Championship match information and numbers: Huddersfield Town fight Norwich City

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 15.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: The John Smith's Stadium (24500 seats)

Huddersfield Town have not won many points this league season. Could the gang get something to cheer about when Norwich City come to visit The John Smith's Stadium?

Insights:
  • Huddersfield Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in Championship
  • Norwich City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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 and Norwich City.

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Huddersfield Town form and stats

6 victories, 4 draws and 8 defeats. That’s what Huddersfield Town have to build on here at The John Smith's Stadium in the Championship.

Headley was the last player to score a league goal for Huddersfield Town and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Huddersfield Town haven't scored in 401 minutes.

In their previous game, the manager Warnock led his Huddersfield to a defeat away at West Bromwich Albion. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at The John Smith's Stadium. Defender Lees got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.32/10. Lees hit one key pass and won 5 of 8 duels.

In the match before that, Huddersfield Town hosted Bristol City and drew the game 0-0.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Huddersfield Town as they are travelling to their away game against Millwall in the Championship. That match is three days after this one.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Huddersfield here at The John Smith's Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (16 from 18 games). Huddersfield Town have conceded 20 in these home matches.

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Norwich City form and stats

Playing away, Norwich City have won 8 games, drawn 3 and suffered 6 defeats in the Championship this season.

This game can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Sunderland with 0-1 on the scoreboard. That defeat was their first after five consecutive league fixtures winning points. Defender Giannoulis was the best team player with a rating of 8.34. Giannoulis hit three key passes and won 16 of 19 duels.

Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at Millwall.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Championship trip to Stoke City.

Norwich have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 17 league away games 24 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Norwich City have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

These competitors have met before this season: Norwich City - Huddersfield Town 2-1. Head to head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Huddersfield won two games, one match ended with a draw and Norwich City managed seven wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / two.

Top Goalscorers

Norwich CityJ. Sargent
J. Sargent
11 goals
Norwich CityT. Pukki
T. Pukki
10 goals
Huddersfield TownJ. Rhodes
J. Rhodes
5 goals

Huddersfield Town missing players

Norwich City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Huddersfield Town Norwich City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 18 4 Played P 6 17 36
8 6 1 Won W 4 8 16
8 4 1 Drew D 1 3 7
20 8 2 Lost L 1 6 13
30 16 4 Scored S 6 24 51
52 20 5 Conceded C 3 18 40
92% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 94% 94%
67% 61% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 59% 69%
44% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 53% 50%
19% 17% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 24% 25%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 11%
42% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 53% 53%
19% 33% 25% Clean Sheets C S 50% 29% 25%
47% 44% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 24% 28%
 
4.1 4.6 4 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 6.9 6.4
5.2 4.2 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 4.6 3.9
2.1 1.9 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.4 2.1
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
9.1 10.2 8 Shots (avg) S ( 11 11.9 13.6
3.2 3.4 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 3.8 4.2
26% 26% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 38% 34%
 
13.4 11.8 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 10.8 12.2 11
4.6 3.9 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.2 3.8
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Huddersfield Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in Championship
  • Norwich City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 36 23 11 2 71 28 19 14 5 0 43 13 17 9 6 2 28 15 43 80
2 Sheffield United 36 20 7 9 56 32 18 11 3 4 35 17 18 9 4 5 21 15 24 67
3 Middlesbrough 36 19 6 11 64 41 17 10 5 2 31 13 19 9 1 9 33 28 23 63
4 Luton Town 36 16 12 8 44 34 18 6 8 4 23 19 18 10 4 4 21 15 10 60
5 Blackburn Rovers 36 18 4 14 41 41 17 12 1 4 23 13 19 6 3 10 18 28 0 58
6 Millwall 36 16 9 11 46 38 17 9 5 3 27 15 19 7 4 8 19 23 8 57
7 Norwich City 36 16 7 13 51 40 19 8 4 7 27 22 17 8 3 6 24 18 11 55
8 West Bromwich Albion 36 15 9 12 46 38 19 10 5 4 26 15 17 5 4 8 20 23 8 54
9 Coventry City 36 14 11 11 42 35 19 9 6 4 24 17 17 5 5 7 18 18 7 53
10 Sunderland 36 14 10 12 51 43 17 6 5 6 22 22 19 8 5 6 29 21 8 52
11 Watford 36 13 12 11 41 39 17 8 5 4 24 16 19 5 7 7 17 23 2 51
12 Preston North End 36 13 11 12 32 38 19 5 6 8 14 22 17 8 5 4 18 16 -6 50
13 Bristol City 36 12 12 12 45 43 19 8 5 6 24 18 17 4 7 6 21 25 2 48
14 Stoke City 36 13 7 16 47 44 18 6 4 8 23 21 18 7 3 8 24 23 3 46
15 Hull City 36 12 10 14 41 49 18 7 4 7 20 23 18 5 6 7 21 26 -8 46
16 Reading 36 13 5 18 38 55 18 10 3 5 27 20 18 3 2 13 11 35 -17 44
17 Swansea City 36 11 10 15 48 55 18 7 3 8 28 28 18 4 7 7 20 27 -7 43
18 Birmingham City 36 11 9 16 41 47 19 6 5 8 22 21 17 5 4 8 19 26 -6 42
19 Queens Park Rangers 36 11 9 16 37 52 18 6 4 8 20 26 18 5 5 8 17 26 -15 42
20 Rotherham United 36 9 13 14 40 49 17 7 5 5 29 21 19 2 8 9 11 28 -9 40
21 Cardiff City 36 10 8 18 27 40 18 6 5 7 15 16 18 4 3 11 12 24 -13 38
22 Blackpool 36 7 11 18 33 53 17 4 6 7 17 21 19 3 5 11 16 32 -20 32
23 Huddersfield Town 36 8 8 20 30 52 18 6 4 8 16 20 18 2 4 12 14 32 -22 32
24 Wigan Athletic 36 7 11 18 31 57 18 3 5 10 13 31 18 4 6 8 18 26 -26 32

