Thursday , 2 July 2026

Blackpool FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Blackpool FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Huddersfield Town AFC
Tue 7 Feb 2023 · 19:45 UTC Bloomfield Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 28' Scott High
Y 45' Jack Rudoni
Gary Madine 45' R
Ken Dougall 84' Y
Y 87' Anthony Knockaert

Overview

Match Preview

Blackpool FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC — Championship at Bloomfield Road.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
3
2
Blackpool FC 8 games · Avg 3.5 goals Huddersfield Town AFC
Last 5 meetings
2023-02-07 Blackpool FC 2–2 Huddersfield Town AFC 2022-09-04 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Blackpool FC 2021-12-26 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–2 Blackpool FC 2021-09-14 Blackpool FC 0–3 Huddersfield Town AFC

Recent Form

Blackpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Feb Huddersfield Town AFC H 2–2 D
04 Feb Middlesbrough FC A 0–3 L
28 Jan Southampton FC A 1–2 L
14 Jan Watford FC A 0–2 L
07 Jan Nottingham Forest FC H 4–1 W
01 Jan Sunderland AFC H 1–1 D
Huddersfield Town AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Feb Blackpool FC A 2–2 D
04 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–1 D
28 Jan Coventry City FC A 0–2 L
14 Jan Hull City AFC A 1–1 D
07 Jan Preston North End FC A 1–3 L
01 Jan Luton Town FC H 1–2 L

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Blackpool FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ken Dougall made 385 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Blackpool FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' It’s high time Mark Fotheringham made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Sonny Carey has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 27' Blackpool FC make a change. Charlie Goode trudges off to be replaced by Andy Lyons on 27 minutes.
  • 28' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Scott High.
  • 33' France international Brahima Diarra has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 36' GOAL! Matthew Pearson fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 41' Tom Trybull has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Jack Rudoni. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 46' Morgan Rogers is replacing Sonny Carey for the Blackpool FC side.
  • 51' Anthony Knockaert, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 54' Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Anthony Knockaert is hanging Joseph Hungbo on the field on 54 minute.
  • 59' Blackpool FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 64' Fresh legs for Huddersfield Town AFC! Brahima Diarra comes on to replace Scott High.
  • 69' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 71' Blackpool FC make a change. CJ Hamilton trudges off to be replaced by Josh Bowler on 71 minutes.
  • 76' Blackpool FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 79' Martyn Waghorn makes way for Jordan Rhodes at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Huddersfield Town AFC.
  • 82' The Ireland Andy Lyons breaks the deadlock on 82 minutes. 1-1!
  • 84' Poor challenge from Ken Dougall. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 87' GOAL! Josh Koroma fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 87' A moment of madness from Anthony Knockaert on 87 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Huddersfield Town AFC will be frustrated.
  • 90' A stunning finish from Josh Bowler — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mick McCarthy

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Fotheringham

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josh Koroma 2
Matthew Pearson 2
Sorba Thomas 2
Kyle Joseph 1
Christopher Hamilton 1
Jonathan Hogg 1
Joe Taylor 1
Brodie Spencer 1

Head to Head

2023-02-07 Blackpool FC 2–2 Huddersfield Town AFC 2022-09-04 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Blackpool FC 2021-12-26 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–2 Blackpool FC 2021-09-14 Blackpool FC 0–3 Huddersfield Town AFC

Blackpool FC Form

2023-02-07 Blackpool FC 2–2 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2023-02-04 Middlesbrough FC 3–0 Blackpool FC L 2023-01-28 Southampton FC 2–1 Blackpool FC L 2023-01-14 Watford FC 2–0 Blackpool FC L 2023-01-07 Blackpool FC 4–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2023-01-01 Blackpool FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2023-02-07 Blackpool FC 2–2 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2023-02-04 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2023-01-28 Coventry City FC 2–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2023-01-14 Hull City AFC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2023-01-07 Preston North End FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2023-01-01 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Luton Town FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.58 Blackpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
I would bet for: Blackpool FC or Huddersfield Town AFC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackpool FC43% Draw27% Huddersfield Town AFC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Blackpool FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC
57%
Blackpool FC or Huddersfield Town AFC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackpool FC31% Draw45% Huddersfield Town AFC24%
Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
7.4%
0 – 0
7.2%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC

Handicap Blackpool FC covers Push Huddersfield Town AFC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 20% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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