England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Sheffield Wednesday and Preston North End, taking place on Saturday, 19 August 2023, at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield.
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Sheffield Wednesday, Recent FormThe Sheffield Wednesday squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 4-2 away defeat against Hull City, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed. They achieved 27% possession in that match and had 6 strikes at goal, with 2 hitting the target, up against Hull City's tally of 15 efforts at goal, 7 of which were on target.
Manager Xisco Muñoz will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 11 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 8 goals conceded in the same period. Their goal scoring streak now stands at 11 games in a row, but they have only kept 2 clean sheets in their last 6 home games.
They have had a good run of form recently, winning 4 out of their last 6 games.
On an individual basis, Michael Smith will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 6 goals in Sheffield Wednesday's last 6 league games.
Preston North End, Recent FormPreston North End head into this match with some confidence in the knowledge that they recorded a solid 2-1 home win against Sunderland in their last league encounter. In that game they recorded 35 % of the possession, with 11 attempts on goal, 2 on target. Their opponents found the target on 4 of their 13 shots on goal.
Their boss Ryan Lowe is sure to be taking a close look at his defence, who have given away 14 goals over the last 6 matches and yet amazingly still managed to collect some valuable points during this poor defensive spell due to their 7 goals scored. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but they've failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games on the road.
They've had a bad run of form away from home recently, having lost 4 of their last 6 on the road and managing just 1 win.
The Preston North End travelling support have had something to shout about on the road via the goals from Ched Evans, who's scored 4 goals in their last 6 league matches away from home.
The last time these sides were pitched against each other in the league, it ended in a 1-0 win for Sheffield Wednesday.
The Lilywhites defence has struggled at Hillsborough Stadium, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 12 visits.
There is only really one injury concern for the Wednesday manager Xisco Muñoz ahead of this clash, with Josh Windass (Muscle) missing out, which gives Muñoz a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
With only Ched Evans (Spinal cord) and Emil Riis (Cruciate ligament) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Ryan Lowe will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Sheffield Wednesday Playing at home | Preston North End Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals scored | 1 |
| 2 | Goals conceded | 1 |
| 54' | Time first goal scored | 86' |
| 8' | Time first goal conceded | 47' |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4 | Subs used | 2 |
| - | Biggest victory | - |
| 2-1 | Biggest defeat | - |
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