Can Huddersfield Town beat Brentford in John Smith's Stadium clash?

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Competition: England Championship
Date: Sat 18.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: John Smith's Stadium (24500 seats)

Struggling Huddersfield Town will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Brentford in the upcoming league round. It's 20th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Huddersfield Town form and stats

Huddersfield Town have collected 16 points from their Championship home games so far after 4-4-6.

In their previous game, the manager D. Cowley led his Huddersfield Town to a defeat in the Championship match away at Barnsley. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at John Smith's Stadium. Heartbreak before that as Huddersfield Town lost 0-2 at Southampton's place.

Huddersfield Town has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 21 goals have been conceded.

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Brentford form and stats

Playing away, Brentford, who have the the best goal difference (+23) in Championship, have won 6 games, drawn 1 and suffered 7 defeats in the Championship this season.

Brentford won their last game, 3-1 versus Queens Park Rangers played at home. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Stoke City.

Brentford find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 19 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. Brentford are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Brentford - Huddersfield Town 0-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Huddersfield Town won 6, Brentford won 3 and 1 draw. 8 games with over 2,5 goals, 2 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BrentfordO. Watkins
O. Watkins
18 goals
Huddersfield TownK. Ahearne-Grant
K. Ahearne-Grant
12 goals
BrentfordP. Dasilva
P. Dasilva
6 goals

Huddersfield Town missing players

Brentford missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Huddersfield Town Brentford
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 14 6 Played P 3 14 27
7 4 1 Won W 2 6 14
7 4 2 Drew D 0 1 4
13 6 3 Lost L 1 7 9
31 16 5 Scored S 6 19 44
44 21 9 Conceded C 2 12 21
96% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
81% 93% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 57% 59%
52% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 43% 44%
19% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 21% 26%
11% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
67% 64% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 29% 37%
19% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 29% 33%
19% 29% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 43% 33%
 
4.9 5.9 6.3 Corners For (avg) C F 6.3 5.9 6.4
4.9 4.2 5.7 Corners Against (avg) C A 3.7 5 4.4
2.3 1.9 2.2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.4 1.2
1 1 1 Red Cards R C 1 1 1
 
257 154 58 Total Shots T S 41 167 370
91 54 23 Shots on Target S O 13 55 128
34% 30% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 35% 34%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Brentford has the fewest conceded goals (21)
  • Brentford has the most scored goals in the first half (24)
  • Brentford has the the best goal difference (+23)
  • Brentford have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Brentford haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Huddersfield Town have won significantly more corners at home than 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 West Bromwich Albion 27 14 11 2 50 30 13 6 6 1 30 19 14 8 5 1 20 11 20 53
2 Leeds United 27 15 7 5 43 23 13 7 4 2 19 10 14 8 3 3 24 13 20 52
3 Brentford 27 14 4 9 44 21 13 8 3 2 25 9 14 6 1 7 19 12 23 46
4 Fulham 27 13 6 8 41 30 14 8 2 4 25 16 13 5 4 4 16 14 11 45
5 Nottingham Forest 26 12 8 6 35 26 12 6 2 4 14 13 14 6 6 2 21 13 9 44
6 Sheffield Wednesday 27 12 6 9 39 26 13 6 4 3 14 10 14 6 2 6 25 16 13 42
7 Millwall 27 10 11 6 34 32 13 7 4 2 21 14 14 3 7 4 13 18 2 41
8 Swansea City 26 11 8 7 32 30 14 6 3 5 17 15 12 5 5 2 15 15 2 41
9 Bristol City 27 11 8 8 41 40 13 5 4 4 19 18 14 6 4 4 22 22 1 41
10 Preston North End 27 11 7 9 37 33 14 9 2 3 29 17 13 2 5 6 8 16 4 40
11 Hull City 27 11 6 10 40 35 14 6 2 6 21 17 13 5 4 4 19 18 5 39
12 Blackburn Rovers 27 10 7 10 35 35 14 6 6 2 17 12 13 4 1 8 18 23 0 37
13 Cardiff City 26 9 10 7 38 40 12 7 4 1 19 10 14 2 6 6 19 30 -2 37
14 Reading 26 10 6 10 34 29 13 6 1 6 19 17 13 4 5 4 15 12 5 36
15 Queens Park Rangers 27 10 5 12 45 51 14 5 4 5 28 27 13 5 1 7 17 24 -6 35
16 Middlesbrough 27 8 10 9 28 34 14 6 5 3 14 13 13 2 5 6 14 21 -6 34
17 Derby County 27 8 10 9 28 36 14 7 5 2 18 11 13 1 5 7 10 25 -8 34
18 Birmingham City 27 9 5 13 33 44 13 5 2 6 19 20 14 4 3 7 14 24 -11 32
19 Charlton Athletic 27 7 8 12 36 39 14 5 4 5 20 18 13 2 4 7 16 21 -3 29
20 Huddersfield Town 27 7 7 13 31 44 14 4 4 6 16 21 13 3 3 7 15 23 -13 28
21 Stoke City 27 7 4 16 33 42 14 4 3 7 17 20 13 3 1 9 16 22 -9 25
22 Barnsley 27 5 9 13 35 50 14 4 6 4 24 26 13 1 3 9 11 24 -15 24
23 Wigan Athletic 27 5 8 14 24 41 13 4 4 5 12 17 14 1 4 9 12 24 -17 23
24 Luton Town 27 6 3 18 33 58 13 4 3 6 20 22 14 2 0 12 13 36 -25 21

