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Carabao Cup

Round 1

Finished
PrPreston North End
1 – 1Full time
HuHuddersfield Town
— Goodison Park
RWSports forecast42% confidence
Preston North End42%
Draw26%
Huddersfield Town32%
Recommended pickPreston North End win
Predicted score1–1
Over 2.557%
Both teams score59%
The teams

Who's playing

Pr
HomePreston North End
Hu
AwayHuddersfield Town
Previous meetings

Team head-to-head

Preston North End wins150%
Draws00%
Huddersfield Town wins150%
Total meetings2
Preston North End goals2
Huddersfield Town goals3
Average goals2.50

Recent meetings

—Preston North End1-0Huddersfield Town
—Huddersfield Town3-1Preston North End
Confirmed lineups

Players head-to-head

HomePreston North End
3-4-3
1D. IversenG8.1
24O. OffiahD6.6
19L. GibsonD
Full time

See how it finished

Review the final result alongside the model's pre-match call.

View result
4.4
16A. HughesD7.3
2P. ValentínM7.2
8A. McCannM7.8
15J. ThompsonM6.7
3A. VukčevićM6.4
28M. OsmajićF6.2
7A. DevineF7.6
10C. LangF6.1
AwayHuddersfield Town
3-4-3
1M. YoungG7.3
12R. BalkerD1G8.0
6J. WhatmoughD7.7
23S. RoughanD7.5
2L. SørensenM1A6.9
4R. LedsonM6.4
18D. KasumuM6.4
7L. GoochM6.6
30D. S. FernandesF6.8
11A. FletcherF5.9
10M. HarnessF5.8
Preston North End
DLWLD
1W2D2L
Huddersfield Town
DLDDL
3D2L
5
Goals scored
6
8
Goals conceded
9
1
Clean sheets
0
0.53
Avg xG
1.99
0.44
Avg xG conceded
2.35
6.74
Avg rating
6.80
In the dugout

Coaches

Preston North EndPaul HeckingbottomEngland
Formation 3-5-2Profile balancedDefensive line midPressing 51%
cross prayno midfield
Huddersfield TownMartin DruryEngland
Match information

Fixture details

CompetitionCarabao Cup
SeasonEFL Cup 26/27
RoundRound 1
VenueGoodison Park, Liverpool
Stadium capacity39,571 seats
Stadium opened1892
RefereeSebastian Stockbridge
Referee record351 games · 1274 yellow · 39 red · England
Half-time0–1
Weather20°C · wind 12 km/h
Travel distance62 km
Match statistics

Live numbers

4.85xG4.79
Market context

Match odds

Home2.28
Draw3.51
Away2.87
Over 1.51.20
Over 2.51.68
Over 3.52.63
Under 1.54.11
Under 2.52.10
Under 3.51.44
BTTS yes1.56
BTTS no2.29
Decimal odds are shown as contextual data, not wagering advice.
BSD prediction

Model analysis

Home 42%Draw 26%Away 32%
Recommended pickPreston North End win
Modeldc-blend-v1
Predicted scorePreston North End 1–1 Huddersfield Town
Confidence42%