It's advantage Stoke City so far with their 8th position in the Championship table, welcoming Huddersfield Town who are placed 13th.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Stoke City form and stats
Overall Championship stats at home this season for Stoke City are 2-2-1 (wins-draw-losses). Two home wins in a row for Stoke bring valid hopes of a third.
Happy days for Stoke in their previous game, a Championship match away at Reading (placed 1st) that ended with a 3-0 victory. Heartbreak before that as Stoke lost 2-3 at Watford's place.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Stoke City as they have a new game in only three days, a Championship match thankfully also at home. Norwich City are visiting.
Stoke are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 5 games. Stoke's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Huddersfield Town form and stats
Playing away, Huddersfield Town have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Championship this season.
Huddersfield's last game was the home draw against Luton Town (1-1). The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Bristol City.
Huddersfield Town has another fixture away, a Championship game, against Wycombe Wanderers in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Huddersfield have scored 7 goals in 5 league games away. Huddersfield have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Stoke, one draw and one win for Huddersfield Town. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  S. Fletcher 4 goals |  N. Powell 3 goals |  T. Campbell 3 goals |
Stoke City missing players
Huddersfield Town missing players
| Stoke City | Huddersfield Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | 7 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 12 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 73% |
| 36% | 40% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 55% |
| 27% | 40% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 18% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 36% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 55% |
| 45% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 98 | 43 | 16 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 54 | 127 |
| 27 | 11 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 17 | 34 |
| 56% | 64% | 71% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 41% | 35% |
- All of Huddersfield Town's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Huddersfield Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Huddersfield Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Stoke City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Stoke City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | Reading | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
| 2 | Watford | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 | Norwich City | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 |
| 4 | AFC Bournemouth | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| 9 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 17 |
| 11 | Brentford | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 14 |
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 13 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 13 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 13 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 12 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 12 |
| 21 | Coventry City | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 8 |
| 22 | Wycombe Wanderers | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -13 | 7 |
| 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 24 | Derby County | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -11 | 6 |
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