Match Centre: Preston North End vs Sheffield United
Player of the match Vinicius de Souza Costa 8.1
GolVolt rating 1.3GolVolt rating
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Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Few chances, settled by 55′.
- Dramaweight 50% Settled by 55′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 2.2 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Nobody stood out. Heroes: 2.6 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 5.2 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% Few chances. Quality of play: 1.4 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 1.3more watchable than 13% of Championship matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
2 goals1 card
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 12' Goal: Oliver Arblasterassist: Brooks0:1
- Half-time · 0:1
- 55' Goal: Gustavo HamerSheffield United0:2
- 64' SubstitutionKesler-Hayden for Greenwood
- 65' SubstitutionOsmajic for Keane
- 72' SubstitutionFrøkjaer-Jensen for Thórdarson
- 72' 2 substitutionsSeriki for GilchristSlimane for Hamer
- 79' SubstitutionBrewster for Brooks
- 80' Liam Lindsayyellow card
- 87' SubstitutionBest for Brady
- 90' SubstitutionPeck for O'Hare
- Full-time · 0:2
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Preston North End
Sheffield United
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Preston North End
- 13 David Cornell GK —
- 14 Jordan Storey DEF —
- 29 Kaine Kesler-Hayden DEF on
- 33 Kian Best DEF on
- 10 Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen MID on
- 18 Ryan Ledson MID —
- 25 Duane Holmes MID —
- 31 Theo Mawene MID —
- 28 Milutin Osmajic ATT on
Sheffield United
- 13 Ivo Grbic GK —
- 5 Auston Trusty DEF —
- 6 Harry Souttar DEF —
- 38 Femi Seriki DEF on
- 25 Anis Slimane MID on
- 29 Ismaila Coulibaly MID —
- 42 Sydie Peck MID on
- 7 Rhian Brewster ATT on
- 34 Louie Marsh ATT —
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Deepdale, Preston
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Sheffield United Vinicius de Souza Costa
- 2. place · Sheffield United Oliver Arblaster
- 3. place · Sheffield United Andre Brooks
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