Thursday , 1 October 2026

Middlesbrough FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Middlesbrough FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Huddersfield Town AFC
Thu 26 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Jonathan Howson 43' Y
Y 43' Juninho Bacuna
Ashley Fletcher 64' Y
Y 77' Kamil Grabara
Y 82' Lewis O'Brien
George Saville 88' Y
Y 90' Karlan Ahearne-Grant

Overview

Match Preview

Middlesbrough FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC — Championship at Riverside Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Scott Oldham
  • Referee Mark Jones
  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee Shaun Hudson
3 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 3.0 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

4
3
3
Middlesbrough FC 10 games · Avg 2.5 goals Huddersfield Town AFC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC 2019-10-23 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–0 W
20 Dec Stoke City FC H 2–1 W
14 Dec Swansea City AFC A 1–3 L
10 Dec Nottingham Forest FC A 1–1 D
07 Dec Charlton Athletic FC H 1–0 W
30 Nov Leeds United FC A 0–4 L
Huddersfield Town AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
21 Dec Nottingham Forest FC H 2–1 W
14 Dec Wigan Athletic FC A 1–1 D
10 Dec Charlton Athletic FC A 1–0 W
07 Dec Leeds United FC H 0–2 L
30 Nov Bristol City FC A 2–5 L

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 6 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Middlesbrough FC is hosting Huddersfield Town AFC for another epic battle.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Middlesbrough FC in their trying to find a way past Huddersfield Town AFC's compact .
  • 10' It looks surprising Middlesbrough FC does not make any changes. Dael Fry has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' Lewis Wing, a England , has 30 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' 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.
  • 24' Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lewis O'Brien is hanging Jonathan Hogg on the field on 24 minute.
  • 29' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 34' Juninho Bacuna has been relatively quiet despite scoring 23 goals in his last 374 appearances.
  • 37' What a strike from Djed Spence! The score is 1-0.
  • 42' Middlesbrough FC is showing some good football. However, Middlesbrough FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 43' Jonathan Howson is having his name booked by the referee on 43.
  • 48' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 53' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Florent Hadergjonaj suffering a number of foals already.
  • 58' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 63' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 64' Ashley Fletcher has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 64.
  • 69' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 74' The energy levels are beginning to show. Danny Cowley might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 77' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kamil Grabara.
  • 79' The crowd applauds Marvin Johnson as he leaves the pitch. Rudy Gestede steps in for Middlesbrough FC.
  • 82' Lewis O'Brien has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 82.
  • 87' It’s high time Jonathan Woodgate made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 88' It’s a booking for Middlesbrough FC player. George Saville gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Karlan Ahearne-Grant.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jonathan Woodgate

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Cowley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Duncan Watmore 3
Josh Koroma 3
Matthew Pearson 2
Chuba Akpom 1
Carel Eiting 1
Josh Ruffels 1
Ashley Fletcher 1
Hayden Hackney 1

Head to Head

2019-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC 2019-10-23 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC

Middlesbrough FC Form

2019-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2019-12-20 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Stoke City FC W 2019-12-14 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2019-12-10 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2019-12-07 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Charlton Athletic FC W 2019-11-30 Leeds United FC 4–0 Middlesbrough FC L

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2019-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2019-12-21 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2019-12-14 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2019-12-10 Charlton Athletic FC 0–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2019-12-07 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Leeds United FC L 2019-11-30 Bristol City FC 5–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.2 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC49% Draw30% Huddersfield Town AFC21%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.92
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 57%
43%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC
51%
Middlesbrough FC or Huddersfield Town AFC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC30% Draw55% Huddersfield Town AFC15%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17.2%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.5%
2 – 0
10.1%
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
4%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 1
3.1%
2 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
1.2%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Huddersfield Town AFC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 14% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 25% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 14% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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