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Preston North End v Huddersfield Town : League Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Deepdale, Preston

Huddersfield Town pay League Cup rivals Preston North End a visit on Saturday afternoon, as Liam Manning leads his team into an away clash with Paul Heckingbottom & co. at the Deepdale. The odds you see on the page are provided straight from top bookmakers, while predictions are algorithmically generated from stats over a 20-game period. Particular attention is given to League Cup match data, including head to head (H2H) performance. Explore it all using the tabs below.

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Preston North End's next match is v Wolves at 15:00 on Saturday 22nd August
Huddersfield Town's next match is v MK Dons at 15:00 on Saturday 22nd August

The last English League Cup meeting between Preston and Huddersfield was on Saturday 8th August 2026

English League Cup

August 8th 2026

Preston 1	1 Huddersfield

J. Erabi 90'	38' R. Balker

	PNE HUD
Shots On	3 2
Shots Off	2 7
Corners	7 6
Possession	46% 54%
Fouls	11 16
Yellow/red cards	2/1 3/0

Preston	Huddersfield

D. Iversen P. Valentín Sancho (J. Storey 83') A. Vukčević (L. Lindsay 46') A. Devine A. McCann J. Thompson (A. Moran 90') C. Lang (D. Burgzorg 71') A. Hughes L. Gibson O. Offiah M. Osmajić (J. Erabi 72')	M. Young L. Sørensen J. Whatmough (B. Mumba 46') L. Gooch R. Ledson M. Myers-Harness (J. Taylor 71') A. Fletcher R. Balker (I. Bowat 84') S. Roughan D. Kasumu (J. Smith-Sway 71') D. Sanches Fernandes

Best Tip: Both teams to score

Both Huddersfield and Preston fans should have some reason to cheer as their teams go head-to-head, with our prediction of both teams to score looking a much better pick than any bet on the outright winner. The two clubs have plenty in attack, as is borne out by the statistics and past head-to-head data below. Even the bookmakers odds are not finding real separation between the sides, with equal threat among their respective squads. Both teams to score is the tip of the day here.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Preston are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 44% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.20.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Preston 44%	13/10 13%	6/5
Draw 24%	12/5	13/5
Huddersfield 32%	15/8 12%	21/10
Draw 1-1 11%	11/2	11/2
Preston 2-1 9%	17/2 6%	7/1
Preston 1-0 8%	9/1 18%	15/2
Huddersfield 2-1 8%	10/1 8%	17/2
Huddersfield 1-0 7%	11/1	9/1
Preston 2-0 7%	12/1 20%	9/1
Draw 2-2 6%	11/1 8%	9/1
Preston 3-1 5%	16/1 13%	12/1
Draw 0-0 5%	12/1 25%	11/1
Huddersfield 2-0 5%	16/1 11%	12/1
Preston 3-0 4%	22/1 24%	16/1
Huddersfield 3-1 3%	20/1 28%	16/1
Preston 3-2 3%	22/1 9%	18/1
Huddersfield 3-2 3%	25/1 24%	20/1
Huddersfield 3-0 2%	28/1 17%	22/1
Over 2.5 Goals 58%	7/10 7%	7/10
Under 2.5 Goals 42%	11/10 8%	21/20
Home 1st Goal 51%	5/6 8%	4/5
Away 1st Goal 47%	21/20 9%	23/20
No 1st Goal 3%	12/1 8%	11/1
BTTS - Yes 61%	4/7 8%	3/5
BTTS - No 39%	5/4 10%	5/4
BTTS - Home Win 24%	10/3	14/5
BTTS - Draw 19%	3/1 4%	3/1
BTTS - Away Win 18%	4/1 23%	4/1
Home/draw 68%	2/5 5%	4/11
Away/draw 56%	4/7 7%	13/20
Home/away 76%	3/10	2/7
Over 1.5 Goals 81%	1/5 4%	1/5
Under 1.5 Goals 19%	10/3 15%	3/1
Over 3.5 Goals 36%	13/8 12%	17/10
Under 3.5 Goals 64%	4/9 6%	2/5
Over 4.5 Goals 19%	4/1 17%	4/1
Under 4.5 Goals 81%	1/6 4%	2/13
Over 5.5 Goals 9%	9/1 23%	17/2
Under 5.5 Goals 91%	1/16 2%	1/25
Over 0.5 Goals 95%	1/25 1%	1/40
Under 0.5 Goals 5%	12/1 25%	11/1
Home DNB 61%	4/6 13%	3/5
Away DNB 49%	11/10 16%	6/5
Preston win to nil 20%	7/2 24%	-
Huddersfield win to nil 14%	5/1 8%	-
Preston / Preston 23%	11/4 13%	23/10
Preston / Huddersfield 3%	25/1 10%	20/1
Preston / Draw 7%	12/1	10/1
Draw / Preston 14%	5/1 20%	19/4
Draw / Huddersfield 11%	6/1 6%	6/1
Draw / Draw 14%	9/2 9%	9/2
Huddersfield / Preston 4%	22/1 9%	18/1
Huddersfield / Huddersfield 17%	7/2 17%	18/5
Huddersfield / Draw 7%	12/1 13%	10/1

