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

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Championship · 2023-24

Blackburn Rovers FC

1 – 1

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

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

13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

1/2

46-60

6/2

61-75

–/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Oladapo Afolayan	3 G	2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen	3 G	1 A
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Ewood Park that hosts another battle between Blackburn Rovers FC and Huddersfield Town AFC.
5' Jake Garrett needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
7' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Adam Wharton makes it 1-0.
12' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
17' Rhys Healey is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
18' Scott Wharton is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hayden Carter at the 18 minute mark.
23' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Michal Helik makes it 1-1.
28' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
33' Blackburn Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Huddersfield Town AFC backline.
38' Sierra Leone international Josh Koroma has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
39' That is a Yellow card for Blackburn Rovers FC. Sondre Tronstad will be fuming at that decision.
44' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a 3-5-2 today, looking to exploit space against Huddersfield Town AFC's 3-5-2 shape.
49' The energy levels are beginning to show. Darren Moore might look to freshen things up shortly.
54' The travelling Huddersfield Town AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
58' Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bojan Radulovic is hanging Josh Koroma on the field on 58 minute.
63' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Joe Rankin-Costello comes on to replace Harry Pickering.
65' The referee shows Huddersfield Town AFC player a Yellow card on 65.
67' Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. David Kasumu is hanging Alex Matos on the field on 67 minute.
70' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Sam Gallagher is withdrawn and Semir Telalovic gets his opportunity.
75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sam Gallagher made 356 appearances and scored 44 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
80' Hayden Carter is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
85' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Bojan Radulovic.
It finishes all square. Blackburn Rovers FC and Huddersfield Town AFC share the spoils 1-1.

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
Daniel Ward	2
Matthew Pearson	2
Sam Gallagher	2
Naby Sarr	2
Karlan Ahearne-Grant	1
Alex Vallejo	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.