Huddersfield Town AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Huddersfield Town AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at John Smith's Stadium.
- Huddersfield Town AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Darren England
- Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
- Assistant 2 Matthew Smith
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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–0 W 23 Dec Norwich City FC A 0–2 L 16 Dec Millwall FC A 1–1 D 12 Dec Preston North End FC H 1–3 L 09 Dec Bristol City FC H 1–1 D 02 Dec Swansea City AFC A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–3 L 23 Dec Watford FC H 1–2 L 16 Dec Southampton FC A 0–4 L 12 Dec Bristol City FC H 2–1 W 09 Dec Leeds United FC H 0–2 L 02 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–3 L Key Stats
70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Blackburn Rovers FC0-151/–16-301/131-452/146-601/261-751/–76+–/3■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Blackburn Rovers FCYuki Ohashi 10 G -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Huddersfield Town AFC and Blackburn Rovers FC has kicked off!
- 5' 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.
- 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 15' It’s high time Darren Moore made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' Lewis Travis has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 25' 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.
- 28' Goal! Jaheim Headley scores his 2 goal in 8 matches.
- 33' 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.
- 35' Hayden Carter is having his name booked by the referee on 35.
- 40' 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.
- 42' Jacob Chapman has so much to prove this time. He replaces Chris Maxwell on 42 minute.
- 46' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Sondre Tronstad is replaced by Lewis Travis on 46 minute.
- 49' It’s a booking for Huddersfield Town AFC player. Tom Lees gets a Yellow card.
- 51' Adam Wharton is having his name booked by the referee on 51.
- 55' What a strike from Sorba Thomas! The score is 2-0.
- 60' Huddersfield Town AFC 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.
- 62' Semir Telalovic is replacing Niall Ennis for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
- 66' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 66 minute. Arnor Sigurdsson leaves to be changed by Dilan Markanday.
- 67' It is a substitution in Huddersfield Town AFC team. Ben Wiles is replaced by Loick Ayina on 67 minute.
- 68' GOAL! Delano Burgzorg scores on 68. Assisted by Josh Koroma
- 69' Goal! Delano Burgzorg scores his 32 goal in 35 matches.
- 74' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sondre Tronstad, as he is very good at scoring at John Smith's Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 78' Time for substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC. David Kasumu is replaced by Rarmani Edmonds-Green.
- 83' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 83 minutes.
- 85' The supporters are chanting for James Hill. He replaces Dominic Hyam on 85 minute.
- 90' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
- With this win, Huddersfield Town AFC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups
3-5-2Starting XI
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Sorba Thomas ↓ Josh Koroma 67'
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Chris Maxwell ↓ Jacob Chapman 42'
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Ben Wiles ↓ Loick Ayina 67'
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- 33
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Bench
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Josh Koroma ↑ 67'
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Rarmani Edmonds-Green ↑ 78'
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Jacob Chapman ↑ 42'
- 27
- 11
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Loick Ayina ↑ 67'
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Coach Darren MooreBlackburn Rovers FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Dominic Hyam ↓ James Hill 85'
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14
Niall Ennis ↓ Semir Telalovic 62'
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Sondre Tronstad ↓ Lewis Travis 46'
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Andrew Moran ↓ Jake Garrett 46'
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Bench
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Lewis Travis ↑ 46'
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James Hill ↑ 85'
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Dilan Markanday ↑ 66'
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Jake Garrett ↑ 46'
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Semir Telalovic ↑ 62'
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Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ben Brereton 4 Adam Armstrong 3 Sam Gallagher 2 Naby Sarr 2 Daniel Ward 2 Matthew Pearson 2 Jack Rudoni 1 Sorba Thomas 1 Head to Head
Huddersfield Town AFC Form
2023-12-26 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-12-23 Norwich City FC 2–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2023-12-16 Millwall FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2023-12-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–3 Preston North End FC L 2023-12-09 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2023-12-02 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC DBlackburn Rovers FC Form
2023-12-26 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-12-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Watford FC L 2023-12-16 Southampton FC 4–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-12-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Bristol City FC W 2023-12-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Leeds United FC L 2023-12-02 Sheffield Wednesday FC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.81 Huddersfield Town AFC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.94 Blackburn Rovers FC xGI would bet for: Huddersfield Town AFC to win 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Huddersfield Town AFC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.75Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 51% 49% ± 3.5 30% 70% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw 81%Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC 43%Huddersfield Town AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Huddersfield Town AFC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.7%1 – 0 10.8%2 – 0 10.2%2 – 1 9.5%0 – 0 8.2%3 – 0 Actual3 – 1 5.7%0 – 1 5.1%1 – 2 4.9%2 – 2 4.5%3 – 2 2.8%0 – 2 2.8%Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC
Handicap Huddersfield Town AFC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers -2.5 15% — 85% -2 15% 18% 67% -1.5 33% — 67% -1 33% 24% 44% -0.5 56% — 44% +0.5 82% — 18% +1 82% 12% 6% +1.5 94% — 6% +2 94% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet 40% ✗Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.