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Huddersfield Town AFC vs Newcastle United FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Huddersfield Town AFC
0 – 1
Full Time
Newcastle United FC
Sat 15 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC The John Smith's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Huddersfield Town AFC vs Newcastle United FC — Premier League at The John Smith's Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Referee Martin Atkinson
  • Referee Gary Beswick
  • Referee Adam Nunn
19 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 8.9 goals/game 🟥 5 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

2
Huddersfield Town AFC 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Newcastle United FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-15 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Newcastle United FC

Recent Form

Huddersfield Town AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Dec Newcastle United FC H 0–1 L
08 Dec Arsenal FC A 0–1 L
04 Dec AFC Bournemouth A 1–2 L
01 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–2 L
25 Nov Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 2–0 W
10 Nov West Ham United FC H 1–1 D
Newcastle United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–0 W
09 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 1–2 L
05 Dec Everton FC A 1–1 D
01 Dec West Ham United FC H 0–3 L
26 Nov Burnley FC A 2–1 W
10 Nov AFC Bournemouth H 2–1 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Huddersfield Town AFC and Newcastle United FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Chris Lowe needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Huddersfield Town AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Newcastle United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' The travelling Newcastle United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 34' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jamal Lascelles on 34.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' Huddersfield Town AFC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 49' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Huddersfield Town AFC that had 369 games and scored 378 goals.
  • 54' Supporters expect more eagerness from Juninho Bacuna, as he is very good at scoring at The John Smith's Stadium with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 55' Goal! Salomon Rondon scores his 17 goal in 339 matches.
  • 60' The whistle greets Chris Lowe as he departs to be replaced by Erik Durm.
  • 65' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 70' Huddersfield Town AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
  • 72' Huddersfield Town AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 72.
  • 72' The Newcastle United FC manager makes a substitution. Ki Sungyueng departs to be replaced by Isaac Hayden.
  • 77' Isaac Mbenza is replacing Jonathan Hogg for the Huddersfield Town AFC side.
  • 81' The whistle greets Salomon Rondon as he departs to be replaced by Matt Ritchie.
  • 86' 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.
  • 89' Another change for Newcastle United FC made on 89 minute. Kenedy leaves to be changed by Paul Dummett.
  • Another three points for Newcastle United FC.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Wagner

Newcastle United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rafael Benitez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Salomon Rondon 2
Ayoze Perez 1

Head to Head

2018-12-15 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Newcastle United FC

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2018-12-15 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Newcastle United FC L 2018-12-08 Arsenal FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2018-12-04 AFC Bournemouth 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2018-12-01 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2018-11-25 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2018-11-10 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 West Ham United FC D

Newcastle United FC Form

2018-12-15 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Newcastle United FC W 2018-12-09 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2018-12-05 Everton FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D 2018-12-01 Newcastle United FC 0–3 West Ham United FC L 2018-11-26 Burnley FC 1–2 Newcastle United FC W 2018-11-10 Newcastle United FC 2–1 AFC Bournemouth W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.82 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Newcastle United FC xG
I would bet for: Newcastle United FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Huddersfield Town AFC27% Draw33% Newcastle United FC40%
Actual: Newcastle United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 1.95
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw
60%
Draw or Newcastle United FC
73%
Huddersfield Town AFC or Newcastle United FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Huddersfield Town AFC18% Draw55% Newcastle United FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.6%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
14.1%
1 – 0
10.2%
0 – 2
8.7%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
5.3%
2 – 0
4.5%
0 – 3
3.2%
2 – 2
3.1%
1 – 3
2.8%
3 – 1
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC

Handicap Huddersfield Town AFC covers Push Newcastle United FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 17% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 23% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗

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