Huddersfield v Preston result

Full-time · Huddersfield 1–0 Preston

Championship · Tue, 17 Aug 2021 19:45 BST · John Smith's Stadium

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Huddersfield 1–0 Preston — Huddersfield won this Championship match.

Next for Huddersfield: Huddersfield v Peterborough, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Preston: Preston v West Brom, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Huddersfield 1–0 Preston · Championship
Venue: John Smith's Stadium · Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Referee: J. Linington
Head-to-head (last 4): Huddersfield 0 · draws 1 · Preston 3 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Huddersfield 0W 4D 1L · Preston 3W 0D 2L

Huddersfield 1–0 Preston (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 1.63

Goals

against 1.88 / 0.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.25 / 2.5

Corners

against 3 / 5.75 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 4 matches

4.75 / 5.25

Shots on target

against 4.5 / 2 · 3 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2.25 / 1

Cards

against 1.75 / 1.5 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 4 matches

3.6 yellows

Referee · J. Linington

1 home / 2.6 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 August 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 August 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Huddersfield for / against	Line	Preston for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.25 for · 3 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	2.5 for · 5.75 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	12.5 for · 10.5 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	10 for · 11 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	4.75 for · 4.5 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	5.25 for · 2 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.5 for · 12 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	14 for · 10.75 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	2.25 for · 1.75 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1 for · 1.5 against n 4 Last 5

Referee: J. Linington — 3.6 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 20.8 fouls over 5 matches (1 to the home side, 2.6 to the away side).

Home 1Away 2.6

Huddersfield

Huddersfield — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Pipa n 8	69.4	1.9 6/4	1.3 4/3	—
Y. Sanogo n 8	59.9	1.9 4/4	2.1 6/4	—
D. Holmes n 8	69.5	1.8 6/3	0.6 4/0	—
J. Bacuna n 8	68.9	1.8 8/3	1.6 6/3	—
A. Rowe n 8	49.6	1.6 4/2	1.1 2/2	—

Huddersfield — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Rhodes n 8	40	3.1 6/2	1.1 3/1
Levi Colwill n 3	90	1.7 3/2	0.3 1/0
J. Koroma n 8	71.8	1.7 6/3	1.1 6/1
D. Ward n 8	55.1	1.4 6/1	0.6 3/0
Y. Sanogo n 8	59.9	1.3 5/2	0.2 1/0

Huddersfield — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Koroma n 8	71.8	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
S. Thomas n 8	46.8	0 0/0	0.5 2/0
J. Bacuna n 8	68.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
D. Ward n 8	55.1	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Álex Vallejo n 8	73.9	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Huddersfield — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. O'Brien n 8	90	3 6/6
R. Aarons n 8	46	2.9 7/3
Álex Vallejo n 8	73.9	2.4 7/3
S. High n 8	48.3	2.3 5/4
J. Hogg n 8	87.4	2.1 7/5

Huddersfield — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Schofield n 8	90	4.1 8/7

Preston

Preston — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Evans n 8	86.1	3.3 6/6	2.2 8/5	—
Daniel Johnson n 8	63.6	2.7 5/4	0.9 3/1	—
B. Potts n 8	27.5	2.5 4/1	0 0/0	—
E. Riis n 8	39.1	2.3 6/2	0.9 2/1	—
A. Browne n 8	83.3	1.8 6/3	1.9 7/4	—

Preston — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Potts n 8	27.5	2.5 4/2	1.2 3/0
C. Evans n 8	86.1	1.8 7/4	0.8 5/1
S. Sinclair n 8	59.4	1.3 3/2	0.9 2/1
T. Barkhuizen n 8	78.1	1.2 5/3	0.7 3/2
Daniel Johnson n 8	63.6	1.1 3/1	0.5 2/1

Preston — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Sinclair n 8	59.4	0.4 1/1	0.2 1/0
E. Riis n 8	39.1	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
S. Maguire n 8	25	0 0/0	0.5 1/0
C. Evans n 8	86.1	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
B. Whiteman n 8	64.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Preston — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Ledson n 8	84.9	3.4 8/6
B. Potts n 8	27.5	2.9 5/1
T. Bayliss n 8	30.1	2.6 4/3
S. van den Berg n 8	84.4	2.3 8/5
A. Hughes n 8	90	2 6/4

Preston — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Iversen n 8	88.4	1.9 5/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Huddersfield		Preston
48%	Possession	52%
7	Shots	8
0	Shots on target	2
6	Shots off target	2
1	Blocked shots	4
4	Shots inside the box	4
4	Corners	4
2	Offsides	5
12	Fouls	7
3	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	0
375	Passes	411
72%	Pass accuracy	73%

Huddersfield player stats

Player	Min	Sh	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Nicholls	90	0	0	0	Y	7.3
N. Sarr	90	0	0	0	Y	8.2
Levi Colwill	90	1	0	1	0	7.2
O. Turton	90	0	0	1	0	6.3
S. High	90	1	1	2	0	6.9
J. Hogg	90	0	0	3	0	7.2
S. Thomas	90	1	2	1	0	6.9
J. Koroma	90	1	1	0	0	6.9
T. Lees	76	0	0	0	0	6.9
L. O'Brien	70	2	1	0	0	6.3
D. Ward	45	0	0	0	0	6.9
F. Campbell sub	45	0	1	1	Y	6.3
D. Holmes sub	20	0	0	1	0	6.9
Álex Vallejo sub	14	0	1	0	0	6.3

Preston player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Iversen	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Storey	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
L. Lindsay	90	0	0	0	1	Y	6.7
A. Hughes	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
S. van den Berg	90	0	0	0	4	0	7
Daniel Johnson	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
B. Whiteman	90	1	1	0	6	Y	7.3
A. Browne	90	0	0	1	2	0	6.6
J. Earl	88	1	0	1	0	0	7
C. Evans	82	2	1	2	1	0	7.2
B. Potts	75	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
E. Riis sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
S. Sinclair sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
S. Maguire sub	2	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Huddersfield v Preston — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

HuddersfieldDDDDL

Last 5: 0W 4D 1L · 1 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

PrestonWWLWL

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.8 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Huddersfield 0 · 1 draw · Preston 3 · 2.5 goals/game

2021-02-27 Preston 3–0 Huddersfield
2020-10-24 Huddersfield 1–2 Preston
2020-07-04 Huddersfield 0–0 Preston
2019-11-09 Preston 3–1 Huddersfield

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Huddersfield#3 pos82 pts46 pl+17 GD

Preston#13 pos64 pts46 pl-4 GD

Goals per game

Huddersfield scored1.39

Preston scored1.13

Huddersfield conceded1.02

Preston conceded1.22

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What is the head-to-head record between Huddersfield and Preston?: In their last 4 meetings, Huddersfield won 0, Preston won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Huddersfield and Preston?: Recent form — Huddersfield 0W 4D 1L; Preston 3W 0D 2L.

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