Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Huddersfield Town AFC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Huddersfield Town AFC
1 – 2
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 24 Oct 2020 · 14:00 UTC The John Smith's Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+8'
Christopher Schindler 41' Y
Y 44' Brad Potts
Richard Stearman 44' Y
Y 66' Alan Browne
Y 70' Patrick Bauer
Naby Sarr 78' R
Josh Koroma 87' Y
Y 90' Sean Maguire
Y 90' Joshua Harrop

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Joshua Smith
  • Referee Ian Cooper
  • Referee Rob Merchant
  • Referee David Webb
7 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

2
2
7
Huddersfield Town AFC 11 games · Avg 2.5 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-24 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Preston North End FC 2020-07-04 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2019-11-09 Preston North End FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC

Recent Form

Huddersfield Town AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct Preston North End FC H 1–2 L
20 Oct Derby County FC H 1–0 W
17 Oct Swansea City AFC A 2–1 W
03 Oct Rotherham United FC A 1–1 D
25 Sep Nottingham Forest FC H 1–0 W
19 Sep Brentford FC A 0–3 L
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–1 W
21 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–0 W
18 Oct Cardiff City FC H 0–1 L
04 Oct Brentford FC A 4–2 W
26 Sep Stoke City FC H 0–1 L
19 Sep Norwich City FC A 2–2 D

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
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Huddersfield Town AFC and Preston North End FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Ryan Ledson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 8' A goal from the England international Fraizer Campbell! He fires home on 8 to make it 1-0!
  • 13' Juninho Bacuna, a Curacao , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 18' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 23' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 28' Huddersfield Town AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 33' Preston North End FC is showing some good football. However, Preston North End FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 38' Huddersfield Town AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
  • 41' The referee shows Huddersfield Town AFC player a Yellow card on 41.
  • 44' Brad Potts has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 44.
  • 49' Andrew Hughes is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
  • 51' Alan Browne doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 53' Magnificent from Alan Browne! That is 38 goals in 384 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 58' Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Carel Eiting is hanging Lewis O'Brien on the field on 58 minute.
  • 63' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 66' Alan Browne catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 66.
  • 70' The referee calls foul for Patrick Bauer. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 71' The Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes a substitution. Isaac Mbenza departs to be replaced by Josh Koroma.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Scott Sinclair is replaced by Tom Barkhuizen.
  • 77' The 33-year-old Tom Barkhuizen has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 78' Poor challenge from Naby Sarr. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 83' Huddersfield Town AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 83.
  • 85' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Sean Maguire on, Daniel Johnson off on 85 minutes.
  • 87' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Josh Koroma on 87 minutes.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Sean Maguire. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' Joshua Harrop has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryan Ledson on 90 minute.
  • Another three points for Preston North End FC.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alan Browne 5
Greg Cunningham 4
Milutin Osmajic 3
Will Keane 2
Juninho Bacuna 1
Florian Kamberi 1
Fraizer Campbell 1
Brad Potts 1

Head to Head

2020-10-24 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Preston North End FC 2020-07-04 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2019-11-09 Preston North End FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2020-10-24 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2020-10-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2020-10-17 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2020-10-03 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2020-09-25 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2020-09-19 Brentford FC 3–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L

Preston North End FC Form

2020-10-24 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2020-10-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2020-10-18 Preston North End FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC L 2020-10-04 Brentford FC 2–4 Preston North End FC W 2020-09-26 Preston North End FC 0–1 Stoke City FC L 2020-09-19 Norwich City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D

Predictions

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

Match Result

✓ Correct
Huddersfield Town AFC30% Draw30% Preston North End FC40%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw
60%
Draw or Preston North End FC
70%
Huddersfield Town AFC or Preston North End FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Huddersfield Town AFC22% Draw49% Preston North End FC29%
Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
10.3%
0 – 1
10.3%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
8.1%
0 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 0
5%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 3
3.9%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC

Handicap Huddersfield Town AFC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 17% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 21% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 13% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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