Huddersfield Town AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Huddersfield Town AFC

3 – 2

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Tue 28 Sep 2021 · 18:45 UTC John Smith's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Naby Sarr 64' Y

Lee Nicholls 90' Y

Overview

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

Huddersfield Town AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Watford FC	0	0
13	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
14	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
16	Burnley FC	0	0
17	West Ham United FC	0	0
18	Birmingham City FC	0	0
19	Sheffield United FC	0	0
20	Wrexham AFC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	Southampton FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-28 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-04-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–2 Huddersfield Town AFC 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
28 Sep	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	3–2	W
25 Sep	Swansea City AFC	A	0–1	L
18 Sep	Nottingham Forest FC	H	0–2	L
14 Sep	Blackpool FC	A	3–0	W
11 Sep	Stoke City FC	A	1–2	L
28 Aug	Reading FC	H	4–0	W

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Sep	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	2–3	L
25 Sep	Cardiff City FC	H	5–1	W
18 Sep	Barnsley FC	A	0–0	D
14 Sep	Hull City AFC	H	2–0	W
11 Sep	Luton Town FC	H	2–2	D
28 Aug	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–1	D

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Huddersfield Town AFC welcome Blackburn Rovers FC for this crunch clash at John Smith's Stadium.
5' Thomas Kaminski has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' Huddersfield Town AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Blackburn Rovers FC backline.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Harry Pickering, as he is very good at scoring at John Smith's Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
21' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Ryan Nyambe is withdrawn and Tyler Magloire gets his opportunity.
26' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
31' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
36' GOAL! Alex Vallejo fires home to make it 1-0!
41' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 41 minutes.
46' Harry Toffolo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
51' It is a cagey affair so far. Huddersfield Town AFC in their trying to find a way past Blackburn Rovers FC's compact .
56' It is a substitution in Huddersfield Town AFC team. Alex Vallejo is replaced by Scott High on 56 minute.
57' The deadlock is broken! Ben Brereton gets on the scoresheet on 57 minutes.
61' GOAL! Daniel Ward fires home to make it 2-1!
64' Poor challenge from Naby Sarr. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
64' Goal! Ben Brereton scores his 61 goal in 382 matches.
69' Reda Khadra, a Germany midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
74' 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.
75' The whistle greets Joe Rothwell as he departs to be replaced by Ian Carlo Poveda.
79' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Tyrhys Dolan departs to be replaced by Reda Khadra.
81' A tactical swap from Huddersfield Town AFC — Duane Holmes on, Josh Koroma off on 81 minutes.
84' Sensational shot from Daniel Ward. Huddersfield Town AFC is back in the lead.
84' Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Oliver Turton is hanging Sorba Thomas on the field on 84 minute.
88' Fresh legs for Huddersfield Town AFC! Josh Ruffels comes on to replace Danel Sinani.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Lee Nicholls argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Duane Holmes ↑ 81'
22
Fraizer Campbell
20
Oliver Turton ↑ 84'
14
Josh Ruffels ↑ 88'
11
Rolando Aarons
15
Scott High ↑ 56'
42
Nicholas Bilokapic

Coach Carlos Corberán

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2021-09-28 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2021-09-25 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2021-09-18 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC L 2021-09-14 Blackpool FC 0–3 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2021-09-11 Stoke City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2021-08-28 Huddersfield Town AFC 4–0 Reading FC W

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2021-09-28 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-09-25 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–1 Cardiff City FC W 2021-09-18 Barnsley FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-09-14 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Hull City AFC W 2021-09-11 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Luton Town FC D 2021-08-28 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.69 Huddersfield Town AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.4 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Huddersfield Town AFC47% Draw25% Blackburn Rovers FC28%

Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.09

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw

72%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

53%

Huddersfield Town AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Huddersfield Town AFC32% Draw44% Blackburn Rovers FC24%

Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 2

7.2%

1 – 0

6.9%

2 – 0

6.5%

0 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 1

5.5%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

3.6%

3 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC

Handicap	Huddersfield Town AFC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	20%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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