Championship: Preston vs Huddersfield – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 42 match between Preston and Huddersfield and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Huddersfield come to Deepdale for the Championship match on Tuesday, Preston will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Preston approach round 42 as number 10 in the Championship table with 60 points on their account so far. With 40 rounds behind them, Huddersfield have amassed 43 points, placing them as number 21 in the standings.

Team form: Preston vs Huddersfield

Preston Form

In has been a bit of everything for Preston in their previous three matches, where they first beat Rotherham by 3-0. This was followed by a disappointing 1-0 defeat against Birmingham, before an encounter with Watford produced a 0-0 draw. Preston claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored 11 and conceded seven goals.

Huddersfield Form

Huddersfield gained four points in their past three matches. First, they went down 1-3 against Coventry, before picking up a 1-1 draw against Stoke. Their latest match brought a 1-0 win in their encounter with Millwall. Huddersfield managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring nine time and letting in seven.

Betting stats and facts for Preston and Huddersfield

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Preston and Huddersfield played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Preston vs Huddersfield

Emil Riis Jakobsen is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Huddersfield look to Rhys Healey, hoping he can add to his current total of two Championship goals in his latest games.

Betting markets: Preston vs Huddersfield

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Deepdale across all tournaments Preston won five times, drew two and lost three times. Huddersfield claimed one wins, four draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Preston scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Huddersfield scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Huddersfield managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Preston have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Huddersfield.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Preston, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Huddersfield, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.

Betting prediction: Preston vs Huddersfield

To sum up, the upcoming match between Preston and Huddersfield seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Championship game.

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