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Huddersfield vs Preston: result 1-0 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 3Kick-off on August 17, 2021 at 06:45 PM (UTC)John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Huddersfield
1-0
Preston

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What was the result of Huddersfield vs Preston?

Huddersfield won 1-0 on August 17, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 74′S. van den BergHuddersfield (o.g.)

Official lineup for Huddersfield vs Preston

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Huddersfield

3-5-2
  1. 16S. Thomas
  2. 25D. Ward
  1. 8L. O'Brien
  2. 15S. High
  3. 10J. Koroma
  4. 6J. Hogg
  5. 26L. Colwill
  1. 20O. Turton
  2. 23N. Sarr
  3. 32T. Lees
  1. 21L. Nicholls

Preston

3-5-2
  1. 9C. Evans
  2. 4B. Whiteman
  1. 8A. Browne
  2. 44B. Potts
  3. 11D. Johnson
  4. 2S. van den Berg
  5. 32J. Earl
  1. 14J. Storey
  2. 6L. Lindsay
  3. 16A. Hughes
  1. 12D. Iversen
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Huddersfield have 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats; Preston have 7, 3 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Huddersfield
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 14, 2021Fulham(home)1-5Championship
Aug 7, 2021Derby(away)1-1Championship
Aug 1, 2021Sheffield Wednesday(away)0-0League Cup
Jul 27, 2021Fleetwood Town(away)1-2Friendlies Clubs
Jul 23, 2021Norwich(away)0-2Friendlies Clubs
Preston
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 14, 2021Reading(away)1-2Championship
Aug 10, 2021Mansfield Town(away)3-0League Cup
Aug 7, 2021Hull City(home)1-4Championship
Jul 30, 2021Wigan(away)2-3Friendlies Clubs
Jul 27, 2021Manchester City(away)0-2Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Huddersfield win, 1 draw, 4 Preston wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 27, 2021Preston 3-0 HuddersfieldChampionship
Oct 24, 2020Huddersfield 1-2 PrestonChampionship
Jul 4, 2020Huddersfield 0-0 PrestonChampionship
Nov 9, 2019Preston 3-1 HuddersfieldChampionship
Apr 14, 2017Huddersfield 3-2 PrestonChampionship
Oct 19, 2016Preston 3-1 HuddersfieldChampionship

Last archived meeting: Preston vs Huddersfield on Feb 27, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Huddersfield score 0.9 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Preston score 1.7 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Huddersfield0.91.957/156/15
Preston1.71.267/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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24Preston101188204

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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