Preston vs Huddersfield Prediction, H2H & Stats

England: League Cup · Round of 128

Huddersfield

DLWWD

4' Lynden Gooch

21' Lewis Gibson

37' Andrija Vukčević

38' R. Balker

69' Ali McCann

90' Jusef Erabi

90+1' Lasse Sørensen

90' J. Erabi

Saturday, 8 August 2026

Goodison Park, Liverpool

S. Stockbridge

Head to head

Last 9 meetings

9games

6Preston wins

1Draws

2Huddersfield wins

2.9Goals per game

56%Both scored

67%Over 2.5

09 Apr 2024Championship Preston

4 - 1

Huddersfield

12 Dec 2023Championship Huddersfield

1 - 3

Preston

07 Jan 2023FA Cup Preston

3 - 1

Huddersfield

26 Dec 2022Championship Preston

1 - 2

Huddersfield

18 Oct 2022Championship Huddersfield

0 - 1

Preston

09 Aug 2022League Cup Huddersfield

1 - 4

Preston

09 Feb 2022Championship Preston

0 - 0

Huddersfield

17 Aug 2021Championship Huddersfield

1 - 0

Preston

27 Feb 2021Championship Preston

3 - 0

Huddersfield

Top scorers

League Cup

H. Leonard

Peterborough 4goals 0assists 3apps

R. Cleary

Barnsley 3goals 1assists 3apps

T. Barry

Everton 3goals 1assists 2apps

V. Castellanos

West Ham 3goals 0assists 3apps

C. Evans

Fleetwood Town 3goals 0assists 3apps

D. Welbeck

Chelsea 3goals 0assists 2apps

R. Christie

Bournemouth 3goals 0assists 1apps

Y. Salech

Cardiff 3goals 1assists 2apps

J. Bowen

West Ham 2goals 1assists 3apps

J. Strand Larsen

Crystal Palace 2goals 1assists 1apps

Recent form

1 W 1 D 8 L in the last 10

13 Oct 2026Championship Birmingham

4 - 0

Preston L

10 Oct 2026Championship Preston

0 - 1

Millwall L

19 Sep 2026Championship QPR

2 - 2

Preston D

12 Sep 2026Championship Preston

0 - 1

Lincoln L

08 Sep 2026Championship Watford

2 - 1

Preston L

05 Sep 2026Championship Preston

2 - 1

Blackburn W

01 Sep 2026Championship Preston

1 - 3

Bristol City L

29 Aug 2026Championship Charlton

1 - 0

Preston L

26 Aug 2026League Cup Preston

0 - 4

Everton L

22 Aug 2026Championship Preston

1 - 3

Wolves L

5 W 4 D 1 L in the last 10

10 Oct 2026League One Huddersfield

2 - 2

Sheffield Wednesday D

06 Oct 2026EFL Trophy Huddersfield

5 - 0

Rochdale W

03 Oct 2026League One Burton Albion

1 - 3

Huddersfield W

19 Sep 2026League One Bromley

2 - 1

Huddersfield L

12 Sep 2026League One Mansfield Town

0 - 0

Huddersfield D

08 Sep 2026EFL Trophy Doncaster

1 - 3

Huddersfield W

05 Sep 2026League One Huddersfield

1 - 1

Notts County D

01 Sep 2026League One Huddersfield

3 - 1

Oxford United W

29 Aug 2026League One Cambridge United

1 - 2

Huddersfield W

22 Aug 2026League One Milton Keynes Dons

1 - 1

Huddersfield D

Who wins? Three ways to read it

1 · X · 2

Goal model

44% 27% 30%

Form & stats

50% 50% 0%

Bookmaker odds

42% 26% 32%

Preston Draw Huddersfield

Most likely scores

1-1 12.6%

1-0 11.5%

0-1 9%

2-1 8.8%

0-0 8.2%

2-0 8%

Expected goals: 1.4 Preston · 1.1 Huddersfield

Goal lines

Over 1.5 goals71%

Over 2.5 goals46%

Over 3.5 goals24%

Both teams score50%

Team comparison

Form

Attack

Defence

Goal model

80%

Head to head

20%

71%

Goals

29%

75%

Overall

24%

Preston vs Huddersfield: preview and prediction

Preston host Huddersfield in the England League Cup (Round of 128) on Saturday, 8th August 2026 at 15:00 at Goodison Park, Liverpool.

Preston are struggling, with 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats in their last 5 games (L-L-D-L-L). Huddersfield have been inconsistent, with 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 games (D-L-W-W-D).

In the last 9 meetings, Preston won 6, Huddersfield won 2 and 1 ended level. These games average 2.9 goals, with both teams scoring in 56% and over 2.5 goals in 67%.

Our goal model expects about 1.4 goals for Preston and 1.1 for Huddersfield. It gives Preston the edge (44% home win, 27% draw, 30% away win), 46% for over 2.5 goals and 50% for both teams to score. The most likely score is 1-1.

Our pick was Away Win at odds of 2.92.

Published by

Udeme Henry

Football Analyst & Predictor · Rarabet