Huddersfield vs Blackburn prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-12-25 15:00.
Darren Moore only took charge of Huddersfield in September, but he’s already under increasing pressure from some sections of the club’s fanbase. The Yorkshire outfit have won just twice in 16 league outings since appointing their new manager (D8, L6), with a 2-0 defeat to Norwich on Saturday leaving them only two points above the Championship relegation zone.
A lack of threat in attack has been a big reason behind their failures and Moore’s men
registered just one shot on target across the 90 minutes in that defeat to Norwich, leading to the Town boss criticising their lack of aggression in the final third post-match. However, there are just as many issues at the other end of the field highlighted by the Terriers going eight fixtures without keeping a clean sheet, including four 1-1 draws!
Recent history is at least on their side against Blackburn who have only won two of the last 14 H2Hs (D8, L4), with three of those losses coming away from home. The visitors also make the short journey to the Kirklees Stadium on the back of a 2-1 suckerpunch defeat to Watford at the weekend, with manager Jon Dahl Tomasson saying it was “unbelievable” his side left Ewood Park empty-handed after conceding twice in the last seven minutes of the match.
That was a fourth loss in five for Rovers (W1), who have sunk into the bottom half of the table as a result. They are also now at risk of losing three successive games for the first time since April, so Tomasson will be demanding a reaction from his side, especially with the gap to the play-offs extending to five points following their recent setback.
Key battle: Huddersfield defender Jonathan Hogg has failed to help his side keep a clean sheet in his last seven H2Hs (W1, D4, L2). Looking to extend that record may be Blackburn’s top-scorer Sammie Szmodics – rested for the defeat to Watford – who has netted ten of his last 11 away goals after HT.
Hot stat: There have been 3+ goals in nine of Blackburn’s 11 away league matches this season.