Preston North End FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Preston North End FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC — Championship at Deepdale Stadium.
- Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
- Huddersfield Town AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Matt Donohue
- Referee Geoff Eltringham
- Referee Jonathan Hunt
- Referee Shaun Hudson
4 games this season
🟨 3.3/game
⚽ 11.0 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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Nov | Huddersfield Town AFC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 03 Nov | Charlton Athletic FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 26 Oct | Blackburn Rovers FC | H | 3–2 | W |
| 22 Oct | Leeds United FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 19 Oct | Reading FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 05 Oct | Barnsley FC | H | 5–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Nov | Preston North End FC | A | 1–3 | L |
| 02 Nov | Brentford FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 26 Oct | Barnsley FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 23 Oct | Middlesbrough FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 19 Oct | Blackburn Rovers FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 05 Oct | Hull City AFC | H | 3–0 | W |
Key Stats
55%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
H2H (11 games)
64%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season
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' Three points are at stake. Preston North End FC host Huddersfield Town AFC — let the battle begin!
- 4' Jayden Stockley is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
- 9' Kamil Grabara, a Poland goalkeeper, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 14' 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.
- 18' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryan Ledson on 18.
- 22' The Huddersfield Town AFC bench stirs into life. Tommy Elphick is withdrawn and Jon Gorenc-Stankovic gets his opportunity.
- 27' The travelling Huddersfield Town AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 32' Ryan Ledson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Huddersfield Town AFC tonight.
- 33' A stunning finish from Alan Browne — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 38' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 38 minutes.
- 43' 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.
- 45' Darnell Fisher catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
- 50' GOAL! Paul Gallagher scores on 50.
- 55' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Alex Pritchard has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 59' Steve Mounie has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adama Diakhaby on 59 minute.
- 62' Jayden Stockley was booked on 62.
- 65' The Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes a substitution. Danny Simpson departs to be replaced by Alex Pritchard.
- 70' Sean Maguire has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 72' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Paul Gallagher has done his job and it is now time for Brad Potts to step up.
- 74' Juninho Bacuna doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 76' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Jayden Stockley is replaced by David Nugent on 76 minute.
- 81' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 86' Sean Maguire picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Huddersfield Town AFC.
Lineups
Preston North End FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 18
- 24
- 2
- 29
- 8
- 1
-
12
Paul Gallagher C ↓ Brad Potts 72'
- 6
- 21
- 15
-
20
Jayden Stockley ↓ David Nugent 76'
Bench
-
35
David Nugent ↑ 76'
-
44
Brad Potts ↑ 72'
- 14
- 39
- 17
- 25
- 7
Coach
Alex Neil
Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups
Starting XI
-
17
Danny Simpson ↓ Alex Pritchard 65'
- 1
- 7
- 26
- 5
- 9
-
11
Adama Diakhaby ↓ Steve Mounie 59'
- 8
- 4
- 39
- 16
Bench
- 19
- 31
-
27
Jon Gorenc-Stankovic ↑ 22'
- 33
-
21
Alex Pritchard ↑ 65'
-
24
Steve Mounie ↑ 59'
- 37
Coach
Danny Cowley
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Alan Browne | 5 |
| Greg Cunningham | 4 |
| Milutin Osmajic | 3 |
| Will Keane | 2 |
| Sepp van den Berg | 1 |
| Josh Koroma | 1 |
| Jordan Rhodes | 1 |
| Kaine Hayden | 1 |
Preston North End FC Form
2019-11-09
Preston North End FC
3–1
Huddersfield Town AFC
W
2019-11-03
Charlton Athletic FC
0–1
Preston North End FC
W
2019-10-26
Preston North End FC
3–2
Blackburn Rovers FC
W
2019-10-22
Preston North End FC
1–1
Leeds United FC
D
2019-10-19
Reading FC
1–0
Preston North End FC
L
2019-10-05
Preston North End FC
5–1
Barnsley FC
W
Huddersfield Town AFC Form
2019-11-09
Preston North End FC
3–1
Huddersfield Town AFC
L
2019-11-02
Brentford FC
0–1
Huddersfield Town AFC
W
2019-10-26
Huddersfield Town AFC
2–1
Barnsley FC
W
2019-10-23
Huddersfield Town AFC
0–0
Middlesbrough FC
D
2019-10-19
Blackburn Rovers FC
2–2
Huddersfield Town AFC
D
2019-10-05
Huddersfield Town AFC
3–0
Hull City AFC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.98
Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13
Huddersfield Town AFC xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 59% + Both teams to score 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Preston North End FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.11
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 2.5 | 59% |
|
41% |
| ± 3.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
| ± 4.5 | 21% |
|
79% |
Double Chance
Preston North End FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC
45%
Preston North End FC or Huddersfield Town AFC
76%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Preston North End FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.7%
1 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
6.1%
3 – 0
5.6%
1 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
3.6%
4 – 1
3.2%
Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC
| Handicap | Preston North End FC covers | Push | Huddersfield Town AFC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -2 | 16% | 17% | 66% |
| -1.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| -1 | 34% | 22% | 44% |
| -0.5 | 56% | — | 44% |
| +0.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
| +1 | 80% | 12% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 6% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
33%
✓
Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
15%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.