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

Match Preview

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 Matt Donohue
Referee Matt McGrath
Referee Mark Russell
Referee David Richardson

4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game

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

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

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' The wait is over. Huddersfield Town AFC get us underway at The John Smith's Stadium.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Huddersfield Town AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Harvey Elliot is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
11' Tom Trybull makes way for Lewis Holtby at the 11 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
16' Juninho Bacuna has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 42 cards already picked up this season.
21' Huddersfield Town AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
26' It is a cagey affair so far. Huddersfield Town AFC in their trying to find a way past Blackburn Rovers FC's compact .
31' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
36' Both keepers have barely been tested. Huddersfield Town AFC and Blackburn Rovers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
41' Huddersfield Town AFC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
46' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
50' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 50.
53' Brilliant from the ! Naby Sarr makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 53.
55' Huddersfield Town AFC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 386 games and scored 474 goals.
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' The whistle greets Ryan Nyambe as he departs to be replaced by John Buckley.
67' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jonathan Hogg.
72' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Daniel Ayala is replaced by Stewart Downing.
77' Lewis O'Brien is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
82' The travelling Blackburn Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
84' A change in the Huddersfield Town AFC ranks — Isaac Mbenza exits the field as Aaron Rowe enters on 84.
86' Sam Gallagher has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 86 minutes.
89' It’s a booking for Blackburn Rovers FC player. Lewis Holtby gets a Yellow card.
89' Another substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC to replace Juninho Bacuna by Alex Pritchard on 89 minute.
90' A change in the Huddersfield Town AFC ranks — Carel Eiting exits the field as Jaden Brown enters on 90.
90' Naby Sarr has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 90 minutes.
The points are shared — Huddersfield Town AFC 2-1 Blackburn Rovers FC. Honours even.

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
Sam Gallagher	2
Naby Sarr	2
Daniel Ward	2
Matthew Pearson	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

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