Huddersfield Town vs Preston North End Prediction : We can see repeat of last meeting

Huddersfield is set to host Preston on Tuesday at Kirklees Stadium. Preston has won two of their last five away league games (W2 L2 D1) against Huddersfield. Would Huddersfield be able to beat Preston this time? 

Huddersfield Town’s Form

Huddersfield secured their 3rd home win of the season in the last game against Hull City (2-0). They have managed (W3 D3 L1) to win on three occasions out of seven home league games.

Before that, they defeated Cardiff (1-0) at home. In their seven home league games, they scored 9 goals against their visitors and conceded 7 in return.

Huddersfield's away performance is a matter of concern (L5 D1) as they didn't win a single game yet this season. With 11 points in 13 games, Huddersfield is sitting in the 23rd position. They have netted 16 goals so far this season and conceded 21 in return.

Dany Ward is the team’s top scorer with 3 goals and 2 assists followed by Jordan Rhodes (3) and Tom Lees (2) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions.

Huddersfield’s possible lineup

Nicholls; Lees, Helik, Nakayama; Thomas, Kasumu, Camara, Jackson; Holmes; Rhodes, Ward. 

Preston’s Form

Preston registered their first away defeat of the season against Bristol City (1-2) in the last game. Earlier they were unbeaten and so far, they have managed (W3 D3 L1) to win on three occasions out of seven. In their seven away league games, Preston scored 6 goals against their hosts and conceded 4 in return.

Their performance at home is a matter of concern as they just managed (W1 L3 D4) to win once out of eight league games. With 19 points in 15 games, Preston is sitting in the 13th position. They have netted 8 goals and conceded 10 in return.

Emil Riis Jakobsen is the team’s top scorer with 4 goals followed by Jordan Storey (1) and Andrew Hughes (1) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions. 

Preston’s possible lineup

Woodman; Storey, Diaby, Hughes; Browne, McCann, Whiteman, Fernandez; Brady; Jakobsen, Maguire.

Huddersfield vs Preston expert tips

Preston defeated Huddersfield (4-1) in their last meeting at John Smith Stadium. Although both teams are doing well this season, we are still anticipating Preston to win the game. In this game, we can expect more than 2.5 goals as historically both teams have scored more than 3 goals in their face-off.