Thursday , 2 July 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 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to John Smith's Stadium that hosts another battle between Huddersfield Town AFC and Preston North End FC.
  • 3' Preston North End FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Alan Browne on 3.
  • 8' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 13' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 18' Tom Lees has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 19' The referee calls foul for Liam Lindsay. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 24' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 29' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 34' Huddersfield Town AFC 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.
  • 39' GOAL! Will Keane scores on 39.
  • 44' 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.
  • 45' Preston North End FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC. Tom Lees is replaced by Yuta Nakayama.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jordan Storey made 378 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 54' What a strike from Danny Ward! The score is 1-2.
  • 59' Liam Millar needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 62' Time for substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC. Danny Ward is replaced by Brahima Diarra.
  • 65' The whistle greets Matty Pearson as he departs to be replaced by Rarmani Edmonds-Green.
  • 66' GOAL! Ben Whiteman scores on 66. Assisted by Duane Holmes
  • 67' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Liam Millar is replaced by Andrew Hughes.
  • 72' It’s high time Ryan Lowe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 74' The whistle greets Duane Holmes as he departs to be replaced by Mads Frokjaer-Jensen.
  • 79' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 84' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Alan Browne by Ben Woodburn on 84 minute.
  • 89' 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.
  • 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
Josh Koroma 1
Jordan Rhodes 1
Kaine Hayden 1
Paul Gallagher 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.