Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Huddersfield Town & Middlesbrough face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Huddersfield Town and Middlesbrough.
Huddersfield Town form and stats
Last season, Huddersfield's Carabao Cup journey ended in the 1st round.Huddersfield Town lost their last game at Plymouth Argyle after a 1-3 scoreline. Helik, defender, was given a rating of 7.95/10 in that game, top of the team. Helik scored one goal and won 6 of 10 duels.
Before that, Huddersfield had a Championship home game versus Reading which ended with a victory 2-0.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Huddersfield Town, as the Championship home game vs Leicester City is only four days away.
Middlesbrough form and stats
Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.The attacking players of Middlesbrough have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 315 minutes.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Millwall with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Defender McNair was the best team player with a rating of 7.65. McNair hit two key passes and won 6 of 8 duels.
The game before that, in the Championship, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Coventry City.Middlesbrough have another match away in just four nights, a Championship fixture vs Coventry City. A back-breaking programme for the visitors!
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Huddersfield Town wins - draws - Middlesbrough wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Helik 1 goals |
Huddersfield Town missing players
Middlesbrough missing players
| Huddersfield Town | Middlesbrough | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 26 | 14 | Scored | S | 18 | 43 | ||
| 36 | 11 | Conceded | C | 18 | 30 | ||
| 92% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 28% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 6 | ||
| 5.5 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.2 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 10.8 | ||
| 3 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.9 | ||
| 35% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 44% | ||
| 13 | 12.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.4 | 9.2 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Watford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Stoke City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Southampton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Millwall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Preston North End | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Swansea City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 20 | Hull City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 24 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
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