EFL Cup | First Round
Aug 9, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
The John Smith's Stadium
Huddersfield1 - 4Preston
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Birmingham 2-1 Huddersfield
Friday, August 5 at 7.45pm in Championship
Friday, August 5 at 7.45pm in Championship
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 22 | Swansea City | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 23 | Bristol City | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 24 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | -2 | 0 |
Last Game: Preston 0-0 Hull City
Saturday, August 6 at 3pm in Championship
Saturday, August 6 at 3pm in Championship
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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 Town | Draw | Preston North End |
45.33% ( 0.05) | 27.79% ( 0.01) | 26.88% ( -0.06) |
| Both teams to score 45.4% ( -0.06) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
