Huddersfield Town AFC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Huddersfield Town AFC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at John Smith's Stadium.
- Huddersfield Town AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Josh Smith (England)
- Assistant 1 Nigel Lugg
- Assistant 2 Rob Merchant
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Dec Middlesbrough FC H 1–2 L 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–1 W 26 Dec Rotherham United FC A 0–1 L 23 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–0 W 16 Dec Swansea City AFC A 2–1 W 13 Dec Hull City AFC H 1–2 L 09 Dec Ipswich Town FC H 0–2 L Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Middlesbrough FC0-155/–16-302/331-452/346-601/261-753/–76+1/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Huddersfield Town AFC is hosting Middlesbrough FC for another epic battle.
- 5' It looks surprising Middlesbrough FC does not make any changes. Rav van den Berg has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jonny Howson made 380 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' Jacob Chapman needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 25' 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.
- 30' 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 David Kasumu suffering a number of foals already.
- 32' It’s a booking for Middlesbrough FC player. Morgan Rogers gets a Yellow card.
- 37' Ben Wiles has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 38' The Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes a substitution. Jonathan Hogg departs to be replaced by Rarmani Edmonds-Green.
- 39' The whistle greets Jonathan Hogg as he departs to be replaced by Rarmani Edmonds-Green.
- 44' Huddersfield Town AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
- 49' Time for substitution for Middlesbrough FC. Anfernee Dijksteel is replaced by Josh Coburn.
- 50' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Anfernee Dijksteel by Josh Coburn on 50 minute.
- 54' Middlesbrough FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Josh Coburn on 54.
- 55' What a strike from Josh Coburn! The score is 0-2.
- 60' Goal! Michal Helik scores his 29 goal in 3 matches.
- 65' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Sam Greenwood by Matt Clarke on 65 minute.
- 69' The referee shows Middlesbrough FC player a Yellow card on 69.
- 70' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Alex Bangura.
- 75' 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.
- 78' Riley McGree has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sam Silvera on 78 minute.
- 83' It looks like no one’s ball. Middlesbrough FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 84' What a strike from Jonny Howson! The score is 1-3.
- 87' Another substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC to replace Ben Wiles by Kyle Hudlin on 87 minute.
- With this win, Middlesbrough FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups
3-5-2Starting XI
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Ben Wiles ↓ Kyle Hudlin 87'
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- 8
- 5
- 31
- 15
Bench
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Rarmani Edmonds-Green ↑ 38'
- 36
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27
Kyle Hudlin ↑ 87'
- 11
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- 41
- 39
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Coach Darren MooreMiddlesbrough FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 6
- 15
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Alex Bangura ↓ Lukas Engel 78'
- 23
- 11
- 3
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Sam Greenwood ↓ Matt Clarke 65'
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Sam Silvera ↓ Riley McGree 78'
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Bench
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Matt Clarke ↑ 65'
- 32
- 22
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Riley McGree ↑ 78'
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Josh Coburn ↑ 49'
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Lukas Engel ↑ 78'
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Coach Michael Carrick -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Josh Koroma 3 Duncan Watmore 3 Matthew Pearson 2 Onel Hernandez 1 Marvin Johnson 1 Jordan Rhodes 1 Britt Assombalonga 1 Naby Sarr 1 Head to Head
Huddersfield Town AFC Form
2023-12-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC L 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 DMiddlesbrough FC Form
2023-12-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-12-26 Rotherham United FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-12-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-12-16 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-12-13 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Hull City AFC L 2023-12-09 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Ipswich Town FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.38 Huddersfield Town AFC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.17 Middlesbrough FC xGI would bet for: Huddersfield Town AFC or Middlesbrough FC 71%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Middlesbrough FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.55Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 72% 28% ± 2.5 46% 54% ± 3.5 26% 74% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw 69%Draw or Middlesbrough FC 60%Huddersfield Town AFC or Middlesbrough FC 71%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.5%0 – 0 9.9%1 – 0 9.7%2 – 1 8.4%0 – 1 8%2 – 0 7.3%1 – 2 Actual0 – 2 5.2%2 – 2 5%3 – 1 3.9%3 – 0 3.3%1 – 3 2.8%Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC
Handicap Huddersfield Town AFC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 12% 81% -1.5 19% — 81% -1 19% 21% 60% -0.5 40% — 60% +0.5 70% — 30% +1 70% 17% 13% +1.5 87% — 13% +2 87% 9% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet 32% ✓Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.