 for conceding, where the lower number is the better one. Sheffield Utd sits 30.0 points above the next most likely result. Note the ratings are live, not frozen at kickoff. Raw profiles are 0.74 and 1.45 against 1.13 and 0.97. Versus the 1500 seed: -171 and +9. Most likely single result is Sheffield Utd on 54.0%. Rounding the goal expectations gives a predicted 1-2. On the Elo curve, expected shares run 34.0% to 66.0%. Sample sizes behind the two numbers are 60 and 60 matches. The three results cover 32.0 points. A 180-point spread sits between the two figures. xG: 1.06 to 2.21. A decisive result carries 76.0% against 24.0% for the draw. 4 of the listed scorelines reach 8% or better. Spread thin across outcomes, 1-2 highest at 9.8%.
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Derived from elo-poisson-v1 on full history — published as analysis, not as tips.

Source: our elo-poisson-v1 model, run across the complete result record. Not betting guidance.

Match report

Sheffield Utd edged past Preston NE 3-2 on 3 November 2026.

Before the match

Preston NE arrived without a win in their last five outings, recording one draw and four defeats, scoring two goals and conceding 12, failing to score in three of those games. A 2-0 defeat away to Stoke (31 October) was their most recent result.

31 October: Preston NE lost 0-2 against Stoke away from home in Championship, scoring zero goals and allowing two. Against West Brom in Championship, Preston NE scored one and conceded one on 24 October; the at home result was 1-1. Preston NE's away from home game on 17 October (Championship) ended 1-4 against Wrexham, with one goal for and four against. On 13 October, Birmingham faced Preston NE in Championship: Preston NE lost 0-4 away from home, having scored zero and conceded four. Championship, 10 October brought a home meeting with Millwall; Preston NE lost 0-1, a return of zero goals scored and one conceded.

Preston NE: 24th, five points, 13 matches in the calculated Championship standings at kickoff.

Sheffield Utd came into the game with three wins, one draw and one defeat from their last five outings, scoring eight goals and conceding four, keeping three clean sheets. On 30 October, Sheffield Utd recorded a 1-0 win hosting Wrexham; their biggest win in that spell was 3-0 at home to Lincoln City on 10 October.

Wrexham travelled to face Sheffield Utd (Championship) on 30 October. For Sheffield Utd, the score was 1-0: one goal scored, zero allowed. 1-1 was Sheffield Utd's result against Derby County on 24 October (Championship), playing at home; Sheffield Utd drew, with one scored to one conceded. The 17 October fixture (Championship) paired Sheffield Utd with Bristol City. Sheffield Utd won 1-0 away from home, netting one goal while conceding zero. Playing away from home against Portsmouth (Championship), Sheffield Utd finished 2-3 on 14 October. Their score comprised two goals, against three from the opposition. 10 October: Sheffield Utd won 3-0 against Lincoln City at home in Championship, scoring three goals and allowing zero.

Sheffield Utd: 10th, 19 points, 13 matches in the calculated Championship standings at kickoff.

The teams' recorded encounters ended in a 3-2 away win for Preston NE on 25 April and a 3-2 home win for Preston NE on 24 October 2025.

After the match

Léo Leroy opened the scoring inside the first 2 minutes for Preston NE, set up by Andrija Vukčević, to make it 1-0. Sydie Peck levelled it in the 27th minute for Sheffield Utd, set up by Harrison Burrows, to make it 1-1. Sydie Peck put Sheffield Utd in front in the 37th minute, set up by Ben Brereton, to make it 2-1. Sydie Peck added to the tally 46 minutes into the game for Sheffield Utd, set up by Romelle Donovan, to make it 3-1. Callum Lang pulled one back 77 minutes into the game for Preston NE, set up by Alfie Devine, to make it 2-3. Léo Leroy (66') was booked. The rating gap is a clear one: our current Elo ratings have Sheffield Utd 180 points stronger than Preston NE. Sheffield Utd are unbeaten in the latest 4 matches of their recorded form in the 2026/27 Championship. Preston NE picked up one yellow card. The substitution total for Preston NE was five. After coming on for Preston NE in minute 13, Callum Lang scored in minute 77. Alfie Devine provided an assist following entry for Preston NE in the 64th minute. four changes were recorded for Sheffield Utd. The lead changed hands once in the scoring sequence. The winners, Sheffield Utd, had been behind.