Huddersfield Town AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Huddersfield Town AFC

2 – 2

Full Time

Blackburn Rovers FC

Mon 10 Apr 2023 · 11:30 UTC John Smith's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 24' Hayden Carter

Y 45' Joe Rankin-Costello

Y 75' Samuel Szmodics

Overview

Match Preview

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 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-10 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-11-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC 2022-01-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC 2021-09-28 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-04-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–2 Huddersfield Town AFC

Recent Form

Huddersfield Town AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	2–2	D
07 Apr	Watford FC	A	3–2	W
01 Apr	Middlesbrough FC	H	4–2	W
18 Mar	Millwall FC	A	1–0	W
15 Mar	Norwich City FC	H	1–1	D
11 Mar	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–1	L

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Apr	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	2–2	D
07 Apr	Norwich City FC	H	0–2	L
01 Apr	Birmingham City FC	A	0–1	L
19 Mar	Sheffield United FC	A	2–3	L
15 Mar	Reading FC	H	2–1	W
10 Mar	Stoke City FC	A	2–3	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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Huddersfield Town AFC to score. At the same time, Blackburn Rovers FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' 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.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jon Dahl Tomasson might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
16' Matthew Pearson does the damage! The net is bulging and Huddersfield Town AFC surge ahead!
17' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Matthew Pearson makes no mistake. 2-0!
22' Jack Rudoni is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
24' The referee has no hesitation. Hayden Carter is booked for Blackburn Rovers FC — Yellow card on 24.
29' Tomas Vaclik, a Czech Republic , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
34' It looks surprising Blackburn Rovers FC does not make any changes. Josh Ruffels has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
39' Ben Brereton is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
44' Huddersfield Town AFC is showing some good football. However, Huddersfield Town AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
45' Joe Rankin-Costello catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
47' Goal! Joe Rankin-Costello scores his 9 goal in 397 matches.
52' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Harry Leonard suffering a number of foals already.
57' Daniel Ward has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
62' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
65' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Lewis Travis trudges off to be replaced by Harry Leonard on 65 minutes.
70' Both keepers have barely been tested. Huddersfield Town AFC and Blackburn Rovers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
73' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Tyrhys Dolan has done his job and it is now time for Ryan Hedges to step up.
75' Poor challenge from Samuel Szmodics. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
77' Ben Jackson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joseph Hungbo at the 77 minute mark.
82' Dominic Hyam needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
86' Another substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC to replace Daniel Ward by Kian Harratt on 86 minute.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ben Brereton	4
Adam Armstrong	3
Daniel Ward	2
Matthew Pearson	2
Sam Gallagher	2
Naby Sarr	2
Michal Helik	1
Juninho Bacuna	1

Head to Head

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2023-04-10 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2023-04-07 Watford FC 2–3 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2023-04-01 Huddersfield Town AFC 4–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-03-18 Millwall FC 0–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2023-03-15 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2023-03-11 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2023-04-10 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2023-04-07 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Norwich City FC L 2023-04-01 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-03-19 Sheffield United FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-03-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Reading FC W 2023-03-10 Stoke City FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.65 Huddersfield Town AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.45 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Huddersfield Town AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC 75% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Huddersfield Town AFC44% Draw25% Blackburn Rovers FC31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.1

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	21%	79%

Double Chance

Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw

70%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

56%

Huddersfield Town AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Huddersfield Town AFC31% Draw44% Blackburn Rovers FC25%

Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

7.5%

1 – 0

6.7%

0 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

6.1%

0 – 1

5.7%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.7%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC

Handicap	Huddersfield Town AFC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	20%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	17%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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