Preston North End vs Huddersfield Town Prediction & Betting Tips - Championship

Prediction published on 09/04/2024, 06:02  by Daniel Ngulu in Championship Predictions

Preston North End will hope to keep their top-six ambitions alive when they host Huddersfield Town in their next Championship game. Coming into this game, Preston are seven points below the top six while Huddersfield are a point above the relegation zone. By their league standings, this is a key game for both sides. Having a game in hand, Preston should feel this is an opportunity to close the gap on the top-six. At least four sides outside the top six have a good chance of finishing in the playoff positions. One of those is Preston, and they’ll be gunning for three points here. However, their last two matches haven't gone in line with their top six ambitions. Preston are coming from a 0-0 draw with Watford, having earlier lost 1-0 to Birmingham City. They will seek to bounce back, having collected just eight points from a possible 18 in the last six league games. Two losses only in the last 12 matches make Preston the favorites coming into this game. They’ve however lost some attacking punch lately, only scoring more than once in one of the last six games.

Huddersfield suffered a 3-1 home loss in the reverse fixture, making it two straight defeats against Preston. They will be looking to rise from that and in the process boost their own survival chances. At 43 points, they are just above the red zone, and three more points here will be priceless at this time of the season. The Terriers are coming from an important 1-0 win over Millwall, Rhys Healey scoring a late goal to secure the three points. That result marked a second unbeaten outing for Huddersfield, who had earlier drawn 1-1 with Stoke City. It was also an extension of their impressive scoring run seen in the last 10 games. The visitors failed to score in just two of their last 10 matches. In those 10 matches, however, they managed more than a goal in just one game. In their scoring form, the target for Huddersfield should now be a second win in eight matches. Two straight draws away from home present a stepping stone to build on.