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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 West Bromwich Albion 27 14 11 2 50 30 13 6 6 1 30 19 14 8 5 1 20 11 20 53
2 Leeds United 27 15 7 5 43 23 13 7 4 2 19 10 14 8 3 3 24 13 20 52
3 Brentford 27 14 4 9 44 21 13 8 3 2 25 9 14 6 1 7 19 12 23 46
4 Fulham 27 13 6 8 41 30 14 8 2 4 25 16 13 5 4 4 16 14 11 45
5 Nottingham Forest 26 12 8 6 35 26 12 6 2 4 14 13 14 6 6 2 21 13 9 44
6 Sheffield Wednesday 27 12 6 9 39 26 13 6 4 3 14 10 14 6 2 6 25 16 13 42
7 Millwall 27 10 11 6 34 32 13 7 4 2 21 14 14 3 7 4 13 18 2 41
8 Swansea City 26 11 8 7 32 30 14 6 3 5 17 15 12 5 5 2 15 15 2 41
9 Bristol City 27 11 8 8 41 40 13 5 4 4 19 18 14 6 4 4 22 22 1 41
10 Preston North End 27 11 7 9 37 33 14 9 2 3 29 17 13 2 5 6 8 16 4 40
11 Hull City 27 11 6 10 40 35 14 6 2 6 21 17 13 5 4 4 19 18 5 39
12 Blackburn Rovers 27 10 7 10 35 35 14 6 6 2 17 12 13 4 1 8 18 23 0 37
13 Cardiff City 26 9 10 7 38 40 12 7 4 1 19 10 14 2 6 6 19 30 -2 37
14 Reading 26 10 6 10 34 29 13 6 1 6 19 17 13 4 5 4 15 12 5 36
15 Queens Park Rangers 27 10 5 12 45 51 14 5 4 5 28 27 13 5 1 7 17 24 -6 35
16 Middlesbrough 27 8 10 9 28 34 14 6 5 3 14 13 13 2 5 6 14 21 -6 34
17 Derby County 27 8 10 9 28 36 14 7 5 2 18 11 13 1 5 7 10 25 -8 34
18 Birmingham City 27 9 5 13 33 44 13 5 2 6 19 20 14 4 3 7 14 24 -11 32
19 Charlton Athletic 27 7 8 12 36 39 14 5 4 5 20 18 13 2 4 7 16 21 -3 29
20 Huddersfield Town 27 7 7 13 31 44 14 4 4 6 16 21 13 3 3 7 15 23 -13 28
21 Stoke City 27 7 4 16 33 42 14 4 3 7 17 20 13 3 1 9 16 22 -9 25
22 Barnsley 27 5 9 13 35 50 14 4 6 4 24 26 13 1 3 9 11 24 -15 24
23 Wigan Athletic 27 5 8 14 24 41 13 4 4 5 12 17 14 1 4 9 12 24 -17 23
24 Luton Town 27 6 3 18 33 58 13 4 3 6 20 22 14 2 0 12 13 36 -25 21

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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.