Preston North End FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

Preston North End FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Huddersfield Town AFC

Sat 27 Feb 2021 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'

Y 35' Rarmani Edmonds-Green

Y 57' Juninho Bacuna

Anthony Gordon 75' Y

Y 75' Pipa

Greg Cunningham 77' Y

Overview

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Preston North End FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC — Championship at Deepdale Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Steve Martin
Referee Mark Dwyer
Referee James Linington
Referee Rob Merchant

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

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

Last 5 meetings

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

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Feb	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	3–0	W
24 Feb	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–0	D
20 Feb	Cardiff City FC	A	0–4	L
16 Feb	Watford FC	H	0–1	L
12 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–1	W
06 Feb	Rotherham United FC	H	1–2	L

Huddersfield Town AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Feb	Preston North End FC	A	0–3	L
23 Feb	Derby County FC	A	0–2	L
20 Feb	Swansea City AFC	H	4–1	W
16 Feb	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–2	L
13 Feb	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	2–3	L
06 Feb	Luton Town FC	A	1–1	D

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Preston North End FC and Huddersfield Town AFC is underway.
5' Preston North End FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Huddersfield Town AFC's shape.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Preston North End FC and Huddersfield Town AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Anthony Gordon made 319 appearances and scored 30 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
23' Brad Potts is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
28' 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.
33' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
35' Rarmani Edmonds-Green catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 35.
40' Both keepers have barely been tested. Preston North End FC and Huddersfield Town AFC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
46' Time for substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC. Rarmani Edmonds-Green is replaced by Aaron Rowe.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Huddersfield Town AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
54' The Huddersfield Town AFC bench stirs into life. Duane Holmes is withdrawn and Keiran Phillips gets his opportunity.
57' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Juninho Bacuna.
62' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
67' The deadlock is broken! Ched Evans gets on the scoresheet on 67 minutes.
70' Huddersfield Town AFC make a change. Isaac Mbenza trudges off to be replaced by Scott High on 70 minutes.
75' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Anthony Gordon.
76' The whistle greets Richard Keogh as he departs to be replaced by Richard Stearman.
77' Greg Cunningham was booked on 77.
77' The whistle greets Anthony Gordon as he departs to be replaced by Tom Barkhuizen.
80' GOAL! Scott Sinclair fires home to make it 3-0!
85' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
90' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Scott Sinclair exits the field as Daniel Johnson enters on 90.
The final score is 3-0.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Juninho Bacuna
31
Ryan Schofield
18
Isaac Mbenza ↓ Scott High 70'
15
Richard Keogh ↓ Richard Stearman 76'
9
Duane Holmes ↓ Keiran Phillips 54'
22
Fraizer Campbell ↓ Yaya Sanogo 76'
8
Lewis O'Brien C
23
Naby Sarr
5
Alex Vallejo
2
Pipa
35
Rarmani Edmonds-Green ↓ Aaron Rowe 46'

Bench

20
Sorba Thomas
10
Alex Pritchard
12
Richard Stearman ↑ 76'
55
Yaya Sanogo ↑ 76'
44
Joel Pereira
17
Demeaco Duhaney
29
Aaron Rowe ↑ 46'
49
Scott High ↑ 70'
36
Keiran Phillips ↑ 54'

Coach Carlos Corberán

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

Preston North End FC Form

2021-02-27 Preston North End FC 3–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2021-02-24 Preston North End FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2021-02-20 Cardiff City FC 4–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-02-16 Preston North End FC 0–1 Watford FC L 2021-02-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2021-02-06 Preston North End FC 1–2 Rotherham United FC L

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2021-02-27 Preston North End FC 3–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2021-02-23 Derby County FC 2–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2021-02-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 4–1 Swansea City AFC W 2021-02-16 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2021-02-13 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–3 Wycombe Wanderers FC L 2021-02-06 Luton Town FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.58 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.77 Huddersfield Town AFC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Preston North End FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC57% Draw26% Huddersfield Town AFC17%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.35

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC

43%

Preston North End FC or Huddersfield Town AFC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC38% Draw49% Huddersfield Town AFC13%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

14.1%

1 – 1

12.4%

0 – 0

11.6%

2 – 0

11.5%

2 – 1

8.9%

0 – 1

6.2%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

4.8%

1 – 2

4.3%

2 – 2

3.5%

0 – 2

2.7%

4 – 0

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Huddersfield Town AFC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	17%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	25%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	12%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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