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Huddersfield logo
EFL Cup | First Round
Aug 9, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
The John Smith's Stadium
Preston North End logo

Huddersfield
1 - 4
Preston

Rhodes (67')
Spencer (69')
FT(HT: 0-3)
Parrott (6'), McCann (20', 30'), Potts (51')
Woodburn (78')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Huddersfield Town and Preston North End, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Huddersfield Town

Last Six:
Last Game: Birmingham 2-1 Huddersfield
Friday, August 5 at 7.45pm in Championship

Preston North End

Last Six:
Last Game: Preston 0-0 Hull City
Saturday, August 6 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Huddersfield Town 2-1 Preston North End

 Huddersfield Town have stumbled into the new season, suffering defeats in their opening two games. However, they will fancy their chances on home turf, where they are unbeaten in five of their last seven competitive outings. While we expect the Lilywhites to put up a fight, we predict the hosts will come out with a slender victory. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Huddersfield Town win with a probability of 45.33%. A draw had a probability of 27.8% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 26.88%.

The most likely scoreline for a Huddersfield Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.47%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.99%) and 2-1 (8.61%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.91%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (9.69%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 0.5% likelihood.

Result
Huddersfield TownDrawPreston North End
45.33% (0.051000000000002 0.05) 27.79% (0.010000000000002 0.01) 26.88% (-0.059999999999999 -0.06)
Both teams to score 45.4% (-0.063000000000002 -0.06)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
40.18% (-0.061999999999998 -0.06)59.82% (0.064 0.06)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
19.9% (-0.047000000000001 -0.05)80.1% (0.049000000000007 0.05)
Huddersfield Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.65%26.35% (0.0010000000000012 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.5% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)61.5% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.65% (-0.084999999999994 -0.08)38.35% (0.086999999999996 0.09)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.89% (-0.082000000000001 -0.08)75.1% (0.082999999999998 0.08)
Score Analysis
    Huddersfield Town 45.32%
    Preston North End 26.89%
    Draw 27.77%
Huddersfield TownDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 13.47% (0.030000000000001 0.03)
2-0 @ 8.99% (0.02 0.02)
2-1 @ 8.61% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
3-0 @ 4% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
3-1 @ 3.83% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
3-2 @ 1.84% (-0.0050000000000001 -0.01)
4-0 @ 1.33% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-1 @ 1.28%
Other @ 1.98%
Total : 45.32%
1-1 @ 12.91%
0-0 @ 10.1% (0.02 0.02)
2-2 @ 4.13% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
Other @ 0.64%
Total : 27.77%
0-1 @ 9.69%
1-2 @ 6.19% (-0.015 -0.01)
0-2 @ 4.64% (-0.010999999999999 -0.01)
1-3 @ 1.98% (-0.0090000000000001 -0.01)
0-3 @ 1.48% (-0.0069999999999999 -0.01)
2-3 @ 1.32% (-0.006 -0.01)
Other @ 1.59%
Total : 26.89%

How you voted: Huddersfield vs Preston

Huddersfield Town
56.0%
Draw
16.0%
Preston North End
28.0%
25
Head to Head
Feb 9, 2022 7.45pm
Preston
0-0
Huddersfield

Potts (72')

Holmes (80'), O'Brien (89')
Aug 17, 2021 7.45pm
Huddersfield
1-0
Preston
Van den Berg (74' og.)
Campbell (56'), Sarr (68'), Nicholls (80')

Lindsay (41'), Whiteman (64')
Feb 27, 2021 3pm
Preston
3-0
Huddersfield
Potts (23'), Evans (67'), Sinclair (80')
Gordon (75'), Cunningham (77')

Edmonds-Green (35'), Bacuna (57'), Pipa (75')
Oct 24, 2020 3pm
Huddersfield
1-2
Preston
Campbell (8')
Schindler (41'), Stearman (44'), Koroma (87')
Sarr (78')
Browne (51', 53')
Potts (44'), Browne (66'), Bauer (70'), Maguire (90+3'), Harrop (90+4')
> Match Report
Jul 4, 2020 3pm
Huddersfield
0-0
Preston
rhs 2.0
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