There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Preston North End leading Huddersfield Town by 12 points.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Preston North End form and stats
Preston North End, who have the most scored goals (28) in Championship, have been very solid at home in the Championship so far, with 20 points collected from 8 matches (6-2-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table.
Happy days for Preston North End in their previous game, a Championship match away at Charlton Athletic (placed 10th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Blackburn Rovers in a game that was won 3-2.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Preston North End matches with similar probabilities have ended with 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats (from six games).
Goals are plentiful at Deepdale in the league this season as Preston North End has scored 22 goals here in 8 attempts. On the other hand, Preston North End have conceded 9 goals.
Huddersfield Town form and stats
2-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Huddersfield Town in their Championship matches away.
Huddersfield Town play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Brentford (placed 13th). That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Barnsley.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Huddersfield Town when being an outsider away as they are today, we find six matches with the visitors losing 4 times, drawing 1 and winning 1 game.
Huddersfield Town are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 7 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Huddersfield Town have conceded 11 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's 4 Preston North End victories, 0 draws and 3 Huddersfield Town wins. 5 of these games ended with three goals or more, 2 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Ahearne-Grant 9 goals |   D. Johnson 8 goals |  T. Barkhuizen 5 goals |
Preston North End missing players
Huddersfield Town missing players
| Preston North End | Huddersfield Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 28 | 22 | 11 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 73% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 80% |
| 47% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 57% | 53% |
| 33% | 50% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 29% | 13% |
| 27% | 38% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 14% | 7% |
| 60% | 75% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 60% |
| 27% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 27% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 4.9 | 5 | 4.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.4 | 4.5 |
| 5.8 | 6.1 | 4.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.3 | 4.9 |
| 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- All of Preston North End's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Huddersfield Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Huddersfield Town have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Huddersfield Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Huddersfield Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Preston North End have not yet lost a game at home.
- Preston North End have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Preston North End have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Preston North End have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Huddersfield Town have scored away.
- Preston North End have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Preston North End haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Preston North End | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 28 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 25 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 8 | Fulham | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 23 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 22 |
| 11 | Hull City | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 22 |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -4 | 22 |
| 13 | Brentford | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 21 |
| 15 | Derby County | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -2 | 21 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 18 |
| 17 | Millwall | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -4 | 18 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 16 |
| 19 | Reading | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 15 |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -8 | 15 |
| 21 | Luton Town | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 14 |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 12 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -15 | 9 |
| 24 | Stoke City | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -12 | 8 |