The Championship league standings tell a tale about these squads up until now, with Blackburn Rovers ahead of Huddersfield Town by 18 points. Tipsway previews the game:
- Blackburn Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Huddersfield Town have the fewest points (2) away in Championship
It's no vacation for neither Blackburn Rovers nor Huddersfield Town as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Blackburn Rovers form and stats
Blackburn Rovers are steadily winning Championship games and points here at Ewood Park. 7 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 9 games. After failing to beat Bristol City here at Ewood Park, Blackburn has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
Blackburn Rovers lost their last game at Coventry City (placed 20th) after a 0-1 scoreline. The first defeat after going unbeaten in four league rounds. Blackburn Rovers's goalkeeper Kaminski was extremely busy against Coventry City, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. Defender Ayala got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.01/10. Ayala won 9 of 11 duels.
Before that match, a win away at Hull City.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Blackburn have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 3 and lost 2.
It should be taken into account that a glance at the 16 latest league matches shows that 12 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
Blackburn Rovers are traveling soon after this match as the Carabao Cup match at West Ham United awaits in four days.
The Blackburn Rovers fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 9 league matches. Blackburn have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Huddersfield Town form and stats
Huddersfield Town have only collected 2 points from their away games in the Championship, after 0-2-5 (7 played).
This game can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Sunderland with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Midfield player Holmes was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.83/10. Holmes hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 29 successful passes (of 35 total).
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Millwall.We have checked recent matches where Huddersfield Town have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 11 games were 4 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Championship trip to Queens Park Rangers.
It's early days yet, but Huddersfield Town has scored 7 and conceded 14 goals from their travels in the league so far (7 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - five - four (Blackburn Rovers wins - draws - Huddersfield Town wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Brereton 8 goals |  S. Gallagher 3 goals |
Blackburn Rovers missing players
Huddersfield Town missing players
| Blackburn Rovers | Huddersfield Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 23 | 16 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 19 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 94% |
| 63% | 78% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 65% |
| 47% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 47% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 24% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 6% |
| 26% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 47% |
| 37% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 24% |
| 37% | 11% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 35% |
| 4.3 | 5.6 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
| 5.4 | 4.7 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 5.4 | 4.1 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 9.8 | 11.9 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 8.6 | 9.8 |
| 3.2 | 3.9 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| 38% | 46% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 30% | 29% |
| 12.2 | 10.4 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 23 | 15.3 | 12.9 |
| 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 9 | 6 | 4.3 |
- Blackburn Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Blackburn Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Blackburn Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Huddersfield Town have scored away.
- Blackburn Rovers have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Blackburn Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Huddersfield Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Huddersfield Town have the fewest points (2) away in Championship
- Huddersfield Town have yet to win a game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Burnley | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 38 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 33 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 32 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 31 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | Watford | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
| 7 | Swansea City | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 28 |
| 8 | Preston North End | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 28 |
| 9 | Millwall | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 27 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 26 |
| 11 | Reading | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -5 | 26 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 24 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -1 | 22 |
| 15 | Bristol City | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -2 | 22 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 22 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -4 | 22 |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 21 |
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | -1 | 20 |
| 20 | Coventry City | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 20 |
| 21 | Hull City | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -14 | 20 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | -9 | 19 |
| 23 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 17 |
| 24 | Huddersfield Town | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 15 |
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