Championship preview and news: Burnley - Huddersfield Town at Turf Moor

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 25.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Turf Moor (21401 seats)

We would expect a noteworthy gulf in form between these teams based on table positions so far, with Burnley in front of Huddersfield Town by 42 points.

Insights:
  • Burnley have the most scored goals (64) in Championship
  • Huddersfield Town have the fewest points (10) away in Championship

There haven't been much to rest for the home side, as they were involved in a Championship match only four days earlier. That game was an away game at Millwall, so at least Burnley are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Burnley form and stats

Burnley are steadily winning Championship games and points here at Turf Moor. 12 wins, 5 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 17 games. Burnley has a nice streak going on as they have played 13 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away).

The Burnley manager Kompany and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Millwall (placed 5th). The forward Barnes won the honour of being "man of the match" for Burnley with a rating of 7.62/10. Barnes scored one goal and hit two key passes.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Luton Town and winning 1-0.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Fleetwood Town are coming to town in four days.

The Burnley manager Kompany has got the team scoring with 36 from 17 home games in the league. Burnley have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Huddersfield Town form and stats

Huddersfield Town have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Championship, after 2-4-10 (16 played). Huddersfield Town has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Huddersfield go into this game after a win, the home game against Birmingham City that ended 2-1. Yippee; their first win in the league after seven rounds not winning. Midfield player Headley was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.35/10. Headley scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Stoke City's place.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Huddersfield Town have conceded 27 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The teams involved played each other previously this match year: Huddersfield Town - Burnley 0-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Burnley wins - draws - Huddersfield Town wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BurnleyN. Tella
N. Tella
12 goals
BurnleyJ. Rodriguez
J. Rodriguez
9 goals
BurnleyM. Benson Hedilazio
M. Benson Hedilazio
8 goals

Burnley missing players

Huddersfield Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Burnley Huddersfield Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 17 4 Played P 4 16 32
21 12 2 Won W 0 2 8
10 5 2 Drew D 2 4 7
2 0 0 Lost L 2 10 17
64 36 10 Scored S 3 14 30
28 13 6 Conceded C 5 27 43
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 94% 94%
79% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 75% 69%
48% 59% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 56% 44%
21% 24% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 19% 16%
15% 12% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 6% 3%
58% 59% 75% BTTS BTTS 25% 56% 47%
39% 41% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 6% 19%
3% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 44% 41%
 
5.8 6.9 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 3.8 4.1
4.2 3.5 3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 6.1 5.1
1.9 1.6 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 2.1
2 2 1 Red cards R C 1 3 3
 
12.5 14.1 14.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7 8.3 9.2
4.6 5 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.2 3.3
42% 42% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 27% 28%
 
8.8 6.9 7.5 Shots against (avg) S A 15.5 14.8 13.3
2.9 2.7 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 4.9 4.3
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Burnley have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Burnley have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Burnley have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Burnley have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Burnley have scored more than double the goals of Huddersfield Town.
  • Burnley have the fewest conceded goals (28) in Championship
  • Burnley have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (14) in Championship
  • Burnley have the most points (41) at home in Championship
  • Burnley have the most scored goals (36) at home in Championship
  • Burnley have the most scored goals (64) in Championship
  • Burnley have the most scored goals in the second half (39) in Championship
  • Burnley have the the best goal difference (+23) at home in Championship
  • Burnley have the the best goal difference (+36) in Championship
  • Burnley have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Burnley 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 (10) away in Championship

