FM Preview: Preston North End v Huddersfield Town 14 Apr 2012

Last updated : 13 April 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Preston North End v Huddersfield Town fixture

Huddersfield Town travel to take on Preston North End at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 40 games played, Terriers have recorded 10 wins, and Preston North End have come away with 19 victories.

The last time the two teams met at Preston North End was more than a decade ago, in April 2001, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 22 Oct Huddersfield 3 - 1 Preston N.E. League One
2000/2001 Tue 10 Apr Preston N.E. 0 - 0 Huddersfield League Division One
2000/2001 Sat 21 Oct Huddersfield 0 - 0 Preston N.E. League Division One
1993/1994 Tue 30 Nov Huddersfield 0 - 0 Preston N.E. (Associate Members)
1992/1993 Sat 10 Apr Preston N.E. 2 - 1 Huddersfield League Division Two
1992/1993 Wed 17 Mar Huddersfield 1 - 0 Preston N.E. League Division Two
1991/1992 Sat 01 Feb Huddersfield 1 - 2 Preston N.E. Third Division

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Recent respective form guides

Preston North End may have lost only 1 of their last six home games, but the other 5 have resulted in drawn games. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.

Huddersfield Town's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Terriers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.

Preston North End find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 49 points from their 42 matches.

Huddersfield Town are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 74 points from 42 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Preston North End 6 0 4 2 4 8 4
Huddersfield Town 6 3 0 3 7 7 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its been an indifferent run of form for the Terriers of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Deepdale with Huddersfield Town coasting to victory. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Preston North End Failed to win in previous 6 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 6 most recent games.
Huddersfield Town 5 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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