Huddersfield Town AFC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Huddersfield Town AFC

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Preston North End FC

Tue 17 Aug 2021 · 18:45 UTC John Smith's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 41' Liam Lindsay

Fraizer Campbell 56' Y

Y 64' Ben Whiteman

Naby Sarr 68' Y

Lee Nicholls 80' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Huddersfield Town AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United 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

Huddersfield Town AFC 11 games · Avg 2.5 goals Preston North End FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-17 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2021-02-27 Preston North End FC 3–0 Huddersfield Town AFC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Aug	Preston North End FC	H	1–0	W
14 Aug	Fulham FC	H	1–5	L
07 Aug	Derby County FC	A	1–1	D
08 May	Reading FC	A	2–2	D
01 May	Coventry City FC	H	1–1	D
24 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–5	L

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Aug	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	0–1	L
14 Aug	Reading FC	A	1–2	L
07 Aug	Hull City AFC	H	1–4	L
08 May	Nottingham Forest FC	A	2–1	W
01 May	Barnsley FC	H	2–0	W
24 Apr	Coventry City FC	A	1–0	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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Huddersfield Town AFC to score. At the same time, Preston North End FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' It’s high time Carlos Corberán made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Oliver Turton suffering a number of foals already.
15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
20' Tom Lees is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
35' Huddersfield Town AFC is showing some good football. However, Huddersfield Town AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
40' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
41' That is a Yellow card for Preston North End FC. Liam Lindsay will be fuming at that decision.
46' The whistle greets Daniel Ward as he departs to be replaced by Fraizer Campbell.
51' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Lewis O'Brien has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
56' The referee calls foul for Fraizer Campbell. He receives a Yellow card.
61' Daniel Iversen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
64' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ben Whiteman on 64.
68' A moment of madness from Naby Sarr on 68 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Huddersfield Town AFC will be frustrated.
70' Time for substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC. Lewis O'Brien is replaced by Duane Holmes.
74' Huddersfield Town AFC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Sepp van den Berg on 74.
75' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Emil Riis Jakobsen is hanging Brad Potts on the field on 75 minute.
76' Huddersfield Town AFC make a change. Tom Lees trudges off to be replaced by Alex Vallejo on 76 minutes.
80' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Lee Nicholls.
82' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Ched Evans is replaced by Scott Sinclair on 82 minute.
87' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
88' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Joshua Earl is replaced by Sean Maguire on 88 minute.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alan Browne	5
Greg Cunningham	4
Milutin Osmajic	3
Will Keane	2
Jayden Stockley	1
Bambo Diaby	1
Juninho Bacuna	1
Florian Kamberi	1

Head to Head

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2021-08-17 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC W 2021-08-14 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–5 Fulham FC L 2021-08-07 Derby County FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2021-05-08 Reading FC 2–2 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2021-05-01 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2021-04-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L

Preston North End FC Form

2021-08-17 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-08-14 Reading FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2021-08-07 Preston North End FC 1–4 Hull City AFC L 2021-05-08 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2021-05-01 Preston North End FC 2–0 Barnsley FC W 2021-04-24 Coventry City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.11 Huddersfield Town AFC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.31 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Huddersfield Town AFC or Preston North End FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Huddersfield Town AFC35% Draw29% Preston North End FC36%

Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.42

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw

64%

Draw or Preston North End FC

65%

Huddersfield Town AFC or Preston North End FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Huddersfield Town AFC22% Draw50% Preston North End FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

11.1%

0 – 1

10.5%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

8.2%

0 – 2

7.4%

2 – 1

6.9%

2 – 0

5.3%

2 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

3.6%

0 – 3

3.2%

3 – 1

2.6%

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%	18%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	21%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

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