Thursday , 2 July 2026

Blackpool FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25
Blackpool FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Huddersfield Town AFC
Sat 18 Jan 2025 · 12:30 UTC Bloomfield Road 10,410 HT 45' · FT 45'
Robert Apter 11' 1–0
Albie Morgan 45+4' 2–0
2–1 47' Joe Taylor
2–2 50' Brodie Spencer
Y 41' Matty Pearson
Y 84' Brodie Spencer

Overview

Match Preview

Blackpool FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC — League One at Bloomfield Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Martin Coy
  • Assistant 1 Karl Buckley (England)
  • Assistant 2 Tom Cooke (England)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Stockport County FC 46 77
4 Bradford City AFC 46 77
5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
6 Stevenage FC 46 75
7 Luton Town FC 46 74
8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73
9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67
10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65
11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63
12 Reading FC 46 63
13 Blackpool FC 46 60
14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60
15 Barnsley FC 46 59
16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56
17 Burton Albion FC 46 54
18 Peterborough United FC 46 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53
20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52
21 Exeter City FC 46 49
22 Port Vale FC 46 42
23 Rotherham United FC 46 41
24 Northampton Town FC 46 35

Head-to-Head

3
3
2
Blackpool FC 8 games · Avg 3.5 goals Huddersfield Town AFC
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-18 Blackpool FC 2–2 Huddersfield Town AFC 2024-09-24 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Blackpool FC 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

Recent Form

Blackpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jan Huddersfield Town AFC H 2–2 D
04 Jan Wycombe Wanderers FC A 1–1 D
01 Jan Shrewsbury Town FC H 1–1 D
29 Dec Birmingham City FC A 0–0 D
26 Dec Wrexham AFC A 1–2 L
21 Dec Stevenage FC H 0–0 D
Huddersfield Town AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jan Blackpool FC A 2–2 D
07 Jan Wycombe Wanderers FC A 1–0 W
04 Jan Rotherham United FC H 0–0 D
29 Dec Burton Albion FC H 1–1 D
26 Dec Stockport County FC H 1–0 W
20 Dec Cambridge United FC A 4–0 W

Season Stats

Blackpool FC Huddersfield Town AFC
#13 Position #9
60 Points 67
46 Played 46
17 / 9 / 20 W / D / L 18 / 13 / 15
54 Scored 74
65 Conceded 64
-11 GD +10
1.30 PPG 1.46
37% Win % 39%

Key Stats

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

Blackpool FC are 13th (60 pts). Huddersfield Town AFC are 9th (67 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Bloomfield Road. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Blackpool FC and Huddersfield Town AFC.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Bloomfield Road. Huddersfield Town AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 11' What composure from Robert Apter! The Scotland international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 16' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Christopher Hamilton made 384 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 21' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackpool FC and Huddersfield Town AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 26' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 31' Herbie Kane has been relatively quiet despite scoring 27 goals in his last 235 appearances.
  • 36' Huddersfield Town AFC come into this ranked 4 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 41' Huddersfield Town AFC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Huddersfield Town AFC — Antony Evans on, Joe Hodge off on 46 minutes.
  • 47' Against the run of play, Joe Taylor has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 49' What a strike from Albie Morgan! The score is 2-1.
  • 50' What composure from Brodie Spencer! The Northern Ireland international strokes it home. 2-2.
  • 55' A change in the Blackpool FC ranks — Matthew Pennington exits the field as Elkan Baggott enters on 55.
  • 58' Joe Taylor makes way for Callum Marshall at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from Huddersfield Town AFC.
  • 63' Supporters expect more eagerness from Harry Tyrer, as he is very good at scoring at Bloomfield Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 68' The Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes a substitution. Josh Koroma departs to be replaced by Radinio Balker.
  • 73' Blackpool FC have won 466 goals from 384 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 75' The Blackpool FC bench stirs into life. Ashley Fletcher is withdrawn and Sam Silvera gets his opportunity.
  • 80' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 82' The Huddersfield Town AFC bench stirs into life. Dion Charles is withdrawn and Rhys Healey gets his opportunity.
  • 83' The Blackpool FC bench stirs into life. Tom Bloxham is withdrawn and Sonny Carey gets his opportunity.
  • 84' Controversy at the stadium! Brodie Spencer argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 89' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Huddersfield Town AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Bruce

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Duff

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josh Koroma 2
Matthew Pearson 2
Sorba Thomas 2
Gary Madine 1
Jerry Yates 1
Theo Corbeanu 1
Josh Bowler 1
Andy Lyons 1

Head to Head

2025-01-18 Blackpool FC 2–2 Huddersfield Town AFC 2024-09-24 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Blackpool FC 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

Blackpool FC Form

2025-01-18 Blackpool FC 2–2 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2025-01-04 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–1 Blackpool FC D 2025-01-01 Blackpool FC 1–1 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2024-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Blackpool FC D 2024-12-26 Wrexham AFC 2–1 Blackpool FC L 2024-12-21 Blackpool FC 0–0 Stevenage FC D

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2025-01-18 Blackpool FC 2–2 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2025-01-07 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2025-01-04 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D 2024-12-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Burton Albion FC D 2024-12-26 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Stockport County FC W 2024-12-20 Cambridge United FC 0–4 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.41 Blackpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
I would bet for: Blackpool FC or Huddersfield Town AFC 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackpool FC36% Draw26% Huddersfield Town AFC38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Blackpool FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC
64%
Blackpool FC or Huddersfield Town AFC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackpool FC25% Draw44% Huddersfield Town AFC31%
Actual: Blackpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
1 – 2
8.6%
2 – 1
7.4%
0 – 1
7%
0 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
5.9%
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 3
4.7%
3 – 1
3.5%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC

Handicap Blackpool FC covers Push Huddersfield Town AFC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 17% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 20% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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