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 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

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

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

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Huddersfield Town AFC and Preston North End FC get this one started.
5' Huddersfield Town AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 383 games and scored 420 goals.
20' A quiet spell here at John Smith's Stadium. Huddersfield Town AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
25' Preston North End FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Huddersfield Town AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
35' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Liam Lindsay is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
41' Liam Lindsay picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
46' It is a substitution in Huddersfield Town AFC team. Daniel Ward is replaced by Fraizer Campbell on 46 minute.
51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Daniel Iversen made 14 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
56' Fraizer Campbell was booked on 56.
61' It is a cagey affair so far. Huddersfield Town AFC in their trying to find a way past Preston North End FC's compact .
64' Preston North End FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
68' That is a Yellow card for Huddersfield Town AFC. Naby Sarr will be fuming at that decision.
70' It is a substitution in Huddersfield Town AFC team. Lewis O'Brien is replaced by Duane Holmes on 70 minute.
74' What a strike from Sepp van den Berg! The score is 1-0.
75' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Brad Potts by Emil Riis Jakobsen on 75 minute.
76' Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alex Vallejo is hanging Tom Lees on the field on 76 minute.
80' Poor challenge from Lee Nicholls. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
82' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Scott Sinclair comes on to replace Ched Evans.
87' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
88' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Joshua Earl is replaced by Sean Maguire on 88 minute.
Preston North End FC will have plenty to reflect on. Huddersfield Town AFC were simply the better side today.

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
Jordan Rhodes	1
Kaine Hayden	1
Paul Gallagher	1
Tom Lees	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.