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

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Championship · 2021-22

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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

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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 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Standings

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

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

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/4

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Huddersfield Town AFC welcome Preston North End FC for this crunch clash at John Smith's Stadium.
5' 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.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Huddersfield Town AFC that had 384 games and scored 407 goals.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carlos Corberán will be considering his options from the bench.
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
30' Huddersfield Town AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
41' Liam Lindsay catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 41.
46' Huddersfield Town AFC make a change. Daniel Ward trudges off to be replaced by Fraizer Campbell on 46 minutes.
51' Huddersfield Town AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
56' The referee calls foul for Fraizer Campbell. He receives a Yellow card.
61' It looks surprising Huddersfield Town AFC does not make any changes. Ched Evans has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
64' Preston North End FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 64.
68' Naby Sarr is having his name booked by the referee on 68.
70' The whistle greets Lewis O'Brien as he departs to be replaced by Duane Holmes.
74' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Sepp van den Berg makes no mistake. 1-0!
75' Brad Potts makes way for Emil Riis Jakobsen at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
76' It is a substitution in Huddersfield Town AFC team. Tom Lees is replaced by Alex Vallejo on 76 minute.
80' Lee Nicholls picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
82' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Ched Evans is replaced by Scott Sinclair on 82 minute.
87' 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.
88' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Joshua Earl by Sean Maguire on 88 minute.
The points are shared — Huddersfield Town AFC 1-0 Preston North End FC. Honours even.

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
Kaine Hayden	1
Paul Gallagher	1
Tom Lees	1
Jayden Stockley	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.