  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 33 21 10 2 64 28 17 12 5 0 36 13 16 9 5 2 28 15 36 73
2 Sheffield United 32 18 7 7 54 30 16 10 3 3 34 16 16 8 4 4 20 14 24 61
3 Middlesbrough 33 17 6 10 56 38 16 9 5 2 26 13 17 8 1 8 30 25 18 57
4 Blackburn Rovers 33 16 4 13 35 37 16 11 1 4 22 13 17 5 3 9 13 24 -2 52
5 Millwall 32 14 8 10 40 33 16 9 5 2 25 12 16 5 3 8 15 21 7 50
6 Luton Town 32 13 11 8 39 32 16 5 7 4 20 17 16 8 4 4 19 15 7 50
7 Watford 33 13 11 9 41 37 16 8 4 4 24 16 17 5 7 5 17 21 4 50
8 Sunderland 33 13 10 10 48 36 16 6 5 5 21 17 17 7 5 5 27 19 12 49
9 Norwich City 33 14 7 12 46 37 17 7 4 6 25 21 16 7 3 6 21 16 9 49
10 West Bromwich Albion 32 12 9 11 42 36 16 7 5 4 22 15 16 5 4 7 20 21 6 45
11 Coventry City 32 12 9 11 35 33 17 8 5 4 21 15 15 4 4 7 14 18 2 45
12 Swansea City 33 11 9 13 46 50 16 7 2 7 26 24 17 4 7 6 20 26 -4 42
13 Hull City 33 11 9 13 38 47 17 6 4 7 18 23 16 5 5 6 20 24 -9 42
14 Preston North End 32 11 9 12 28 37 16 3 5 8 10 21 16 8 4 4 18 16 -9 42
15 Bristol City 32 10 11 11 42 41 17 6 5 6 21 18 15 4 6 5 21 23 1 41
16 Reading 32 12 5 15 35 47 15 9 3 3 24 17 17 3 2 12 11 30 -12 41
17 Stoke City 33 11 7 15 39 40 16 5 4 7 20 18 17 6 3 8 19 22 -1 40
18 Queens Park Rangers 33 10 9 14 34 46 16 5 4 7 18 23 17 5 5 7 16 23 -12 39
19 Birmingham City 33 10 8 15 38 45 17 5 5 7 20 20 16 5 3 8 18 25 -7 38
20 Rotherham United 33 8 12 13 36 45 16 6 5 5 26 20 17 2 7 8 10 25 -9 36
21 Cardiff City 33 9 8 16 25 36 17 5 5 7 13 16 16 4 3 9 12 20 -11 35
22 Huddersfield Town 32 8 7 17 30 43 16 6 3 7 16 16 16 2 4 10 14 27 -13 31
23 Blackpool 33 7 10 16 32 48 16 4 5 7 17 21 17 3 5 9 15 27 -16 31
24 Wigan Athletic 32 7 10 15 29 50 17 3 4 10 12 30 15 4 6 5 17 20 -21 31

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Table
  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 33 21 10 2 64 28 17 12 5 0 36 13 16 9 5 2 28 15 36 73
2 Sheffield United 32 18 7 7 54 30 16 10 3 3 34 16 16 8 4 4 20 14 24 61
3 Middlesbrough 33 17 6 10 56 38 16 9 5 2 26 13 17 8 1 8 30 25 18 57
4 Blackburn Rovers 33 16 4 13 35 37 16 11 1 4 22 13 17 5 3 9 13 24 -2 52
5 Millwall 32 14 8 10 40 33 16 9 5 2 25 12 16 5 3 8 15 21 7 50
6 Luton Town 32 13 11 8 39 32 16 5 7 4 20 17 16 8 4 4 19 15 7 50
7 Watford 33 13 11 9 41 37 16 8 4 4 24 16 17 5 7 5 17 21 4 50
8 Sunderland 33 13 10 10 48 36 16 6 5 5 21 17 17 7 5 5 27 19 12 49
9 Norwich City 33 14 7 12 46 37 17 7 4 6 25 21 16 7 3 6 21 16 9 49
10 West Bromwich Albion 32 12 9 11 42 36 16 7 5 4 22 15 16 5 4 7 20 21 6 45
11 Coventry City 32 12 9 11 35 33 17 8 5 4 21 15 15 4 4 7 14 18 2 45
12 Swansea City 33 11 9 13 46 50 16 7 2 7 26 24 17 4 7 6 20 26 -4 42
13 Hull City 33 11 9 13 38 47 17 6 4 7 18 23 16 5 5 6 20 24 -9 42
14 Preston North End 32 11 9 12 28 37 16 3 5 8 10 21 16 8 4 4 18 16 -9 42
15 Bristol City 32 10 11 11 42 41 17 6 5 6 21 18 15 4 6 5 21 23 1 41
16 Reading 32 12 5 15 35 47 15 9 3 3 24 17 17 3 2 12 11 30 -12 41
17 Stoke City 33 11 7 15 39 40 16 5 4 7 20 18 17 6 3 8 19 22 -1 40
18 Queens Park Rangers 33 10 9 14 34 46 16 5 4 7 18 23 17 5 5 7 16 23 -12 39
19 Birmingham City 33 10 8 15 38 45 17 5 5 7 20 20 16 5 3 8 18 25 -7 38
20 Rotherham United 33 8 12 13 36 45 16 6 5 5 26 20 17 2 7 8 10 25 -9 36
21 Cardiff City 33 9 8 16 25 36 17 5 5 7 13 16 16 4 3 9 12 20 -11 35
22 Huddersfield Town 32 8 7 17 30 43 16 6 3 7 16 16 16 2 4 10 14 27 -13 31
23 Blackpool 33 7 10 16 32 48 16 4 5 7 17 21 17 3 5 9 15 27 -16 31
24 Wigan Athletic 32 7 10 15 29 50 17 3 4 10 12 30 15 4 6 5 17 20 -21 31

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