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West Bromwich Albion FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
West Bromwich Albion FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Huddersfield Town AFC
Sat 2 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC The Hawthorns 23,094 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 33' Delano Burgzorg
John Swift 52' 1–1
1–2 90+6' Jack Rudoni
Y 41' Josh Ruffels
John Swift 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

West Bromwich Albion FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC — Championship at The Hawthorns.

Match Details

  • Referee James Linington
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Bhupinder Gill

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
2
3
West Bromwich Albion FC 8 games · Avg 3.4 goals Huddersfield Town AFC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC 2023-03-11 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC 2022-08-27 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2022-03-11 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Huddersfield Town AFC 2021-11-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–2 L
26 Aug Middlesbrough FC H 4–2 W
18 Aug Leeds United FC A 1–1 D
12 Aug Swansea City AFC H 3–2 W
05 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–2 L
08 May Swansea City AFC A 2–3 L
Huddersfield Town AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
05 Aug Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–3 L
08 May Reading FC H 2–0 W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at The Hawthorns. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. West Bromwich Albion FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' West Bromwich Albion FC are deployed in a 3-4-3 today, looking to exploit space against Huddersfield Town AFC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 15' Matty Pearson, a England defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' Alex Palmer needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' It’s high time Neil Warnock made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 33' Goal! Delano Burgzorg scores his 32 goal in 35 matches.
  • 38' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering West Bromwich Albion FC that had 377 games and scored 482 goals.
  • 41' It’s a booking for Huddersfield Town AFC player. Josh Ruffels gets a Yellow card.
  • 46' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 51' Huddersfield Town AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 52' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. John Swift makes it 1-1.
  • 57' 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.
  • 62' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Erik Pieters. He replaces Kyle Bartley on 65 minute.
  • 70' West Bromwich Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
  • 73' Time for substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC. Danny Ward is replaced by Kian Harratt.
  • 74' Huddersfield Town AFC ring the changes. Delano Burgzorg has done his job and it is now time for Josh Koroma to step up.
  • 79' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Yuta Nakayama. He replaces Josh Ruffels on 82 minute.
  • 85' Ben Jackson is replacing Jaheim Headley for the Huddersfield Town AFC side.
  • 86' The whistle greets Jaheim Headley as he departs to be replaced by Ben Jackson.
  • 88' West Bromwich Albion FC make a change. Jayson Molumby trudges off to be replaced by Grady Diangana on 88 minutes.
  • 90' John Swift is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jed Wallace 3
Faustino Anjorin 2
John Swift 2
Delano Burgzorg 2
Mikey Johnston 2
Karlan Ahearne-Grant 2
Matt Phillips 2
Daniel Ward 2

Head to Head

2023-09-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC 2023-03-11 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC 2022-08-27 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2022-03-11 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Huddersfield Town AFC 2021-11-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2023-09-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2023-08-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-08-18 Leeds United FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2023-08-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–2 Swansea City AFC W 2023-08-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-05-08 Swansea City AFC 3–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

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 2023-08-05 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2023-05-08 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–0 Reading FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.53 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC or Huddersfield Town AFC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
West Bromwich Albion FC40% Draw28% Huddersfield Town AFC32%
Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.89
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC
60%
West Bromwich Albion FC or Huddersfield Town AFC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
West Bromwich Albion FC30% Draw45% Huddersfield Town AFC25%
Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
7.4%
0 – 1
6.6%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap West Bromwich Albion FC covers Push Huddersfield Town AFC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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