Huddersfield Town AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Tue 29 Dec 2020 · 19:45 UTC The John Smith's Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+8'

Pipa 41' Y

Y 50' Darragh Lenihan

Fraizer Campbell 55' Y

Jonathan Hogg 67' Y

Y 89' Lewis Holtby

Overview

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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 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Matt Donohue
Referee Matt McGrath
Referee Mark Russell
Referee David Richardson

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 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	Barnsley FC	A	1–2	L
19 Dec	Watford FC	H	2–0	W
16 Dec	Coventry City FC	A	0–0	D
12 Dec	AFC Bournemouth	A	0–5	L
08 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	2–0	W

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–2	L
26 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	1–1	D
19 Dec	Stoke City FC	A	0–1	L
16 Dec	Rotherham United FC	H	2–1	W
12 Dec	Norwich City FC	H	1–2	L
09 Dec	Bristol City FC	A	0–1	L

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Huddersfield Town AFC is hosting Blackburn Rovers FC for another epic battle.
5' Blackburn Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Blackburn Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
10' It’s high time Tony Mowbray made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
11' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Tom Trybull departs to be replaced by Lewis Holtby.
16' Huddersfield Town AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Blackburn Rovers FC backline.
21' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
26' Jonathan Hogg, a England , has 51 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
31' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 31 minutes.
36' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
41' Pipa is having his name booked by the referee on 41.
46' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 382 games and scored 469 goals.
50' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Darragh Lenihan.
53' Naby Sarr doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
55' Huddersfield Town AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 55.
60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tom Trybull, as he is very good at scoring at The John Smith's Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
65' Sam Gallagher is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joe Rothwell at the 65 minute mark.
66' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Ryan Nyambe by John Buckley on 66 minute.
67' The referee shows Huddersfield Town AFC player a Yellow card on 67.
72' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Daniel Ayala by Stewart Downing on 72 minute.
77' Sam Gallagher has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
82' 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.
84' The Huddersfield Town AFC bench stirs into life. Isaac Mbenza is withdrawn and Aaron Rowe gets his opportunity.
86' Sam Gallagher makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Blackburn Rovers FC are in front.
89' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
89' Fresh legs for Huddersfield Town AFC! Alex Pritchard comes on to replace Juninho Bacuna.
90' Jaden Brown has so much to prove this time. He replaces Carel Eiting on 90 minute.
90' A stunning finish from Naby Sarr — that came from absolutely nowhere!
Another three points for Huddersfield Town AFC.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Aynsley Pears
9
Sam Gallagher ↑ 65'
6
Stewart Downing ↑ 72'
15
Barry Douglas
18
Jacob Davenport
23
Bradley Dack ↑ 65'
10
Lewis Holtby ↑ 11'
21
John Buckley ↑ 66'
39
Tyrhys Dolan

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.6 Huddersfield Town AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.94 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Huddersfield Town AFC54% Draw26% Blackburn Rovers FC20%

Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.54

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw

80%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

46%

Huddersfield Town AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Huddersfield Town AFC36% Draw47% Blackburn Rovers FC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

1 – 0

11.7%

0 – 0

9.9%

2 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

6.4%

1 – 2

5.3%

3 – 0

5.2%

3 – 1

4.9%

2 – 2

4.4%

0 – 2

3.4%

3 – 2

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC

Handicap	Huddersfield Town AFC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	16%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	24%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

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