Huddersfield Town vs AFC Bournemouth match preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Tue 13.April
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: John Smith's Stadium

Struggling Huddersfield Town will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying AFC Bournemouth in the upcoming league round. It’s 19th vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Huddersfield Town have the most dropped points from leading position (27) in Championship

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Huddersfield Town form and stats

Huddersfield Town have collected 30 points from their Championship home games so far after 8-6-6. So many draws at home for Huddersfield, an amazing four in a row now.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 263 minutes without scoring a league goal. L. O'Brien was the last player to find the net.

The spoils were shared in Huddersfield's previous game, also at home. Visiting Rotherham United (placed 22nd) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Norwich City (0-7).

Huddersfield are traveling soon after this match as the Championship match at Nottingham Forest awaits in four days.

Huddersfield Town has scored 26 league goals at home this season, in 20 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Huddersfield Town have only conceded 19 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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AFC Bournemouth form and stats

Playing away, AFC Bournemouth have won 6 games, drawn 8 and suffered 5 defeats in the Championship this season. The fact that AFC Bournemouth have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.

AFC Bournemouth are travelling after their nice 4-1 home win in the Championship against Coventry City (placed 21st). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Blackburn Rovers at their stadium, the result 2-0.

The schedule is very tough for AFC Bournemouth now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Championship game at Norwich City is waiting in only four days.

AFC Bournemouth have scored 24 goals on their travels this season, from 19 away games in the league. Bournemouth are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 18 times in 19 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

AFC Bournemouth - Huddersfield 5-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Huddersfield-AFC Bournemouth H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Huddersfield Town two wins, AFC Bournemouth seven wins, one draw. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

AFC BournemouthA. Groeneveld
A. Groeneveld
13 goals
AFC BournemouthD. Solanke
D. Solanke
13 goals
AFC BournemouthJ. Stanislas
J. Stanislas
9 goals

Huddersfield Town missing players

AFC Bournemouth missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Huddersfield Town AFC Bournemouth
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
40 20 6 Played P 6 19 40
11 8 2 Won W 3 6 19
11 6 2 Drew D 1 8 11
18 6 2 Lost L 2 5 10
42 26 8 Scored S 10 24 64
60 19 5 Conceded C 6 18 39
90% 90% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 84% 90%
78% 70% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 68% 68%
48% 35% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 42% 48%
15% 15% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 26% 32%
15% 15% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 18%
50% 55% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 58% 55%
28% 35% 33% Clean Sheets C S 17% 32% 38%
32% 20% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 26% 18%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1.7 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.4 1.4
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
10.4 10.3 7.2 Shots (avg) S ( 12.2 11.8 11.5
2.9 2.6 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.8 4.2
36% 49% 62% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 33% 38%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Huddersfield Town have the most dropped points from leading position (27) 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 Norwich City 41 27 9 5 65 28 20 13 6 1 34 10 21 14 3 4 31 18 37 90
2 Watford 41 24 10 7 59 27 21 17 2 2 41 12 20 7 8 5 18 15 32 82
3 Brentford 40 20 13 7 71 40 19 10 7 2 35 19 21 10 6 5 36 21 31 73
4 Swansea City 40 21 9 10 48 31 20 11 5 4 23 12 20 10 4 6 25 19 17 72
5 Barnsley 41 21 8 12 54 44 21 11 5 5 27 20 20 10 3 7 27 24 10 71
6 AFC Bournemouth 40 19 11 10 64 39 21 13 3 5 40 21 19 6 8 5 24 18 25 68
7 Reading 41 19 9 13 56 45 20 12 1 7 32 22 21 7 8 6 24 23 11 66
8 Cardiff City 41 16 11 14 57 45 21 7 5 9 34 24 20 9 6 5 23 21 12 59
9 Millwall 41 14 16 11 41 40 21 6 10 5 19 19 20 8 6 6 22 21 1 58
10 Middlesbrough 41 16 9 16 48 45 20 10 4 6 26 19 21 6 5 10 22 26 3 57
11 Queens Park Rangers 40 15 11 14 47 47 21 10 4 7 28 23 19 5 7 7 19 24 0 56
12 Stoke City 41 14 13 14 45 46 20 9 4 7 27 23 21 5 9 7 18 23 -1 55
13 Luton Town 40 15 8 17 35 46 19 7 6 6 23 22 21 8 2 11 12 24 -11 53
14 Bristol City 41 15 5 21 40 55 21 7 3 11 15 24 20 8 2 10 25 31 -15 50
15 Nottingham Forest 41 12 13 16 34 39 20 6 7 7 19 19 21 6 6 9 15 20 -5 49
16 Preston North End 41 14 6 21 41 55 21 5 5 11 16 24 20 9 1 10 25 31 -14 48
17 Blackburn Rovers 41 12 11 18 52 47 20 6 7 7 25 23 21 6 4 11 27 24 5 47
18 Birmingham City 41 11 12 18 31 50 21 6 3 12 17 32 20 5 9 6 14 18 -19 45
19 Huddersfield Town 40 11 11 18 42 60 20 8 6 6 26 19 20 3 5 12 16 41 -18 44
20 Derby County 41 11 10 20 30 46 21 6 6 9 16 21 20 5 4 11 14 25 -16 43
21 Coventry City 40 10 12 18 36 56 20 8 7 5 22 20 20 2 5 13 14 36 -20 42
22 Rotherham United 37 10 6 21 38 51 18 4 3 11 21 29 19 6 3 10 17 22 -13 36
23 Sheffield Wednesday 40 11 8 21 34 52 19 7 6 6 20 14 21 4 2 15 14 38 -18 35
24 Wycombe Wanderers 41 8 9 24 30 64 21 5 5 11 14 27 20 3 4 13 16 37 -34 33

