Huddersfield Town vs Middlesbrough betting preview: Even match expected

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

With 1 Championship win, 1 draw and 4 defeats from their home games, Huddersfield Town are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Huddersfield Town drew their last game, 2-2 away at Blackburn Rovers (placed 14th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Hull City in a game that was won 3-0.

A case of two points dropped for Huddersfield Town in the Blackburn Rovers match as a lead 1-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Huddersfield Town have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won 2 Drawn 3 Lost 2.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Huddersfield Town, as the Championship home game vs Barnsley is only three days away.

Huddersfield Town are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 6 attempts. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.

Middlesbrough form and stats

Playing away, Middlesbrough have won 0 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Championship this season. Middlesbrough seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

The manager J. Woodgate was unhappy after their last game, a Championship match played at their home ground John Smith's Stadium. Middlesbrough suffered a 0-1 loss to West Bromwich Albion (placed 1st). Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Birmingham City's place.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Middlesbrough playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were 4 Middlesbrough wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.

A new game in only three days for Middlesbrough, the Championship home match versus Fulham. Busy days.

Middlesbrough find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 6 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Middlesbrough have conceded 9 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: 1 - 2 - 5 (Huddersfield Town wins - draws - Middlesbrough wins). As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

K. Ahearne-Grant 7 goals / 1 assists

J. Bacuna 3 goals / 1 assists

B. Assombalonga 3 goals / 1 assists

Huddersfield Town missing players

Middlesbrough missing players