Huddersfield v Preston result

Full-time · Huddersfield 1–3 Preston

Championship · Tue, 12 Dec 2023 19:45 GMT · John Smith's Stadium

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Huddersfield · Preston · Head-to-head

Huddersfield 1–3 Preston — Preston 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 1–3 Preston · Championship
Venue: John Smith's Stadium · Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Referee: J. Busby
Head-to-head (last 6): Huddersfield 2 · draws 1 · Preston 3 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Huddersfield 1W 3D 1L · Preston 1W 1D 3L

Huddersfield 1–3 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 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 1

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.75 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

2.8 / 6.5

Corners

against 8.2 / 6 · 2 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 4 matches

3 / 3

Shots on target

against 4.8 / 5 · 0 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1.6 / 3.5

Cards

against 1.4 / 1.5 · 0 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 4 matches

4.1 yellows

Referee · J. Busby

1.8 home / 2.3 away

over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 9 December 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 9 December 2023. 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	0.75 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	2.8 for · 8.2 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	6.5 for · 6 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	8 for · 16.2 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	8 for · 16.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	3 for · 4.8 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	3 for · 5 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	8.2 for · 11.6 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	14.5 for · 9 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	1.6 for · 1.4 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	3.5 for · 1.5 against n 4 Last 5

Referee: J. Busby — 4.1 yellow cards a game, 0.1 red cards, 21.6 fouls over 10 matches (1.8 to the home side, 2.3 to the away side).

Home 1.8Away 2.3

Huddersfield

Huddersfield — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 December 2023. 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
K. Hudlin n 8	33	2 4/1	1.7 2/1	—
J. Austerfield n 8	68.6	1.6 4/2	1 5/1	—
J. Rudoni n 8	90.6	1.5 6/3	1.4 7/4	—
J. Hogg n 8	89.8	1.5 7/4	0.9 5/1	—
R. Edmonds-Green n 8	38.3	1.5 3/2	0 0/0	—

Huddersfield — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Rudoni n 8	90.6	2.5 7/6	1.2 7/2
D. Ward n 8	69.8	1.8 7/3	0.5 3/0
J. Koroma n 8	59.6	1.7 7/2	0.6 3/0
D. Burgzorg n 8	63.3	1.4 6/1	0.9 4/1
K. Hudlin n 8	33	1.4 4/0	0.7 2/0

Huddersfield — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Diarra n 8	25	0 0/0	0.5 1/0
D. Burgzorg n 8	63.3	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
J. Rudoni n 8	90.6	0.2 2/0	0.1 1/0
M. Helik n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
K. Harratt n 8	41.5	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Huddersfield — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
B. Jackson n 8	68.1	4.5 7/6
J. Headley n 8	60.9	3.7 8/4
J. Hogg n 8	89.8	3.1 8/7
J. Austerfield n 8	68.6	2.6 7/5
T. Edwards n 8	68.3	2.5 7/4

Preston

Preston — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 December 2023. 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	47.4	4 7/5	2.4 6/3	—
B. Woodburn n 8	15	3 3/1	0.8 1/0	—
L. Stewart n 5	19.4	2.8 3/0	1.9 2/0	—
R. Ledson n 8	54.1	2.5 6/3	0.6 3/0	—
Kian Andrew Best n 8	62.6	2.3 7/3	1.1 5/1	—

Preston — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Woodburn n 8	15	1.5 2/0	0 0/0
M. Osmajić n 8	59.9	1.3 5/1	0.8 3/1
D. Holmes n 8	71.6	1.1 4/2	0.6 3/1
M. Frokjaer-Jensen n 8	59.4	0.9 5/0	0.6 3/0
C. Evans n 8	47.4	0.9 4/0	0.7 3/0

Preston — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Osmajić n 8	59.9	0.6 3/0	0.2 1/0
M. Frokjaer-Jensen n 8	59.4	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
A. Browne n 8	80.8	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
B. Potts n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
D. Holmes n 8	71.6	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Preston — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. McCann n 8	66.3	3.6 8/7
B. Woodburn n 8	15	3 4/0
R. Brady n 8	35.9	2.8 3/3
R. Ledson n 8	54.1	2.5 6/4
Kian Andrew Best n 8	62.6	2.3 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Huddersfield player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
C. Maxwell	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
M. Helik	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.7
S. Thomas	90	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.9
D. Kasumu	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.7
J. Hogg	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	6.6
D. Burgzorg	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.7
M. Pearson	65	0	1	0	0	1	0	7
D. Ward	61	1	0	2	2	0	1	7.2
T. Lees	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Austerfield	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.7
J. Koroma	45	0	0	1	0	0	1	6.6
J. Headley sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Yuta Nakayama sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
B. Wiles sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
B. Diarra sub	29	0	0	1	0	0	0	7
R. Edmonds-Green sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.3

Preston player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
F. Woodman	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Storey	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
J. Whatmough	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
B. Potts	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	Y	7
B. Whiteman	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.3
C. Evans	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
L. Lindsay	84	0	0	0	0	1	0	Y	6.9
A. Browne	84	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	7.6
D. Holmes	74	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	7.2
L. Millar	67	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	7.6
W. Keane	67	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.3
A. Hughes sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. McCann sub	23	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.6
M. Frokjaer-Jensen sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
B. Woodburn sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
R. Brady sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

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

HuddersfieldLDWDD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 1 scored / 1 conceded per game

PrestonWLLLD

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.6 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Huddersfield 2 · 1 draw · Preston 3 · 2.33 goals/game

2023-01-07 Preston 3–1 Huddersfield
2022-12-26 Preston 1–2 Huddersfield
2022-10-18 Huddersfield 0–1 Preston
2022-08-09 Huddersfield 1–4 Preston
2022-02-09 Preston 0–0 Huddersfield
2021-08-17 Huddersfield 1–0 Preston

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Huddersfield#23 pos45 pts46 pl-29 GD

Preston#10 pos63 pts46 pl-11 GD

Goals per game

Huddersfield scored1.04

Preston scored1.22

Huddersfield conceded1.67

Preston conceded1.46

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Huddersfield and Preston?: In their last 6 meetings, Huddersfield won 2, Preston won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Huddersfield and Preston?: Recent form — Huddersfield 1W 3D 1L; Preston 1W 1D 3L.

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