Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Championship · 2023-24
Huddersfield Town AFC
2 – 2
Full Time
Stoke City FC
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
Y 72' Wouter Burger
Jack Rudoni 77' Y
Y 77' Ben Pearson
Rarmani Edmonds-Green 81' Y

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

2
4
4
Huddersfield Town AFC 10 games · Avg 3.5 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–2 Stoke City FC 2023-02-15 Stoke City FC 3–0 Huddersfield Town AFC 2022-08-13 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–1 Stoke City FC 2022-01-28 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2021-09-11 Stoke City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC

Recent Form

Huddersfield Town AFC
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
Stoke City FC
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

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

Stoke City FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tyrese Campbell 4
Jacob Brown 4
Harry Toffolo 2
Lewis Baker 2
Naby Sarr 1
Yuta Nakayama 1
Juninho Bacuna 1
Carel Eiting 1

Head to Head

2023-09-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–2 Stoke City FC 2023-02-15 Stoke City FC 3–0 Huddersfield Town AFC 2022-08-13 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–1 Stoke City FC 2022-01-28 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2021-09-11 Stoke City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2023-09-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–2 Stoke City FC D 2023-09-16 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–0 Rotherham United FC W 2023-09-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2023-08-26 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–4 Norwich City FC L 2023-08-19 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2023-08-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Leicester City FC L

Stoke City FC Form

2023-09-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–2 Stoke City FC D 2023-09-16 Norwich City FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L 2023-09-02 Stoke City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC L 2023-08-26 Millwall FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L 2023-08-19 Stoke City FC 1–0 Watford FC W 2023-08-12 Ipswich Town FC 2–0 Stoke City FC L

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.