Huddersfield vs Wigan prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2022-09-12 18:45.
Five losses from their opening seven fixtures (W1, D1) represents Huddersfield Town’s second-worst start to a Championship campaign, with the Terriers sitting in the relegation places after last weekend’s 1-0 loss at home to Blackpool. Manager Danny Schofield’s nightmare start to life in West Yorkshire has seen his team become unrecognisable from the side that narrowly missed out on promotion last campaign, and this season appears to have a feeling of damage limitation about it, even at this early stage.
The Terriers haven’t kept a league clean sheet in their last eight Championship outings and have a habit of starting games slowly this season – finding themselves behind at the break in five of their seven matches so far and suffering defeat on each occasion. Therefore, stronger starts seem a necessity if Huddersfield are to rediscover their quality, especially as they haven’t lost a game when opening the scoring since November 2021 (W14, D8).
Things are brighter over at newly-promoted Wigan Athletic this season, with ten points after seven fixtures (W2, D4) representing their best start to a Championship season since the 2013/14 campaign. Last weekend’s 2-1 comeback win over Luton Town displayed Wigan’s persistence for late goals, with five of their strikes in their last four games arriving after the 80th minute, and they appear quite comfortable in the unpredictable nature of the Championship after a two-season absence.
Leam Richardson’s side have only lost one of their last 12 away league fixtures (W6, D5) and are yet to taste defeat in a Championship away game this season (W2, D1). Whilst this division can be cruel to recently-promoted sides, this strong travelling form could extinguish any inferiority complex Wigan may still have, and they’ll arrive at John Smith’s Stadium on Tuesday full of confidence, having lost just one of their previous seven visits here in all competitions (W3, D3).
Players to watch: On-loan Chelsea midfielder Tino Anjorin has made a strong start to life in West Yorkshire with Huddersfield, with both of his goals at the John Smith’s Stadium arriving within the first 30 minutes. Meanwhile, Wigan have lost just two of their last 24 matches when striker Will Keane has found the net, so they’d love to see him on the scoresheet again here.
Hot stat: Huddersfield have conceded a first-half goal in eight of their last ten league fixtures.