Preston have their home form to blame for them not competing with the likes of Burnley and Sheffield United at the top of the Championship, but the visit of Huddersfield presents a perfect opportunity to start to overturn their poor record at Deepdale.
Fotheringham has attempted to rally his Huddersfield troops by stating his team are now entering the business end of the season, although a clash with Preston is unlikely to be the game in which the Terriers' fortunes change.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Preston North End win with a probability of 48.99%. A draw had a probability of 26.1% and a win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 24.88%.
The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.38%) and 2-1 (9.2%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.35%), while for a Huddersfield Town win it was 0-1 (8.29%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood.
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