Week 16 brings us a match on Oct 18th, where Huddersfield Town hosts Preston North End at The John Smith’s Stadium in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 23rd placed Huddersfield Town is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Hull City. Lewie Coyle struck first for Huddersfield Town on an own goal in the 29th minute, then Michał Helik added another in the 51st minute In the end, Hull City was frustrated by Huddersfield Town’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Huddersfield Town ended the match with the shutout victory. Huddersfield Town is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Preston North End, recorded a 1-2 loss against Bristol City. Robert Atkinson scored the first goal for Bristol City in the 54th minute, then Andrew Hughes tied it up for Preston North End in the 82nd minute. Preston North End is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Huddersfield Town won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Emil Riis has been the most prolific scorer on Preston North End in the last five matches with three goals. Huddersfield Town is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Tom Lees and Jordan Rhodes each having 2 goals in their last five.