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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 36 23 11 2 71 28 19 14 5 0 43 13 17 9 6 2 28 15 43 80
2 Sheffield United 36 20 7 9 56 32 18 11 3 4 35 17 18 9 4 5 21 15 24 67
3 Middlesbrough 36 19 6 11 64 41 17 10 5 2 31 13 19 9 1 9 33 28 23 63
4 Luton Town 36 16 12 8 44 34 18 6 8 4 23 19 18 10 4 4 21 15 10 60
5 Blackburn Rovers 36 18 4 14 41 41 17 12 1 4 23 13 19 6 3 10 18 28 0 58
6 Millwall 36 16 9 11 46 38 17 9 5 3 27 15 19 7 4 8 19 23 8 57
7 Norwich City 36 16 7 13 51 40 19 8 4 7 27 22 17 8 3 6 24 18 11 55
8 West Bromwich Albion 36 15 9 12 46 38 19 10 5 4 26 15 17 5 4 8 20 23 8 54
9 Coventry City 36 14 11 11 42 35 19 9 6 4 24 17 17 5 5 7 18 18 7 53
10 Sunderland 36 14 10 12 51 43 17 6 5 6 22 22 19 8 5 6 29 21 8 52
11 Watford 36 13 12 11 41 39 17 8 5 4 24 16 19 5 7 7 17 23 2 51
12 Preston North End 36 13 11 12 32 38 19 5 6 8 14 22 17 8 5 4 18 16 -6 50
13 Bristol City 36 12 12 12 45 43 19 8 5 6 24 18 17 4 7 6 21 25 2 48
14 Stoke City 36 13 7 16 47 44 18 6 4 8 23 21 18 7 3 8 24 23 3 46
15 Hull City 36 12 10 14 41 49 18 7 4 7 20 23 18 5 6 7 21 26 -8 46
16 Reading 36 13 5 18 38 55 18 10 3 5 27 20 18 3 2 13 11 35 -17 44
17 Swansea City 36 11 10 15 48 55 18 7 3 8 28 28 18 4 7 7 20 27 -7 43
18 Birmingham City 36 11 9 16 41 47 19 6 5 8 22 21 17 5 4 8 19 26 -6 42
19 Queens Park Rangers 36 11 9 16 37 52 18 6 4 8 20 26 18 5 5 8 17 26 -15 42
20 Rotherham United 36 9 13 14 40 49 17 7 5 5 29 21 19 2 8 9 11 28 -9 40
21 Cardiff City 36 10 8 18 27 40 18 6 5 7 15 16 18 4 3 11 12 24 -13 38
22 Blackpool 36 7 11 18 33 53 17 4 6 7 17 21 19 3 5 11 16 32 -20 32
23 Huddersfield Town 36 8 8 20 30 52 18 6 4 8 16 20 18 2 4 12 14 32 -22 32
24 Wigan Athletic 36 7 11 18 31 57 18 3 5 10 13 31 18 4 6 8 18 26 -26 32

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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.