Huddersfield Town AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2019-20

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Sun 29 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC The John Smith's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Florent Hadergjonaj 76' Y

Fraizer Campbell 79' Y

Y 90' Elliott Bennett

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Huddersfield Town AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at The John Smith's Stadium.

Huddersfield Town AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Paul Hodskinson
Referee James Wilson
Referee Andy Woolmer
Referee David Richardson

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2019-12-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2019-10-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Huddersfield Town AFC

Recent Form

Huddersfield Town AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	2–1	W
26 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–1	L
21 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	H	2–1	W
14 Dec	Wigan Athletic FC	A	1–1	D
10 Dec	Charlton Athletic FC	A	1–0	W
07 Dec	Leeds United FC	H	0–2	L

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–2	L
26 Dec	Birmingham City FC	H	1–1	D
23 Dec	Wigan Athletic FC	H	0–0	D
14 Dec	Bristol City FC	A	2–0	W
11 Dec	Swansea City AFC	A	1–1	D
07 Dec	Derby County FC	H	1–0	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' Temperatures are rising at The John Smith's Stadium as Huddersfield Town AFC face off against Blackburn Rovers FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Blackburn Rovers FC have won 475 goals from 388 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
7' The deadlock is broken! Danny Graham gets on the scoresheet on 7 minutes.
12' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 12 minutes.
17' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
25' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jon Gorenc-Stankovic makes it 1-1.
30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Huddersfield Town AFC that had 374 games and scored 388 goals.
35' Huddersfield Town AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Danny Cowley might look to freshen things up shortly.
45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
46' The crowd applauds Joe Rothwell as he leaves the pitch. Amari'i Bell steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
51' The 28-year-old Tosin Adarabioyo has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
56' Huddersfield Town AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Blackburn Rovers FC backline.
61' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Danny Graham by Adam Armstrong on 61 minute.
66' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
70' Fresh legs for Huddersfield Town AFC! Fraizer Campbell comes on to replace Elias Kachunga.
71' Against the run of play, Steve Mounie has scored! This game has turned on its head.
73' The Huddersfield Town AFC bench stirs into life. Jaden Brown is withdrawn and Florent Hadergjonaj gets his opportunity.
74' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Bradley Johnson exits the field as Harry Chapman enters on 74.
76' Florent Hadergjonaj was booked on 76.
79' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Fraizer Campbell on 79 minutes.
84' Blackburn Rovers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
89' A quiet spell here at The John Smith's Stadium. Blackburn Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
90' That is a Yellow card for Blackburn Rovers FC. Elliott Bennett will be fuming at that decision.
90' Another change for Huddersfield Town AFC made on 90 minute. Steve Mounie leaves to be changed by Rarmani Edmonds-Green.
It finishes all square. Huddersfield Town AFC and Blackburn Rovers FC share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

17
Danny Simpson
1
Kamil Grabara
7
Juninho Bacuna
27
Jon Gorenc-Stankovic
26
Christopher Schindler C
24
Steve Mounie ↓ Rarmani Edmonds-Green 90'
9
Elias Kachunga ↓ Fraizer Campbell 70'
8
Trevoh Chalobah
39
Lewis O'Brien
16
Karlan Ahearne-Grant
28
Jaden Brown ↓ Florent Hadergjonaj 73'

Bench

Coach Danny Cowley

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ben Brereton	4
Adam Armstrong	3
Naby Sarr	2
Daniel Ward	2
Matthew Pearson	2
Sam Gallagher	2
Sorba Thomas	1
Ryan Nyambe	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.49 Huddersfield Town AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.23 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Huddersfield Town AFC46% Draw27% Blackburn Rovers FC27%

Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.72

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw

72%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

54%

Huddersfield Town AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Huddersfield Town AFC30% Draw47% Blackburn Rovers FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

1 – 0

8.9%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

8.6%

2 – 0

7.2%

0 – 1

7.1%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

5.4%

0 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.3%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC

Handicap	Huddersfield Town AFC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	21%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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

Huddersfield Town AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC

Clean Sheet