Huddersfield vs Preston prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-12-11 19:45.
Two teams who both picked up a point each on Saturday go head-to-head at The John Smithâs Stadium on Tuesday evening when 21st-placed Huddersfield Town host ninth-placed Preston North End. For the Terriers, their 1-1 draw with Bristol City represented their ninth stalemate of this league campaign (the most of this Championship season) and their fourth from their last six games (W1, L1), whilst it was also their fifth at home this season.
Manager Darren Moore described the point as hard earned with âgreat resilience shown by the playersâ, but with his side only one place and now only two points above the relegation zone, they need to start turning these draws into victories to ward off the improving QPR in 22nd, who have won their last three games.
Prestonâs 0-0 draw away at Norwich City ended a run of three successive defeats and manager Ryan Lowe described it as âan important building block for us and now we need to build on itâ. In spite of winning only two of their last 13 games (D4, L7), his team remain within touching distance of the play-offs and will begin this game only one point behind Sunderland in sixth and three points from West Brom in fifth.
But this division is certainly getting congested around a bloated middle and North End are only eight points above their opponents in this game. The Lilywhites desperately need to find their goalscoring boots once more after drawing blanks in each of their last three matches, and a trip to Huddersfield could be just the tonic as Preston have lost only one of their last five trips to this ground (W3, D1), including victories in the two most recent.
Players to watch: Huddersfield striker Delano Burgzorg scored in his last two starts, including the opener on Saturday, to give his team the lead in four separate matches this campaign. Alan Browne appears to be crucial to North Endâs fortunes as they have not won a game without him scoring or assisting since September 16th! He last found the net in their win away at Blackburn last month.
Hot stat: Huddersfield have gone 1-0 up during the first half in each of their last three games.