Win / draw / win form

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OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win

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Goal Statistics

	Preston	Huddersfield
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.7 goals	1.4 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 19% 1 32% 2 26% 3 14% 4+ 9% There is a 81% probability that Preston will score 1 or more goals	0 25% 1 35% 2 24% 3 11% 4+ There is a 75% probability that Huddersfield will score 1 or more goals

	20 home / away games

Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2026/2027 season

PNE

HUD

28%

better

view stats

Games scored	12		16
Failed to score	8		4
Scored first	6		8
Goals scored	19		29
Avg. goals scored	1		1.5
Avg. shots per game	7		8
Avg. shots per goal	8		6
Conversion rate for	13		17
Avg. XG for	1.2		1.5
KickOff rating		+28%

PNE

HUD

22%

better

view stats

Games conceded	19		15
Clean sheets	1		5
Conceded first	14		11
Goals conceded	37		29
Avg. goals conceded	1.9		1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded	11		7
Avg. shots/goal conceded	6		5
Conversion rate against	17%		19%
Avg. XG against	2		1.2
KickOff rating		+22%

The line-ups for the League Cup match between Preston v Huddersfield will show here when available.

Preston League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
1	1	1	1
D Iversen	J Erabi	D Burgzorg	L Gibson

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
D Iversen GLK	1			-
O Offiah DEF	1			-
L Gibson DEF	1			1
A Hughes DEF	1			-
P Valentín MID	1			-
A McCann MID	1			1 -
J Thompson MID	1			-
A Vukcevic MID	1			1 -
M Osmajic FWD	1			-
A Devine FWD	1			-
C Lang FWD	1			-
Subs
M. Wilson				-
D Burgzorg	1		1	-
L Lindsay	1			-
J Erabi	1	1		1 -
J Storey	1			-
L Nicholls				-
A Moran	1			-
G. Gryba				-
E. Nolan				-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
1	2	1	0
J Erabi	J Erabi	D Burgzorg

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists
J Erabi	1	2
C Lang FWD		1
Subs
D Burgzorg			1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
51	6	10
D Iversen	P Valentín	A McCann

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
D Iversen GLK	51		1
O Offiah DEF	50	2	2
A Hughes DEF	46	4	5
J Thompson MID	40	2	5
L Gibson DEF	30		2
A McCann MID	27	5	10
A Devine FWD	26	1	4
P Valentín MID	22	6	9
Subs
L Lindsay	22		1
A Vukcevic MID	9
C Lang FWD	7		2
Subs
J Storey	4		2
J Erabi	3	2	2
A Moran	3
M Osmajic FWD	2		1

Huddersfield League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
1	1	1	1
M. Young	R Balker	L Sörensen	L Sörensen

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
M. Young GLK	1			-
R Balker DEF	1	1		-
J Whatmough DEF	1			-
S Roughan DEF	1			-
L Sörensen MID	1		1	1 -
R Ledson MID	1			-
D Kasumu MID	1			-
L Gooch MID	1			1 -
D Fernandes FWD	1			-
A Fletcher FWD	1			-
M Harness FWD	1			-
Subs
J Low				-
J Taylor	1			-
E Brierley				-
I Bowat				-
M McGuane				-
B Mumba	1			-
G. Sebine				-
J. Smith-Sway	1			-
N Tzanev				-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
1	1	1	2
R Balker	R Balker	L Sörensen	L Sörensen

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
R Balker DEF	1	1
L Sörensen MID			1	2
D Fernandes FWD				1
A Fletcher FWD		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
63	4	7
J Whatmough	S Roughan	S Roughan

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
J Whatmough DEF	63		1
S Roughan DEF	53	4	7
R Ledson MID	47		2
R Balker DEF	43	2	2
L Sörensen MID	42	2	3
D Kasumu MID	32	1	2
M Harness FWD	31	1	4
D Fernandes FWD	21	3	6
M. Young GLK	18
A Fletcher FWD	15		1
Subs
B Mumba	13	1	1
L Gooch MID	8		2
Subs
J Taylor	4		1
J. Smith-Sway	3

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Preston North End v Huddersfield Town : League Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

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