Huddersfield Town AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Huddersfield Town AFC

3 – 0

Full Time

Blackburn Rovers FC

Tue 26 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC John Smith's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Jaheim Headley 28' 1–0

Sorba Thomas 55' 2–0

Delano Burgzorg 68' 3–0

Y 35' Hayden Carter

Tom Lees 49' Y

Y 51' Adam Wharton

Y 90' Callum Brittain

Y 90' Lewis Travis

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 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Darren England
Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
Assistant 2 Matthew Smith

6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 5.5 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

2023-12-26 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Huddersfield Town AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	3–0	W
23 Dec	Norwich City FC	A	0–2	L
16 Dec	Millwall FC	A	1–1	D
12 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	1–3	L
09 Dec	Bristol City FC	H	1–1	D
02 Dec	Swansea City AFC	A	1–1	D

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	0–3	L
23 Dec	Watford FC	H	1–2	L
16 Dec	Southampton FC	A	0–4	L
12 Dec	Bristol City FC	H	2–1	W
09 Dec	Leeds United FC	H	0–2	L
02 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–3	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' Three points are at stake. Huddersfield Town AFC host Blackburn Rovers FC — let the battle begin!
5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
10' 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.
15' Samuel Szmodics, a Ireland midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Huddersfield Town AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
28' Huddersfield Town AFC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jaheim Headley on 28.
33' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
35' A meaty challenge results in booking for Hayden Carter on 35.
40' Niall Ennis has been relatively quiet despite scoring 36 goals in his last 350 appearances.
42' Time for substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC. Chris Maxwell is replaced by Jacob Chapman.
46' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Lewis Travis comes on to replace Sondre Tronstad.
49' Tom Lees was booked on 49.
51' Adam Wharton catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 51.
55' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sorba Thomas makes it 2-0.
60' The 29-year-old Yuta Nakayama has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
62' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Semir Telalovic is hanging Niall Ennis on the field on 62 minute.
66' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Arnor Sigurdsson is replaced by Dilan Markanday.
67' Time for substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC. Ben Wiles is replaced by Loick Ayina.
68' Delano Burgzorg doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
69' Delano Burgzorg adds to his 0 season tally! Huddersfield Town AFC lead 4-0 — and this changes everything.
74' It looks surprising Huddersfield Town AFC does not make any changes. James Hill has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
78' Rarmani Edmonds-Green is ready to make an impact after coming on for David Kasumu at the 78 minute mark.
83' Dilan Markanday has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
85' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Dominic Hyam has done his job and it is now time for James Hill to step up.
90' It’s a booking for Blackburn Rovers FC player. Callum Brittain gets a Yellow card.
Blackburn Rovers FC will have plenty to reflect on. Huddersfield Town AFC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

18
David Kasumu ↓ Rarmani Edmonds-Green 78'
14
Sorba Thomas ↓ Josh Koroma 67'
6
Jonathan Hogg
12
Chris Maxwell ↓ Jacob Chapman 42'
32
Tom Lees
23
Ben Wiles ↓ Loick Ayina 67'
7
Delano Burgzorg
33
Yuta Nakayama
8
Jack Rudoni
5
Michal Helik
15
Jaheim Headley

Bench

Coach Darren Moore

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

2
Callum Brittain
8
Samuel Szmodics
5
Dominic Hyam ↓ James Hill 85'
3
Harry Pickering
7
Arnor Sigurdsson ↓ Dilan Markanday 66'
14
Niall Ennis ↓ Semir Telalovic 62'
6
Sondre Tronstad ↓ Lewis Travis 46'
17
Hayden Carter
24
Andrew Moran ↓ Jake Garrett 46'
23
Adam Wharton
12
Leopold Wahlstedt

Bench

27
Lewis Travis ↑ 46'
4
James Hill ↑ 85'
34
Joe Hilton
18
Dilan Markanday ↑ 66'
30
Jake Garrett ↑ 46'
33
Semir Telalovic ↑ 62'
20
Harry Leonard
15
Patrick Gamble
28
Charlie Weston

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

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

Head to Head

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2023-12-26 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-12-23 Norwich City FC 2–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2023-12-16 Millwall FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2023-12-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–3 Preston North End FC L 2023-12-09 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2023-12-02 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2023-12-26 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-12-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Watford FC L 2023-12-16 Southampton FC 4–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-12-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Bristol City FC W 2023-12-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Leeds United FC L 2023-12-02 Sheffield Wednesday FC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.81 Huddersfield Town AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.94 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Huddersfield Town AFC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Huddersfield Town AFC57% Draw24% Blackburn Rovers FC19%

Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.75

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw

81%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

43%

Huddersfield Town AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Huddersfield Town AFC40% Draw45% Blackburn Rovers FC15%

Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 0

10.8%

2 – 0

10.2%

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

8.2%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

5.7%

0 – 1

5.1%

1 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

4.5%

3 – 2

2.8%

0 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC

Handicap	Huddersfield Town AFC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	18%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	24%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	12%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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