Sunday , 16 August 2026

Huddersfield Town AFC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Huddersfield Town AFC
1 – 3
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Tue 12 Dec 2023 · 19:45 UTC John Smith's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 3' Alan Browne
0–2 39' Will Keane
Danny Ward 54' 1–2
1–3 66' Ben Whiteman
Y 19' Liam Lindsay
Y 45' Brad Potts

Overview

Match Preview

Huddersfield Town AFC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at John Smith's Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee John Busby
  • Assistant 1 Richard Wild
  • Assistant 2 Mark Russell

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Birmingham City FC 0 0
17 Sheffield United FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Burnley FC 0 0
20 Cardiff City FC 0 0
21 West Ham United FC 0 0
22 Southampton FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
2
7
Huddersfield Town AFC 11 games · Avg 2.5 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–3 Preston North End FC 2023-01-07 Preston North End FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC 2022-12-26 Preston North End FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC 2022-10-18 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2022-02-09 Preston North End FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC

Recent Form

Huddersfield Town AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec Preston North End FC H 1–3 L
09 Dec Bristol City FC H 1–1 D
02 Dec Swansea City AFC A 1–1 D
29 Nov Sunderland AFC A 2–1 W
25 Nov Southampton FC H 1–1 D
11 Nov Hull City AFC A 0–1 L
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 3–1 W
09 Dec Norwich City FC A 0–0 D
01 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–2 L
28 Nov Middlesbrough FC A 0–4 L
25 Nov Cardiff City FC H 1–2 L
10 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Huddersfield Town AFC and Preston North End FC get this one started.
  • 3' A stunning finish from Alan Browne — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 8' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 13' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 13 minutes.
  • 18' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Huddersfield Town AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 19' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Liam Lindsay.
  • 24' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 29' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 34' With 0 assists to his name this season, Matty Pearson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Huddersfield Town AFC.
  • 39' Brilliant from the centre-forward! Will Keane makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 39.
  • 44' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ryan Lowe might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Brad Potts. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 46' Yuta Nakayama is replacing Tom Lees for the Huddersfield Town AFC side.
  • 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Preston North End FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 54' Danny Ward doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 59' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 62' It is a substitution in Huddersfield Town AFC team. Danny Ward is replaced by Brahima Diarra on 62 minute.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC. Matty Pearson is replaced by Rarmani Edmonds-Green.
  • 66' Ben Whiteman doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 67' Andrew Hughes gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Liam Millar and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' named a 3-5-2 earlier, and opted for a 3-5-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 74' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Duane Holmes has done his job and it is now time for Mads Frokjaer-Jensen to step up.
  • 79' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 79.
  • 84' The whistle greets Alan Browne as he departs to be replaced by Ben Woodburn.
  • 89' Huddersfield Town AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
  • With this win, Preston North End FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darren Moore

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alan Browne 5
Greg Cunningham 4
Milutin Osmajic 3
Will Keane 2
Ched Evans 1
Danny Ward 1
Scott Sinclair 1
Sepp van den Berg 1

Head to Head

2023-12-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–3 Preston North End FC 2023-01-07 Preston North End FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC 2022-12-26 Preston North End FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC 2022-10-18 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2022-02-09 Preston North End FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2023-12-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–3 Preston North End FC L 2023-12-09 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2023-12-02 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2023-11-29 Sunderland AFC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2023-11-25 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2023-11-11 Hull City AFC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L

Preston North End FC Form

2023-12-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–3 Preston North End FC W 2023-12-09 Norwich City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2023-12-01 Preston North End FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2023-11-28 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC L 2023-11-25 Preston North End FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2023-11-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.18 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Huddersfield Town AFC or Preston North End FC 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Huddersfield Town AFC32% Draw30% Preston North End FC38%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw
62%
Draw or Preston North End FC
68%
Huddersfield Town AFC or Preston North End FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Huddersfield Town AFC23% Draw48% Preston North End FC29%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
10%
0 – 1
9.6%
1 – 0
8.3%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC

Handicap Huddersfield Town AFC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 21% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.