The league table in Championship tells a story about these teams so far, with Middlesbrough leading Huddersfield Town by 7 points. Match preview to follow:
- Huddersfield Town is in the worst form (0-2-4)
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.
Middlesbrough form and stats
Middlesbrough have played 14 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-2-5 (wins-draws-losses). It's been an uphill battle for Middlesbrough in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Luton Town game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.
In their previous game, the manager N. Warnock led his Middlesbrough to a defeat in the Championship match away at Derby County. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Riverside Stadium. Before that game, the home loss against Brentford with the scoreline 1-4.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Middlesbrough as they are travelling to their away game against Reading in the Championship. That match is four days after this one.
The Middlesbrough fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 14 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. Middlesbrough have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Huddersfield Town form and stats
There's been little loot from Huddersfield Town's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 14 away games in the Championship. Huddersfield Town only have 2 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 4 draws.
Huddersfield's previous game was their home loss versus Wycombe Wanderers (2-3). A 1-1 draw at Luton Town's stadium before that.
Leading 2-0 was not enough for Huddersfield in their fight with Wycombe Wanderers last time out. Happy faces soon turned sour as mistakes flourished in what ended up a 2-3 loss.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Huddersfield Town playing away, we found two games. Results were one away win, zero draws and one home win.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Swansea City in just four days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Huddersfield as they have only managed to score 13 times from 14 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Huddersfield have conceded 26 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Huddersfield Town - Middlesbrough 3-2, played this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Middlesbrough won five, Huddersfield Town won two and three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Koroma 6 goals |   B. Assombalonga 5 goals |  D. Watmore 5 goals |
Middlesbrough missing players
Huddersfield Town missing players
| Middlesbrough | Huddersfield Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 33 |
| 30 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 14 | 26 | 42 |
| 86% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 59% | 57% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 79% |
| 45% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 64% | 52% |
| 14% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| 10% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| 41% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 50% | 52% |
| 34% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 21% | 28% |
| 38% | 36% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 80% | 43% | 28% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.8 | 11.7 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 10.5 | 10.8 |
| 3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| 37% | 31% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 30% | 40% |
- Huddersfield Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Huddersfield Town is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 58 |
| 2 | Brentford | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 55 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 27 | 57 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 53 |
| 4 | Watford | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 51 |
| 5 | Reading | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 48 |
| 6 | AFC Bournemouth | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 43 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 46 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 40 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 40 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 39 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 29 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 39 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 29 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 22 | -3 | 39 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 29 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 26 | -10 | 39 |
| 13 | Millwall | 29 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 38 |
| 14 | Luton Town | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 37 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -5 | 36 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 33 |
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -6 | 33 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -9 | 33 |
| 19 | Derby County | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -10 | 31 |
| 20 | Coventry City | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 31 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 29 |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -9 | 28 |
| 23 | Birmingham City | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -14 | 28 |
| 24 | Wycombe Wanderers | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 49 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 32 | -28 | 19 |
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