Blackburn Rovers FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Blackburn Rovers FC

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Huddersfield Town AFC

Sat 20 Jan 2024 · 15:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Adam Wharton 7' 1–0

1–1 23' Michal Helik

Sondre Tronstad 39' Y

Y 65' Jonathan Hogg

Y 90' Bojan Radulovic

Overview

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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Huddersfield Town AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee James Linington
Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
Assistant 2 Rob Merchant

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 10 games · Avg 3.2 goals Huddersfield Town AFC

Last 5 meetings

2024-01-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC 2023-12-26 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-04-10 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-11-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC 2022-01-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Jan	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–1	D
13 Jan	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–4	L
06 Jan	Cambridge United FC	H	5–2	W
01 Jan	Rotherham United FC	H	2–2	D
29 Dec	Hull City AFC	A	2–3	L
26 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	0–3	L

Huddersfield Town AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–1	D
13 Jan	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	1–1	D
07 Jan	Manchester City FC	A	0–5	L
01 Jan	Leicester City FC	A	1–4	L
29 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–2	L
26 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	3–0	W

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

7/4

61-75

1/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	10 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	5 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Ewood Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Blackburn Rovers FC and Huddersfield Town AFC.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
7' Adam Wharton puts Blackburn Rovers FC on the lead.
12' It looks surprising Huddersfield Town AFC does not make any changes. Bojan Radulovic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
17' Huddersfield Town AFC have won 400 goals from 380 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
18' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 18 minute. Hayden Carter leaves to be changed by Scott Wharton.
23' A stunning finish from Michal Helik — that came from absolutely nowhere!
28' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Callum Brittain suffering a number of foals already.
33' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
38' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
39' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sondre Tronstad.
44' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Huddersfield Town AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
49' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Huddersfield Town AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
54' The home supporters are growing impatient. Blackburn Rovers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
58' Huddersfield Town AFC make a change. Josh Koroma trudges off to be replaced by Bojan Radulovic on 58 minutes.
63' Harry Pickering makes way for Joe Rankin-Costello at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
65' The referee has no hesitation. Jonathan Hogg is booked for Huddersfield Town AFC — Yellow card on 65.
67' David Kasumu is replacing Alex Matos for the Huddersfield Town AFC side.
70' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 70 minute. Sam Gallagher leaves to be changed by Semir Telalovic.
75' The travelling Huddersfield Town AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Benjamin Chrisene, as he is very good at scoring at Ewood Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
85' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackburn Rovers FC in their 3-5-2 trying to find a way past Huddersfield Town AFC's compact 3-5-2.
90' Huddersfield Town AFC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

2
Callum Brittain
1
Aynsley Pears
9
Sam Gallagher ↓ Semir Telalovic 70'
8
Samuel Szmodics
5
Dominic Hyam
3
Harry Pickering ↓ Joe Rankin-Costello 63'
6
Sondre Tronstad
–
Benjamin Chrisene ↓ Arnor Sigurdsson 63'
17
Hayden Carter ↓ Scott Wharton 18'
30
Jake Garrett ↓ Andrew Moran 70'
23
Adam Wharton

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darren Moore

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ben Brereton	4
Adam Armstrong	3
Matthew Pearson	2
Sam Gallagher	2
Naby Sarr	2
Daniel Ward	2
Danny Graham	1
Ryan Hedges	1

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-01-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2024-01-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-01-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–2 Cambridge United FC W 2024-01-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Rotherham United FC D 2023-12-29 Hull City AFC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-12-26 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2024-01-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2024-01-13 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2024-01-07 Manchester City FC 5–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2024-01-01 Leicester City FC 4–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2023-12-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-12-26 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.7 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.13 Huddersfield Town AFC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC48% Draw27% Huddersfield Town AFC25%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.83

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC

52%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Huddersfield Town AFC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC35% Draw45% Huddersfield Town AFC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

9.3%

1 – 0

9.2%

2 – 0

8.4%

0 – 0

7.7%

1 – 2

6.2%

0 – 1

5.8%

2 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

5.3%

3 – 0

4.6%

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Huddersfield Town AFC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	22%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.