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Huddersfield Town AFC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Huddersfield Town AFC
0 – 0
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Wed 23 Oct 2019 · 18:45 UTC The John Smith's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 17' Dael Fry
Y 39' Paddy McNair
Y 84' George Saville
Juninho Bacuna 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Huddersfield Town AFC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at The John Smith's Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Wright
  • Referee Mark Jones
  • Referee Mark Dwyer
  • Referee Tony Harrington

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

3
3
4
Huddersfield Town AFC 10 games · Avg 2.5 goals Middlesbrough FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-23 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Huddersfield Town AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Middlesbrough FC H 0–0 D
19 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–2 D
05 Oct Hull City AFC H 3–0 W
01 Oct Stoke City FC A 1–0 W
28 Sep Millwall FC H 1–1 D
22 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–4 L
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–0 D
19 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–1 L
04 Oct Birmingham City FC A 1–2 L
01 Oct Preston North End FC H 1–1 D
28 Sep Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–4 L
21 Sep Cardiff City FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/4
61-75
3/3
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 6 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Huddersfield Town AFC get us underway at The John Smith's Stadium.
  • 5' Huddersfield Town AFC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Middlesbrough FC's shape.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' With 1 assists to his name this season, Trevoh Chalobah is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Middlesbrough FC.
  • 17' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Dael Fry on 17 minutes.
  • 22' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Huddersfield Town AFC and Middlesbrough FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 27' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jonathan Hogg, as he is very good at scoring at The John Smith's Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 32' Huddersfield Town AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 37' Huddersfield Town AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 39' Paddy McNair has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 39.
  • 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.
  • 49' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 54' Middlesbrough FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 55' Huddersfield Town AFC make a change. Trevoh Chalobah trudges off to be replaced by Juninho Bacuna on 55 minutes.
  • 60' 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 Lewis O'Brien suffering a number of foals already.
  • 63' Fresh legs for Huddersfield Town AFC! Fraizer Campbell comes on to replace Adama Diakhaby.
  • 64' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Ashley Fletcher by Britt Assombalonga on 64 minute.
  • 69' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 74' It’s high time Danny Cowley made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Middlesbrough FC team. Marvin Johnson is replaced by Hayden Coulson on 76 minute.
  • 81' Dael Fry has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 84' That is a Yellow card for Middlesbrough FC. George Saville will be fuming at that decision.
  • 89' Ryan Schofield needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 90' The referee shows Huddersfield Town AFC player a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Middlesbrough FC. George Saville is replaced by Adam Clayton.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Cowley

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jonathan Woodgate

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josh Koroma 3
Duncan Watmore 3
Matthew Pearson 2
Britt Assombalonga 1
Naby Sarr 1
Marcus Forss 1
Fraizer Campbell 1
Chuba Akpom 1

Head to Head

2019-10-23 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2019-10-23 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2019-10-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2019-10-05 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–0 Hull City AFC W 2019-10-01 Stoke City FC 0–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2019-09-28 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2019-09-22 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L

Middlesbrough FC Form

2019-10-23 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2019-10-19 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2019-10-04 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2019-10-01 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2019-09-28 Middlesbrough FC 1–4 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2019-09-21 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.98 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.62 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw 79% + Under 2.5 goals 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Huddersfield Town AFC45% Draw34% Middlesbrough FC21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes31% 0% No69%
Avg goals/match: 1.6
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 77%
23%
± 1.5 48%
52%
± 2.5 22%
78%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw
79%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
55%
Huddersfield Town AFC or Middlesbrough FC
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Huddersfield Town AFC26% Draw60% Middlesbrough FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
18.3%
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 1
10.9%
2 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
3.7%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 0
3%
3 – 1
2.1%
2 – 2
2%
1 – 3
0.8%

Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC

Handicap Huddersfield Town AFC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 25% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 15% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
54% ✓
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗

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