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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 Norwich City 41 27 9 5 65 28 20 13 6 1 34 10 21 14 3 4 31 18 37 90
2 Watford 41 24 10 7 59 27 21 17 2 2 41 12 20 7 8 5 18 15 32 82
3 Brentford 40 20 13 7 71 40 19 10 7 2 35 19 21 10 6 5 36 21 31 73
4 Swansea City 40 21 9 10 48 31 20 11 5 4 23 12 20 10 4 6 25 19 17 72
5 Barnsley 41 21 8 12 54 44 21 11 5 5 27 20 20 10 3 7 27 24 10 71
6 AFC Bournemouth 40 19 11 10 64 39 21 13 3 5 40 21 19 6 8 5 24 18 25 68
7 Reading 41 19 9 13 56 45 20 12 1 7 32 22 21 7 8 6 24 23 11 66
8 Cardiff City 41 16 11 14 57 45 21 7 5 9 34 24 20 9 6 5 23 21 12 59
9 Millwall 41 14 16 11 41 40 21 6 10 5 19 19 20 8 6 6 22 21 1 58
10 Middlesbrough 41 16 9 16 48 45 20 10 4 6 26 19 21 6 5 10 22 26 3 57
11 Queens Park Rangers 40 15 11 14 47 47 21 10 4 7 28 23 19 5 7 7 19 24 0 56
12 Stoke City 41 14 13 14 45 46 20 9 4 7 27 23 21 5 9 7 18 23 -1 55
13 Luton Town 40 15 8 17 35 46 19 7 6 6 23 22 21 8 2 11 12 24 -11 53
14 Bristol City 41 15 5 21 40 55 21 7 3 11 15 24 20 8 2 10 25 31 -15 50
15 Nottingham Forest 41 12 13 16 34 39 20 6 7 7 19 19 21 6 6 9 15 20 -5 49
16 Preston North End 41 14 6 21 41 55 21 5 5 11 16 24 20 9 1 10 25 31 -14 48
17 Blackburn Rovers 41 12 11 18 52 47 20 6 7 7 25 23 21 6 4 11 27 24 5 47
18 Birmingham City 41 11 12 18 31 50 21 6 3 12 17 32 20 5 9 6 14 18 -19 45
19 Huddersfield Town 40 11 11 18 42 60 20 8 6 6 26 19 20 3 5 12 16 41 -18 44
20 Derby County 41 11 10 20 30 46 21 6 6 9 16 21 20 5 4 11 14 25 -16 43
21 Coventry City 40 10 12 18 36 56 20 8 7 5 22 20 20 2 5 13 14 36 -20 42
22 Rotherham United 37 10 6 21 38 51 18 4 3 11 21 29 19 6 3 10 17 22 -13 36
23 Sheffield Wednesday 40 11 8 21 34 52 19 7 6 6 20 14 21 4 2 15 14 38 -18 35
24 Wycombe Wanderers 41 8 9 24 30 64 21 5 5 11 14 27 20 3 4 13 16 37 -34 33

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.