Huddersfield Town and Blackburn Rovers meet at John Smith’s Stadium, in a match for the 22nd round of the Championship. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which registers 1 win and 2 draws in the last 3 games. The last head-to-head meeting between these two teams, on 29-12-2019, ended with Huddersfield Town’s victory by (2-1). Despite being a match between 14th and 11th in the table, it is actually a confrontation between the 8th classified in home games and the 12th as a visitor.
Huddersfield :
After 8 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses, the home team is currently in 14th position, with 28 points won. In their last match, they lost to Barnsley away by (2‑1), after having won (2‑0) at home in the previous match, in a match against Watford. This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 19 points, against only 9 in their away games. In their last 10 home games for the championship, Huddersfield Town won 6, tied 1 and lost 3, for which they won 19 points out of 30 possible.
For this competition, they register a sequence of 4 wins in the last home matches and they did not lose any of the last 5 matches at their stadium. In 21 games in this competition, he only managed 1 comeback in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 10 home matches for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (31′ ‑ 45 ‘); they have conceded 4 of their 8 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
Huddersfield United enter this match after a 2-1 loss on the trip to Barnsley, putting an end to the two consecutive games without losing in this competition: the only goal for the team was signed by Rarmani Edmonds-Green. In this match against Blackburn Rovers, coach Carlos Corberán should choose to play 4-3-3, targeting the defensive organization and the outs to attack on the wings as well. Forward Josh Koroma is Huddersfield United’s top scorer with 6 goals scored. For this match, the home team cannot count on Christopher Schindler, Matty Daly, Josh Koroma, Ben Hamer, Danny Ward, Richard Stearman and Tommy Elphick, all with physical problems.
Blackburn:
After 8 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses, the visiting team is currently in 11th position, with 29 points won. In their last match, they tied Sheffield Wednesday at home by (1‑1), after having lost away in the previous match, in a match against Stoke City, by (1‑0). This is a team that tends to be more competitive at home, as they won 11 points away and 18 at home, with 17 goals scored and 13 suffered as away, against 18 goals scored and 12 suffered at home. In their last 10 away games for the championship, Blackburn Rovers register 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, for which they have won 11 points out of 30 possible. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 21 games in this competition, he only managed 1 comeback in the 11 games in which he conceded the first goal.
Blackburn Rovers enter this game with a draw, one ball, in the reception to Sheffield Wednesday, thus adding the second straight game without a win in this English second division: the only goal of the team was signed by Joe Rothwell. In this game against Huddersfield United, manager Tony Mowbray should go 4-3-3, aiming for defensive consistency and outs to attack in an organized manner. Adam Armstrong is Blackburn Rovers’ top scorer with 15 goals scored. For this game the visiting coach cannot count on Derrick Williams, Joe Rankin-Costello, Elliott Bennett and Corry Evans, all with physical problems.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,70
