Huddersfield Town AFC vs Sunderland AFC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Huddersfield Town AFC

1 – 0

Full Time

Sunderland AFC

Wed 14 Feb 2024 · 19:45 UTC John Smith's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Matty Pearson 37' 1–0

Y 35' Luke O'Nien

Y 50' Abdoullah Ba

Alex Matos 68' Y

Lee Nicholls 80' Y

Y 87' Romaine Mundle

Overview

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Huddersfield Town AFC vs Sunderland AFC — Championship at John Smith's Stadium.

Huddersfield Town AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Gavin Ward
Assistant 1 Lee Venamore
Assistant 2 David Harrison (England)

5 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 6.8 goals/game

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

Huddersfield Town AFC 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals Sunderland AFC

Last 5 meetings

2024-02-14 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Sunderland AFC 2023-11-29 Sunderland AFC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC 2023-04-18 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC 2022-11-02 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Huddersfield Town AFC

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

Sunderland AFC

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' Huddersfield Town AFC have kicked off against Sunderland AFC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Huddersfield Town AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' Huddersfield Town AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sunderland AFC backline.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' Huddersfield Town AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
25' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Tom Lees has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
35' Controversy at the stadium! Luke O'Nien argues furiously but the card stands.
37' Matty Pearson makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Huddersfield Town AFC are in front.
42' The travelling Sunderland AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
47' Huddersfield Town AFC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Sunderland AFC's 4-1-4-1 shape.
50' Abdoullah Ba catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 50.
55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Huddersfield Town AFC that had 376 games and scored 389 goals.
60' Romaine Mundle has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
61' Yuta Nakayama is replacing Radinio Balker for the Huddersfield Town AFC side.
66' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jobe Bellingham made 391 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
68' A moment of madness from Alex Matos on 68 minutes earns him a card. Huddersfield Town AFC will be frustrated.
72' It is a substitution in Sunderland AFC team. Nazarii Rusyn is replaced by Romaine Mundle on 72 minute.
74' Fresh legs for Huddersfield Town AFC! Jonathan Hogg comes on to replace Alex Matos.
79' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
80' That looks like a foul for a card for Lee Nicholls.
80' The Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes a substitution. Brodie Spencer 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' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Huddersfield Town AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
87' The referee calls foul for Romaine Mundle. He receives a card.
Another three points for Huddersfield Town AFC.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

6
Jonathan Hogg ↑ 74'
12
Chris Maxwell
7
Delano Burgzorg ↑ 81'
33
Yuta Nakayama ↑ 61'
30
Ben Jackson ↑ 80'
9
Bojan Radulovic
11
Brahima Diarra
26
Patrick Jones
25
Danny Ward ↑ 74'

Coach Jonathan Worthington

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Beale

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alex Pritchard	1
Amad	1
Josh Koroma	1
Joe Gelhardt	1
Delano Burgzorg	1
Michal Helik	1
Luke O'Nien	1
Matty Pearson	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 D

Sunderland AFC Form

2024-02-14 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L 2024-02-10 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2024-02-04 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2024-01-27 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Stoke City FC W 2024-01-19 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Hull City AFC L 2024-01-13 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.36 Huddersfield Town AFC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.85 Sunderland AFC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Huddersfield Town AFC50% Draw28% Sunderland AFC22%

Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.21

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

Huddersfield Town AFC32% Draw51% Sunderland AFC17%

Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 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.