Preston v Huddersfield result

Full-time · Preston 3–0 Huddersfield

Championship · Sat, 27 Feb 2021 15:00 GMT · Deepdale

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Preston 3–0 Huddersfield — Preston won this Championship match.

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

The numbers

Result: Preston 3–0 Huddersfield · Championship
Venue: Deepdale · Preston
Referee: J. Linington
Head-to-head (last 3): Preston 2 · draws 1 · Huddersfield 0 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Preston 1W 1D 3L · Huddersfield 1W 1D 3L

Preston 3–0 Huddersfield (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 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.5 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.14 / 7.2

Corners

against 4.86 / 4.2 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

3 / 3.6

Shots on target

against 3.43 / 2.2 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.14 / 1.4

Cards

against 1.29 / 1.8 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

3.6 yellows

Referee · J. Linington

1 home / 2.6 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 February 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 February 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	Preston for / against	Line	Huddersfield for / against
Goals scored	0.5 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.14 for · 4.86 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	7.2 for · 4.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	10 for · 12.43 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	14 for · 7.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	3 for · 3.43 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	3.6 for · 2.2 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.43 for · 9.43 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.8 for · 11.6 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.14 for · 1.29 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.4 for · 1.8 against n 5 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

Preston

Preston — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 February 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
R. Ledson n 8	74	2.6 5/5	1.7 4/4	—
C. Evans n 8	61.1	2.2 6/4	1.8 5/2	L. O'Brien
Daniel Johnson n 8	35.9	2.2 4/2	0.3 1/0	—
P. Gallagher n 8	48.5	1.6 4/2	0.5 2/0	—
A. Gordon n 8	41.9	1.6 4/2	2.7 5/3	—

Preston — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 February 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. Bodin n 8	41.3	3 4/2	0.8 3/0
B. Potts n 8	50.3	2.9 7/4	0.4 2/0
C. Evans n 8	61.1	2.6 6/4	0.7 2/2
A. Gordon n 8	41.9	1.6 3/2	0.5 1/1
P. Gallagher n 8	48.5	1.4 4/2	0.5 2/0

Preston — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Maguire n 8	59.4	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
A. Gordon n 8	41.9	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
S. Sinclair n 8	74.8	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
R. Ledson n 8	74	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
C. Evans n 8	61.1	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Preston — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. van den Berg n 6	50.3	2.7 4/4
R. Ledson n 8	74	2.3 7/5
J. Molumby n 8	60.5	2.2 5/3
G. Cunningham n 8	59.8	1.9 5/3
B. Bodin n 8	41.3	1.6 4/1

Preston — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Iversen n 8	90	2.3 5/3

Huddersfield

Huddersfield — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 February 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
J. Brown n 8	25.5	3.5 6/2	2.2 4/1	—
P. Jones n 3	40.3	3 2/1	0.7 1/0	—
A. Rowe n 8	59.5	2.8 7/4	0.8 4/0	—
S. High n 8	22.8	2.5 4/1	0 0/0	—
L. O'Brien n 8	90	2.3 6/4	1.8 5/5	C. Evans

Huddersfield — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Thomas n 4	49.8	3.2 2/1	2.3 1/1
D. Ward n 8	35	1.9 4/2	1.6 4/1
J. Bacuna n 8	85.3	1.8 7/5	0.9 5/2
K. Phillips n 8	28.4	1.6 3/1	0.8 2/0
F. Campbell n 8	82.1	1.2 6/1	0.4 3/0

Huddersfield — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
I. Mbenza n 8	59.9	0.4 2/0	0.6 3/0
P. Jones n 3	40.3	0 0/0	0.7 1/0
S. Thomas n 4	49.8	0 0/0	0.5 1/0
Pipa n 8	86.4	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
F. Campbell n 8	82.1	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0

Huddersfield — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
P. Jones n 3	40.3	4.5 3/3
J. Hogg n 8	89.3	3 7/6
S. High n 8	22.8	3 4/1
Pipa n 8	86.4	2.6 7/4
A. Pritchard n 8	19.9	2.3 2/1

Huddersfield — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Schofield n 8	90	1.5 4/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Preston		Huddersfield
44%	Possession	56%
13	Shots	16
7	Shots on target	7
3	Shots off target	8
3	Blocked shots	1
5	Shots inside the box	5
5	Corners	8
1	Offsides	1
13	Fouls	13
2	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
7	Saves	4
302	Passes	389
71%	Pass accuracy	74%

Preston player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Iversen	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.6
S. van den Berg	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.2
J. Storey	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.3
A. Hughes	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7
G. Cunningham	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	7.2
B. Whiteman	90	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	7.3
B. Potts	90	1	1	4	3	1	2	0	8.3
C. Evans	90	1	0	1	1	5	1	0	7.9
A. Browne	89	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	6.9
S. Sinclair	89	1	0	2	2	0	2	0	7.5
A. Gordon	77	0	0	1	0	1	1	Y	7.3
T. Barkhuizen sub	13	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	7.3
Daniel Johnson sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
J. Molumby sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Huddersfield player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Schofield	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
N. Sarr	90	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Bacuna	90	2	2	2	0	Y	6
Álex Vallejo	90	1	0	1	6	0	7.5
L. O'Brien	90	2	1	4	3	0	6.7
Pipa	90	3	1	0	2	Y	6.6
R. Keogh	76	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
F. Campbell	76	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
I. Mbenza	70	3	3	0	0	0	6.9
D. Holmes	54	0	0	2	1	0	7
R. Edmonds-Green	45	0	0	0	1	Y	6.5
A. Rowe sub	45	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
K. Phillips sub	36	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
S. High sub	20	1	0	0	1	0	6.6
R. Stearman sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Y. Sanogo sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

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

Recent form

PrestonLWLLD

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.6 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

HuddersfieldDLLWL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.6 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Preston 2 · 1 draw · Huddersfield 0 · 2.33 goals/game

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

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Preston#13 pos61 pts46 pl-7 GD

Huddersfield#20 pos49 pts46 pl-21 GD

Goals per game

Preston scored1.07

Huddersfield scored1.09

Preston conceded1.22

Huddersfield conceded1.54

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Preston and Huddersfield?: In their last 3 meetings, Preston won 2, Huddersfield won 0 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Preston and Huddersfield?: Recent form — Preston 1W 1D 3L; Huddersfield 1W 1D 3L.

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