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Preston North End logo
FA Cup | Third Round
Jan 7, 2023 at 12.30pm UK
Deepdale
Huddersfield logo

Preston
3 - 1
Huddersfield

Lees (60' og.), Diaby (73'), Browne (85')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Kamberi (57')
Ayina (18'), Kasumu (59'), Helik (71')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's FA Cup clash between Preston North End and Huddersfield Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Stoke 0-1 Preston
Monday, January 2 at 3.15pm in Championship
Last Game: Huddersfield 1-2 Luton
Sunday, January 1 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Preston North End 1-0 Huddersfield Town

Preston have started to struggle after a solid start to the Championship season, but an FA Cup win this weekend against a Huddersfield side that are poor travellers is very plausible. The Terriers may opt to rotate their XI heavily as they look to focus on securing their second-tier survival, and if that is the case then they should fully expect to exit the FA Cup at this early stage. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Preston North End win with a probability of 48.07%. A draw had a probability of 26.3% and a win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 25.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.18%) and 2-1 (9.13%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.44%), while for a Huddersfield Town win it was 0-1 (8.49%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Preston North End would win this match.

Result
Preston North EndDrawHuddersfield Town
48.07% (0.0039999999999978 0) 26.33% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01) 25.6% (0.0039999999999978 0)
Both teams to score 48.46% (0.027999999999999 0.03)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
44.61% (0.032999999999994 0.03)55.39% (-0.033999999999999 -0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.41% (0.026999999999997 0.03)76.59% (-0.027000000000001 -0.03)
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.93% (0.016000000000005 0.02)23.07% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.1% (0.024000000000001 0.02)56.9% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)
Huddersfield Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.99% (0.022999999999996 0.02)37% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.2% (0.021000000000001 0.02)73.79% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)
Score Analysis
    Preston North End 48.07%
    Huddersfield Town 25.6%
    Draw 26.32%
Preston North EndDrawHuddersfield Town
1-0 @ 12.52% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-0 @ 9.18% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-1 @ 9.13% (0.0020000000000007 0)
3-0 @ 4.49%
3-1 @ 4.46% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-2 @ 2.22% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-0 @ 1.65% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-1 @ 1.64% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Other @ 2.78%
Total : 48.07%
1-1 @ 12.44%
0-0 @ 8.54% (-0.011000000000001 -0.01)
2-2 @ 4.54% (0.0039999999999996 0)
Other @ 0.81%
Total : 26.32%
0-1 @ 8.49% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
1-2 @ 6.19% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-2 @ 4.22%
1-3 @ 2.05% (0.0019999999999998 0)
2-3 @ 1.5% (0.002 0)
0-3 @ 1.4% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 1.76%
Total : 25.6%

How you voted: Preston vs Huddersfield

Preston North End
63.2%
Draw
15.8%
Huddersfield Town
21.1%
19
Head to Head
Dec 26, 2022 3pm
Oct 18, 2022 7.45pm
Aug 9, 2022 7.45pm
First Round
Huddersfield
1-4
Preston
Rhodes (67')
Spencer (69')
Parrott (6'), McCann (20', 30'), Potts (51')
Woodburn (78')
Feb 9, 2022 7.45pm
Aug 17, 2021 7.45pm
Huddersfield
1-0
Preston
Van den Berg (74' og.)
Campbell (56'), Sarr (68'), Nicholls (80')

Lindsay (41'), Whiteman (64')
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