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 15 games · 8 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

4 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Preston North End FC to score. At the same time, Huddersfield Town AFC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' Pipa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 298 appearances.
15' Aaron Rowe has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
20' It looks like no one’s ball. Huddersfield Town AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
23' Brad Potts puts Preston North End FC on the lead.
28' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
33' Huddersfield Town AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
35' Rarmani Edmonds-Green has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 35.
40' Wales international Ched Evans has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
45' Yaya Sanogo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
46' Time for substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC. Rarmani Edmonds-Green is replaced by Aaron Rowe.
51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
54' Keiran Phillips is ready to make an impact after coming on for Duane Holmes at the 54 minute mark.
57' Juninho Bacuna picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
62' 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.
67' Ched Evans does the damage! The net is bulging and Preston North End FC surge ahead!
70' A change in the Huddersfield Town AFC ranks — Isaac Mbenza exits the field as Scott High enters on 70.
75' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Anthony Gordon gets a Yellow card.
76' Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Richard Stearman is hanging Richard Keogh on the field on 76 minute.
77' Poor challenge from Greg Cunningham. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
77' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Anthony Gordon departs to be replaced by Tom Barkhuizen.
80' What a strike from Scott Sinclair! The score is 3-0.
85' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carlos Corberán will be considering his options from the bench.
90' Preston North End FC make a change. Scott Sinclair trudges off to be replaced by Daniel Johnson on 90 minutes.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Preston North End FC 3-0 Huddersfield Town AFC.

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
Paul Gallagher	1
Tom Lees	1
Jayden Stockley	1
Bambo Diaby	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.