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

Championship · 2020-21
Huddersfield Town AFC
2 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Matt Donohue
  • Referee Matt McGrath
  • Referee Mark Russell
  • Referee David Richardson
7 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

4
4
2
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
4/5
46-60
7/4
61-75
1/3
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
Andri Gudjohnsen 10 G 1 A
Oladapo Afolayan 5 G 2 A
Todd Cantwell 2 G
Sean McLoughlin 1 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' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Huddersfield Town AFC and Blackburn Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Carlos Corberán might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 11' Lewis Holtby has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tom Trybull on 11 minute.
  • 16' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 21' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 21 minutes.
  • 26' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 31' Blackburn Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 36' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 41' Pipa has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 41.
  • 46' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 50' Darragh Lenihan was booked on 50.
  • 53' Brilliant from the ! Naby Sarr makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 53.
  • 55' Fraizer Campbell picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 60' With 0 assists to his name this season, Bradley Johnson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 65' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Joe Rothwell has done his job and it is now time for Sam Gallagher to step up.
  • 66' John Buckley gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Ryan Nyambe and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' Poor challenge from Jonathan Hogg. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 72' The whistle greets Daniel Ayala as he departs to be replaced by Stewart Downing.
  • 77' Blackburn Rovers 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.
  • 82' The home supporters are growing impatient. Huddersfield Town AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 84' Another change for Huddersfield Town AFC made on 84 minute. Isaac Mbenza leaves to be changed by Aaron Rowe.
  • 86' Goal! Sam Gallagher scores his 44 goal in 363 matches.
  • 89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Lewis Holtby.
  • 89' Alex Pritchard is ready to make an impact after coming on for Juninho Bacuna at the 89 minute mark.
  • 90' Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jaden Brown is hanging Carel Eiting on the field on 90 minute.
  • 90' Naby Sarr with the second goal in the match!
  • Blackburn Rovers FC will have plenty to reflect on. Huddersfield Town AFC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ben Brereton 4
Adam Armstrong 3
Daniel Ward 2
Matthew Pearson 2
Sam Gallagher 2
Naby Sarr 2
Karlan Ahearne-Grant 1
Alex Vallejo 1

Head to Head

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

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2020-12-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2020-12-26 Barnsley FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2020-12-19 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–0 Watford FC W 2020-12-16 Coventry City FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2020-12-12 AFC Bournemouth 5–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2020-12-08 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2020-12-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-12-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2020-12-19 Stoke City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-12-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC W 2020-12-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Norwich City FC L 2020-12-09 Bristol City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L

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.