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Huddersfield Town AFC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Wed 20 Sep 2023 · 18:45 UTC John Smith's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Matty Pearson 31' 1–0
1–1 33' Daniel Johnson
1–2 62' Ben Wilmot
Jack Rudoni 68' 2–2

Overview

Match Preview

Huddersfield Town AFC vs Stoke City FC — Championship at John Smith's Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Assistant 1 Daniel Robathan
  • Assistant 2 James Mainwaring

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Stoke City FC H 2–2 D
16 Sep Rotherham United FC H 2–0 W
02 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–1 W
26 Aug Norwich City FC H 0–4 L
19 Aug Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D
12 Aug Leicester City FC H 0–1 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–2 D
16 Sep Norwich City FC A 0–1 L
02 Sep Preston North End FC H 0–2 L
26 Aug Millwall FC A 0–1 L
19 Aug Watford FC H 1–0 W
12 Aug Ipswich Town FC A 0–2 L

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Stoke City FC
0-15
4/2
16-30
5/3
31-45
4/–
46-60
4/3
61-75
1/3
76+
4/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Stoke City FC
Jack McGlynn 5 G 2 A
Ethan Galbraith 4 G 4 A
Eric Bocat 2 G 2 A
Sam Gallagher 2 G 1 A
Justin Devenny 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Huddersfield Town AFC have kicked off against Stoke City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' It’s high time Alex Neil made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Alex Neil will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' It looks surprising Huddersfield Town AFC does not make any changes. Mark Travers has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 31' Magnificent from Matty Pearson! That is 8 goals in 381 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 33' Daniel Johnson makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Stoke City FC are in front.
  • 38' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 39' Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rarmani Edmonds-Green is hanging David Kasumu on the field on 39 minute.
  • 44' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Huddersfield Town AFC that had 381 games and scored 402 goals.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Huddersfield Town AFC — Ben Jackson on, Sorba Thomas off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' Huddersfield Town AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 61' Huddersfield Town AFC have won 402 goals from 381 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 62' The deadlock is broken! Ben Wilmot gets on the scoresheet on 62 minutes.
  • 67' Huddersfield Town AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
  • 68' Assisted by Ben Jackson with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jack Rudoni makes no mistake. 2-2!
  • 72' Stoke City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 72.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Sead Haksabanovic as he leaves the pitch. Joon-ho Bae steps in for Stoke City FC.
  • 77' The referee has no hesitation. Jack Rudoni is booked for Huddersfield Town AFC — Yellow card on 77.
  • 78' Dwight Gayle is replacing Tyrese Campbell for the Stoke City FC side.
  • 81' A meaty challenge results in booking for Rarmani Edmonds-Green on 81.
  • 86' A change in the Stoke City FC ranks — Wouter Burger exits the field as Wesley enters on 86.
  • 89' Fresh legs for Huddersfield Town AFC! Brahima Diarra comes on to replace Josh Koroma.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.37 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Huddersfield Town AFC or Stoke City FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Huddersfield Town AFC40% Draw28% Stoke City FC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw
68%
Draw or Stoke City FC
60%
Huddersfield Town AFC or Stoke City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Huddersfield Town AFC28% Draw48% Stoke City FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
9.2%
1 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
8.2%
0 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
3.8%
1 – 3
3.2%
3 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC

Handicap Huddersfield Town AFC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 20% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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