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Preston North End FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Preston North End FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Huddersfield Town AFC
Mon 26 Dec 2022 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 14' David Kasumu
Y 26' Jonathan Hogg
Greg Cunningham 56' Y
Ched Evans 90' Y
Y 90' Duane Holmes

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

7
2
2
Preston North End FC 11 games · Avg 2.5 goals Huddersfield Town AFC
Last 5 meetings
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 2021-08-17 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2021-02-27 Preston North End FC 3–0 Huddersfield Town AFC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–2 L
17 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–1 L
10 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 4–1 W
12 Nov Millwall FC H 2–4 L
04 Nov Reading FC A 2–1 W
01 Nov Swansea City AFC H 1–0 W
Huddersfield Town AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Preston North End FC A 2–1 W
17 Dec Watford FC H 0–2 L
10 Dec Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L
12 Nov Swansea City AFC H 0–0 D
08 Nov Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–1 W
05 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–1 L

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' Temperatures are rising at Deepdale as Preston North End FC face off against Huddersfield Town AFC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Huddersfield Town AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 14' The referee shows Huddersfield Town AFC player a Yellow card on 14.
  • 19' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jack Rudoni made 236 appearances and scored 33 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 24' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 26' Huddersfield Town AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 26.
  • 31' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 34' Greg Cunningham doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 35' Greg Cunningham doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 40' Josh Ruffels, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 55' Ched Evans has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 56' Greg Cunningham catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 56.
  • 61' 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.
  • 66' 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.
  • 71' Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Brahima Diarra is hanging David Kasumu on the field on 71 minute.
  • 76' Brilliant from the ! Jordan Rhodes makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 76.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Alan Browne comes on to replace Daniel Johnson.
  • 82' Brad Potts needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 24 Yellow cards this season.
  • 85' Magnificent from Kaine Hayden! That is 2 goals in 355 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 89' Huddersfield Town AFC make a change. Jordan Rhodes trudges off to be replaced by Tyreece Simpson on 89 minutes.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Bambo Diaby on, Brad Potts off on 90 minutes.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Ched Evans gets a Yellow card.
  • The points are shared — Preston North End FC 1-2 Huddersfield Town AFC. Honours even.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Fotheringham

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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 2021-08-17 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2021-02-27 Preston North End FC 3–0 Huddersfield Town AFC

Preston North End FC Form

2022-12-26 Preston North End FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2022-12-17 Preston North End FC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2022-12-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–4 Preston North End FC W 2022-11-12 Preston North End FC 2–4 Millwall FC L 2022-11-04 Reading FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2022-11-01 Preston North End FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2022-12-26 Preston North End FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2022-12-17 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Watford FC L 2022-12-10 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2022-11-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2022-11-08 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2022-11-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.16 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Huddersfield Town AFC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC36% Draw31% Huddersfield Town AFC33%
Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.28
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC
64%
Preston North End FC or Huddersfield Town AFC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC25% Draw51% Huddersfield Town AFC24%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
12.5%
1 – 0
10.7%
0 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
2.9%
1 – 3
2.7%
3 – 0
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Huddersfield Town AFC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 20% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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