Huddersfield vs Newcastle PREVIEW & PREDICTION 15/12/2018

Huddersfield Town and Newcastle United meet at The John Smith’s Stadium, in a match for the 17th round of the Premier League. The record of direct matches played in this stadium indicates total balance between these two teams, since there was 1 draw and 1 win for each team in the last 3 matches. But the last time these two teams met at this stadium was on 08-20-2017, for the Premier League, which ended in a Huddersfield Town victory by (1-0). A. Mooy (50 ‘) scored the only goal of the game. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.

Huddersfield Town:

After 2 wins, 4 draws and 10 losses, the home team is currently in the 18 th position, with 10 points won. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Bournemouth, by (2-1). In the last match, they lost in a away match against Arsenal, by (1-0). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 17 goals scored and 24 conceded; against 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses at their stadium, with 7 goals scored and 18 conceded. In the last 8 home league matches Huddersfield Town has a record of 1 win, 2 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 5 points out of 24 possible. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 6 of the last 8 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 16 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 9 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 5 of their 10 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘).

The Huddersfield Town returned to play badly in the last days, comes from 3 consecutive defeats and goes in search of a recovery to try to leave the zone of reduction. The team has a low quality defense, which suffered 27 goals and is the fifth weakest in the Premier League, but the big problem is the enormous inefficiency of their attack, which scored only 10 goals, being the worst of the national championship , although it has improved a bit in this sector, since it scored goals in 5 of the last 6 matches. At home, as in this Saturday’s game, Huddersfield Town has encountered enormous difficulties, has the second worst campaign of the competition and is the team that scored the least goals, with only 3 goals in 8 games, showing again their offensive deficiency, Even in his stadium, he can not put pressure on rivals. For the game against Newcastle, coach David Wagner has the return of Billing, who served a suspension on the last day and is back on the field.

Newcastle United:

The away team is currently in the 15 th position of the league, with 13 points won, after 3 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Everton, by (1-1). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Wolverhampton Wanderers, by (1-2). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 6 victories and 9 defeats in its stadium. In the last 7 away league matches Newcastle United has a record of 1 win, 4 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 7 points out of 21 possible. In their home matches there are a few frequent results: at half-time 0-0 (3 out of 7 matches) and at the end of the match 0-0 (3 out of 7 matches). Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 16 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 9 home matches for all competitions there are 3 periods that stand out: they have scored 3 of their 7 goals between minutes (16’-30 ‘) and 3 of their 7 goals between (0′-15′); He suffered 4 of his 10 goals between the minutes (76’-90 ‘).

The Newcastle is still doing a campaign well below expectations in the Premier League, does not win 3 games ago, in which he lost 2 and tied 1, and is looking for a recovery to try to get away from the relegation zone, over the which has an advantage of only 3 points. The great problem of the team is the inefficiency of its offensive sector, which scored only 13 goals, being the second worst in the national championship, so much that it scored only 2 goals in its last 3 games, being a team with great difficulties in the sector of creation and that it ends badly the few opportunities of goal that it manages to create. As a visitor, as in Saturday’s match, Newcastle lost only 1 of their last 5 games, but won only 1 of them and has the second worst attack in the visiting condition, but it is the fourth team that suffered the fewest goals in this condition, with only 7 goals in 7 games. For the confrontation with the Huddersfield Town, the trainer Rafa Benítez will not be able to count on the wing Yedlin, by suspension.


PREDICTION: Over 1.5 goals @ 1.50

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