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Championship: Huddersfield vs Blackburn – Betting preview

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The Championship clash at John Smith’s Stadium on Monday sees Huddersfield hosting opponents Blackburn.

Sitting 20th in the table, Huddersfield have claimed 42 points after 40 rounds, while Blackburn have amassed 61 points. This places the latter as number 6 in the Championship at the moment.

Team form: Huddersfield vs Blackburn

Huddersfield Form

Huddersfield are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 0-1 win against Millwall. They went on to beat Middlesbrough by 4-2, before also getting the better of Watford in a 2-3 victory. The Terriers claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew three and lost one, scored eight goals and conceded nine.

Blackburn Form

Blackburn were unable to pick up a single point in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 3-2 by Sheffield United. Next up, Birmingham won 1-0, before losing 0-2 against Norwich. The Rovers claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by eight goals to eight.

Betting stats for Huddersfield and Blackburn

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Huddersfield and Blackburn played across all tournaments.

  • In 16 of the last 17 Huddersfield home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Huddersfield have not won 13 of the last 15 matches
  • Huddersfield have conceded in 13 of the last 15 matches
  • In the last 4 Huddersfield matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • Huddersfield have not won 9 of the last 11 home matches
  • Blackburn have scored in 22 of the last 24 matches
  • In the last 6 away matches in a row Blackburn played, both teams scored
  • Blackburn have not lost 12 of the last 14 matches
  • Blackburn have scored in 11 of the last 12 away matches
  • In 5 of the last 6 matches Blackburn played, both teams scored

Interesting players: Huddersfield vs Blackburn

Matthew Pearson looks like value in the goal-scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Championship matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Sam Gallagher adds to his three Championship goals come on Monday.

Full-time result

Huddersfield won three of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, drawing three and losing four as well. Blackburn won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost four in this run. Huddersfield have beaten Blackburn in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Huddersfield scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Blackburn got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Blackburn should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Monday, as Huddersfield only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Blackburn claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Huddersfield have scored in 8 consecutive home meetings with Blackburn.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Huddersfield, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Blackburn, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.

Suggested bet: Huddersfield vs Blackburn

The match between Huddersfield and Blackburn should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Championship game.

Huddersfield vs Blackburn: Who wins the game?

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