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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
7 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/game

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

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
27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
0-15
5/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/3
46-60
5/4
61-75
6/4
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry 3 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Middlesbrough FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Huddersfield Town AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Huddersfield Town AFC that had 384 games and scored 407 goals.
  • 20' It looks surprising Middlesbrough FC does not make any changes. Jonathan Hogg has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 24' Lewis O'Brien is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jonathan Hogg at the 24 minute mark.
  • 29' Huddersfield Town AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 34' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 37' Magnificent from Djed Spence! That is 9 goals in 398 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dael Fry made 398 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 43' Jonathan Howson is having his name booked by the referee on 43.
  • 48' With 1 assists to his name this season, Jon Gorenc-Stankovic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Middlesbrough FC.
  • 53' Middlesbrough FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 53.
  • 58' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 63' The home supporters are growing impatient. Middlesbrough FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 64' The referee calls foul for Ashley Fletcher. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 69' Middlesbrough FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Huddersfield Town AFC backline.
  • 74' Both keepers have barely been tested. Middlesbrough FC and Huddersfield Town AFC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 77' Poor challenge from Kamil Grabara. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 79' Marvin Johnson makes way for Rudy Gestede at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Middlesbrough FC.
  • 82' A moment of madness from Lewis O'Brien on 82 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Huddersfield Town AFC will be frustrated.
  • 87' Elias Kachunga has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 88' George Saville was booked on 88.
  • 90' Karlan Ahearne-Grant was booked on 90.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Middlesbrough FC 1-0 Huddersfield Town AFC.

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
Josh Koroma 3
Duncan Watmore 3
Matthew Pearson 2
Isaac Fletcher 1
Jonny Howson 1
Isaac Mbenza 1
Michal Helik 1
Djed Spence 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.