Thursday , 2 July 2026

Preston North End FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Preston North End FC
4 – 1
Full Time
Huddersfield Town AFC
Tue 9 Apr 2024 · 18:45 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 42' Josh Koroma
Will Keane pen 53' 1–1
Milutin Osmajic 84' 2–1
Milutin Osmajic 87' 3–1
Milutin Osmajic 90+1' 4–1
Duane Holmes 21' Y
Alistair McCann 24' Y
Y 26' David Kasumu
Y 52' Alex Matos
Greg Cunningham 72' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Lewis Smith
  • Assistant 1 Sam Lewis (England)
  • Assistant 2 James Wilson

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

7
2
2
Preston North End FC 11 games · Avg 2.5 goals Huddersfield Town AFC
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-09 Preston North End FC 4–1 Huddersfield Town AFC 2023-12-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–3 Preston North End FC 2023-01-07 Preston North End FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC 2022-12-26 Preston North End FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC 2022-10-18 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC H 4–1 W
06 Apr Watford FC A 0–0 D
01 Apr Birmingham City FC A 0–1 L
29 Mar Rotherham United FC H 3–0 W
16 Mar Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–0 W
09 Mar Stoke City FC H 1–2 L
Huddersfield Town AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Preston North End FC A 1–4 L
06 Apr Millwall FC H 1–0 W
01 Apr Stoke City FC A 1–1 D
29 Mar Coventry City FC H 1–3 L
16 Mar Rotherham United FC A 0–0 D
10 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–4 L

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Huddersfield Town AFC gets underway.
  • 5' Ben Wiles needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Brodie Spencer has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matty Pearson made 369 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 21' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a card on 21.
  • 24' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alistair McCann on 24.
  • 26' David Kasumu was booked on 26.
  • 31' It’s high time Ryan Lowe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 36' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Huddersfield Town AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 41' Huddersfield Town AFC is showing some good football. However, Huddersfield Town AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 42' GOAL! Josh Koroma scores on 42. Assisted by Delano Burgzorg
  • 47' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 52' Huddersfield Town AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 52.
  • 53' What a strike from Will Keane! The score is 1-1.
  • 58' 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.
  • 63' 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.
  • 68' The travelling Huddersfield Town AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 69' Another substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC to replace Alex Matos by Rhys Healey on 69 minute.
  • 72' A meaty challenge results in booking for Greg Cunningham on 72.
  • 76' Alan Browne has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andrew Hughes on 76 minute.
  • 81' 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.
  • 84' Milutin Osmajic puts Preston North End FC on the lead.
  • 87' GOAL! Milutin Osmajic scores on 87. Assisted by Alan Browne
  • 87' It is a substitution in Huddersfield Town AFC team. Ben Wiles is replaced by Bojan Radulovic on 87 minute.
  • 90' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Layton Stewart is hanging Will Keane on the field on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-1.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andre Breitenreiter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2024-04-09 Preston North End FC 4–1 Huddersfield Town AFC 2023-12-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–3 Preston North End FC 2023-01-07 Preston North End FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC 2022-12-26 Preston North End FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC 2022-10-18 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Preston North End FC

Preston North End FC Form

2024-04-09 Preston North End FC 4–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2024-04-06 Watford FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2024-04-01 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2024-03-29 Preston North End FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC W 2024-03-16 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2024-03-09 Preston North End FC 1–2 Stoke City FC L

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2024-04-09 Preston North End FC 4–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2024-04-06 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Millwall FC W 2024-04-01 Stoke City FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2024-03-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–3 Coventry City FC L 2024-03-16 Rotherham United FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2024-03-10 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–4 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.94 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC to win 59% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC59% Draw23% Huddersfield Town AFC18%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.94
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC
41%
Preston North End FC or Huddersfield Town AFC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC41% Draw43% Huddersfield Town AFC16%
Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 0
9.8%
1 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
7%
3 – 0
6.2%
3 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 2
3.2%
4 – 1
Actual

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Huddersfield Town AFC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 23% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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