Huddersfield vs Plymouth prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2024-01-12 15:00.
Huddersfield Town make a somewhat welcome return to Championship action this weekend after being thrashed 5-0 in the FA Cup on Sunday, albeit by holders Manchester City. The relegation battlers will be highly motivated to improve on one win in eight in the league (D3, L4), form which has left Yorkshire rivals Sheffield Wednesday snapping at their heels in an increasingly fascinating battle to beat the drop.
Despite their positional struggles, Huddersfield can at least boast that they are one of four teams in England’s second tier yet to lose a match after taking the lead so far in 2023/24 (W5, D5). That’s a positive omen ahead of the visit of Plymouth Argyle, a side Darren Moore has a poor personal record against in the dugout (W2, D1, L4), albeit those two triumphs did come in his last two home H2H games.
The Ian Foster era at Plymouth kicked off positively on Saturday with a 3-1 victory over Sutton United in the FA Cup. In the league, Foster’s Pilgrims find themselves just four points and three places above Huddersfield, although in their first Championship campaign for 14 seasons, the Devonians won’t be unhappy with how things are going despite the fact they could be sitting much more uncomfortably come the close of play on Saturday.
A trip to the John Smith’s Stadium seems an ideal opportunity for Plymouth to finally pick up an elusive first away win in any competition this term, especially if they can continue to grow into games, as only Watford and league leaders Leicester City have scored more Championship goals from the 76th minute onwards this season than their 12.
Players to watch: Huddersfield’s top scorer is defender Michał Helik, who has seven goals to his name this campaign, including efforts in their last two league outings against Leicester and Middlesbrough. Only Blackburn Rovers’ Sammie Szmodics has netted more often in the Championship (16 times) than Morgan Whittaker (13) this term, with one of those strikes coming in the reverse fixture against Huddersfield (W 3-1).
Hot stat: Heading into this weekend, Plymouth’s Championship games have produced more goals in 2023/24 (88) than any other side.