Huddersfield Town AFC vs Sunderland AFC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Huddersfield Town AFC vs Sunderland AFC — Championship at John Smith's Stadium.
- Huddersfield Town AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Gavin Ward
- Assistant 1 Lee Venamore
- Assistant 2 David Harrison (England)
26 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 4.6 goals/gameStandings
# 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 14 Feb Sunderland AFC H 1–0 W 10 Feb Southampton FC A 3–5 L 03 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC H 4–0 W 28 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–1 D 20 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D 13 Jan Plymouth Argyle FC H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Feb Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–1 L 10 Feb Plymouth Argyle FC H 3–1 W 04 Feb Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D 27 Jan Stoke City FC H 3–1 W 19 Jan Hull City AFC H 0–1 L 13 Jan Ipswich Town FC A 1–2 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at John Smith's Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' The travelling Sunderland AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Anthony Patterson made 363 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' Huddersfield Town AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 20' Sunderland AFC is showing some good football. However, Sunderland AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 25' 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.
- 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
- 35' Luke O'Nien is having his name booked by the referee on 35.
- 37' Goal! Matty Pearson scores his 8 goal in 369 matches.
- 42' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 47' 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.
- 50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Abdoullah Ba on 50.
- 55' 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.
- 60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Josh Koroma, as he is very good at scoring at John Smith's Stadium with 13 goals in the last 11 games.
- 61' Time for substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC. Radinio Balker is replaced by Yuta Nakayama.
- 66' Pierre Ekwah needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 68' It’s gonna be a card for Alex Matos.
- 72' The whistle greets Nazarii Rusyn as he departs to be replaced by Romaine Mundle.
- 74' Another change for Huddersfield Town AFC made on 74 minute. Alex Matos leaves to be changed by Jonathan Hogg.
- 79' 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.
- 80' It’s gonna be a card for Lee Nicholls.
- 80' The whistle greets Brodie Spencer as he departs to be replaced by Ben Jackson.
- 81' Delano Burgzorg has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ben Wiles on 81 minute.
- 86' David Kasumu has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
- 87' Romaine Mundle is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
- With this win, Huddersfield Town AFC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Josh Koroma ↓ Danny Ward 74'
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- 32
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Ben Wiles ↓ Delano Burgzorg 81'
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Radinio Balker ↓ Yuta Nakayama 61'
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Brodie Spencer ↓ Ben Jackson 80'
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Alex Matos ↓ Jonathan Hogg 74'
Bench
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Jonathan Hogg ↑ 74'
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Delano Burgzorg ↑ 81'
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Yuta Nakayama ↑ 61'
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Ben Jackson ↑ 80'
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Danny Ward ↑ 74'
Coach Jonathan WorthingtonSunderland AFC Lineups
4-1-4-1Starting XI
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Nazarii Rusyn ↓ Romaine Mundle 72'
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- 32
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Abdoullah Ba ↓ Patrick Roberts 61'
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Dan Neil ↓ Mason Burstow 81'
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- 39
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Leo Hjelde ↓ Timothee Pembele 61'
Bench
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Patrick Roberts ↑ 61'
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Timothee Pembele ↑ 61'
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Mason Burstow ↑ 81'
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Romaine Mundle ↑ 72'
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Coach Michael Beale -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Michal Helik 1 Luke O'Nien 1 Matty Pearson 1 Alex Pritchard 1 Amad 1 Josh Koroma 1 Joe Gelhardt 1 Delano Burgzorg 1 Head to Head
Huddersfield Town AFC Form
2024-02-14 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Sunderland AFC W 2024-02-10 Southampton FC 5–3 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2024-02-03 Huddersfield Town AFC 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2024-01-28 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2024-01-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2024-01-13 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC DSunderland AFC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.36 Huddersfield Town AFC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.85 Sunderland AFC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Huddersfield Town AFC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.21Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 87% 13% ± 1.5 65% 35% ± 2.5 38% 62% ± 3.5 19% 81% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw 79%Draw or Sunderland AFC 50%Huddersfield Town AFC or Sunderland AFC 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Huddersfield Town AFC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 Actual1 – 1 13.6%0 – 0 13.2%2 – 0 9.8%2 – 1 8.4%0 – 1 8.1%1 – 2 5.2%3 – 0 4.4%3 – 1 3.9%0 – 2 3.8%2 – 2 3.7%3 – 2 1.8%Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC
Handicap Huddersfield Town AFC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 14% 77% -1.5 23% — 77% -1 23% 24% 53% -0.5 47% — 53% +0.5 78% — 22% +1 78% 14% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 6% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet 43% ✗Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

