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

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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

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

Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Huddersfield Town AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

5 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Preston North End FC welcome Huddersfield Town AFC for this crunch clash at Deepdale.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Huddersfield Town AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Will Keane suffering a number of foals already.
20' Huddersfield Town AFC have won 389 goals from 376 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
21' Preston North End FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 21.
24' Alistair McCann is having his name booked by the referee on 24.
26' That looks like a foul for a card for David Kasumu.
31' David Kasumu has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
36' With 0 assists to his name this season, Freddie Woodman is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Huddersfield Town AFC.
41' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Preston North End FC and Huddersfield Town AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
42' GOAL! Josh Koroma fires home to make it 0-1!
47' Greg Cunningham is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
52' The referee calls foul for Alex Matos. He receives a card.
53' What composure from Will Keane! The Ireland international strokes it home. 1-1.
58' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
63' A quiet spell here at Deepdale. Huddersfield Town AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
68' Northern Ireland international Brodie Spencer has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
69' Fresh legs for Huddersfield Town AFC! Rhys Healey comes on to replace Alex Matos.
72' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Greg Cunningham gets a card.
76' Preston North End FC make a change. Andrew Hughes trudges off to be replaced by Alan Browne on 76 minutes.
81' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
84' The deadlock is broken! Milutin Osmajic gets on the scoresheet on 84 minutes.
87' Against the run of play, Milutin Osmajic has scored! This game has turned on its head.
87' Bojan Radulovic is replacing Ben Wiles for the Huddersfield Town AFC side.
90' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Will Keane exits the field as Layton Stewart enters on 90.
4-1 the final result. Huddersfield Town AFC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

11
Robbie Brady
25
Duane Holmes ↓ Noah Mawene 90'
6
Liam Lindsay
3
Greg Cunningham
16
Andrew Hughes ↓ Alan Browne 76'
14
Jordan Storey
7
Will Keane ↓ Layton Stewart 90'
13
Alistair McCann
1
Freddie Woodman
19
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↓ Milutin Osmajic 76'
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen

Bench

26
Jack Whatmough
8
Alan Browne ↑ 76'
20
Ben Woodburn
9
Ched Evans
21
David Cornell
28
Milutin Osmajic ↑ 76'
17
Layton Stewart ↑ 90'
35
Noah Mawene ↑ 90'
33
Kian Best

Coach Ryan Lowe

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andre Breitenreiter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alan Browne	5
Greg Cunningham	4
Milutin Osmajic	3
Will Keane	2
Scott Sinclair	1
Sepp van den Berg	1
Josh Koroma	1
Jordan Rhodes	1

Head to Head

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

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.