Huddersfield vs West Brom prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2024-03-09 12:00.
[p]Huddersfield Town lost 1-0 at Cardiff City in midweek Championship action, with the Terriers now only outside the relegation zone ahead of this round by virtue of goals scored! Things have been more positive of late, with new head coach André Breitenreiter taking four points from three games in charge and he will be looking to build on a hugely impressive 1-1 draw against Leeds United last time out at the John Smith’s Stadium, when Town played the entire second half with ten men.[/p]
[p]Breitenreiter must address Huddersfield’s sluggish starts to matches though, as their five game opening home league goals conceded before the 15th minute ranks as the league’s joint-highest tally. There’s a little added incentive for them to improve upon that record here against West Bromwich Albion, as victory would seal just their second double of 2023/24 after also beating Sunderland twice. [/p]
[p]West Brom manager Carlos Corberán admitted following their 2-2 draw on Wednesday at Queens Park Rangers that “the point was the maximum we deserved” after he watched his side squander a late lead, which if they’d held on to, would have put them seven points clear of seventh-placed Norwich City. Were it not for centre-back CĂ©dric Kipré’s handball on his own line to deny a certain goal – not spotted by the officials – they could have been leaving west London with nothing.[/p]
[p]That touch of good fortune means the Baggies are now on a four-match unbeaten run (W2, D2) and have the chance this Sunday to make it five league encounters without defeat for the first time since early October. They’ve found Huddersfield a tough opponent to beat recently though, having won none of their last four away H2Hs (D1, L3) and only one of their last six meetings (D2, L3) at any venue. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Danny Ward’s last five goals have all arrived after half-time, while he’s netted four times in five career H2Hs. Mikey Johnston has scored in four of his eight outings since his loan move to West Brom, with his new employers registering exactly two goals in each of the games in which he’s found the net. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: West Brom have failed to win any of the 16 matches (D4, L12) in which they’ve gone behind this term. [/p]