EFL Cup

EFL Cup | First Round

Aug 9, 2022 at 7.45pm UK

The John Smith's Stadium

Huddersfield
1 - 4
Preston

Rhodes (67')
Spencer (69')

FT(HT: 0-3)

Parrott (6'), McCann (20', 30'), Potts (51')
Woodburn (78')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Huddersfield Town

Last Six:

Last Game: Birmingham 2-1 Huddersfield
Friday, August 5 at 7.45pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
22	Swansea City	2	-3	1
23	Bristol City	2	-2	0
24	Huddersfield Town	2	-2	0

Preston North End

Last Six:

Last Game: Preston 0-0 Hull City
Saturday, August 6 at 3pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
16	Wigan Athletic	2	0	2
17	Preston North End	2	0	2
18	Coventry City	1	0	1

We said: Huddersfield Town 2-1 Preston North End

Huddersfield Town have stumbled into the new season, suffering defeats in their opening two games. However, they will fancy their chances on home turf, where they are unbeaten in five of their last seven competitive outings. While we expect the Lilywhites to put up a fight, we predict the hosts will come out with a slender victory. 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 Huddersfield Town win with a probability of 45.33%. A draw had a probability of 27.8% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 26.88%.

The most likely scoreline for a Huddersfield Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.47%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.99%) and 2-1 (8.61%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.91%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (9.69%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 0.5% likelihood.

Result
Huddersfield Town	Draw	Preston North End
45.33% ( 0.05)	27.79% ( 0.01)	26.88% ( -0.06)

Both teams to score 45.4% (

-0.06)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

40.18% (

-0.06)

59.82% (

0.06)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

19.9% (

-0.05)

80.1% (

0.05)

Huddersfield Town Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.65%

26.35% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.5% (

-0)

61.5% (

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

61.65% (

-0.08)

38.35% (

0.09)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

24.89% (

-0.08)

75.1% (

0.08)

Score Analysis

Huddersfield Town 45.32%

Preston North End 26.89%

Draw 27.77%

Huddersfield Town	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 13.47% ( 0.03) 2-0 @ 8.99% ( 0.02) 2-1 @ 8.61% ( -0) 3-0 @ 4% ( 0.01) 3-1 @ 3.83% ( -0) 3-2 @ 1.84% ( -0.01) 4-0 @ 1.33% ( 0) 4-1 @ 1.28% Other @ 1.98% Total : 45.32%	1-1 @ 12.91% 0-0 @ 10.1% ( 0.02) 2-2 @ 4.13% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.64% Total : 27.77%	0-1 @ 9.69% 1-2 @ 6.19% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 4.64% ( -0.01) 1-3 @ 1.98% ( -0.01) 0-3 @ 1.48% ( -0.01) 2-3 @ 1.32% ( -0.01) Other @ 1.59% Total : 26.89%