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 46 games · 60 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	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

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

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Preston North End FC host Huddersfield Town AFC — let the battle begin!
5' Huddersfield Town AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
15' 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.
20' Fraizer Campbell, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
23' Against the run of play, Brad Potts has scored! This game has turned on its head.
28' Alan Browne has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
33' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
35' Rarmani Edmonds-Green was booked on 35.
40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 378 games and scored 414 goals.
45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
46' Fresh legs for Huddersfield Town AFC! Aaron Rowe comes on to replace Rarmani Edmonds-Green.
51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rarmani Edmonds-Green, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
54' The whistle greets Duane Holmes as he departs to be replaced by Keiran Phillips.
57' A meaty challenge results in booking for Juninho Bacuna on 57.
62' Preston North End FC have won 414 goals from 378 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
67' Brilliant from the ! Ched Evans makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 67.
70' The Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes a substitution. Isaac Mbenza departs to be replaced by Scott High.
75' Anthony Gordon is having his name booked by the referee on 75.
76' Richard Stearman gets the nod from Huddersfield Town AFC. He replaces Richard Keogh and will look to change the dynamic.
77' Preston North End FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 77.
77' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Anthony Gordon is withdrawn and Tom Barkhuizen gets his opportunity.
80' A goal from the England international Scott Sinclair! He fires home on 80 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 tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Daniel Johnson on, Scott Sinclair off on 90 minutes.
The points are shared — Preston North End FC 3-0 Huddersfield Town AFC. Honours even.

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
Brad Potts	1
Ben Whiteman	1
Ched Evans	1
Danny Ward	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.