Huddersfield vs Blackpool prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2022-09-03 14:00.
Over the past ten years, the average position of Championship play-off final losers from the season prior is tenth. Last seasonâs defeated finalists, Huddersfield Town may gleefully accept that position following their 2-0 defeat to Bristol City in midweek, which plummeted them closer to the bottom after a turbulent summer defined by prominent outgoings and a shock managerial change.
Coach Danny Schofield said "the big positive at the moment is that the lads are giving everything" and regaining form at the John Smith's Stadium is probably the shining beacon in the midst of a gloomy spell. Huddersfield have pocketed all four of their points this campaign from their last two home games and a four-match unbeaten H2H run against Blackpool (W3, D1), scoring ten goals in the process, should boost their revival hopes further.
Blackpool are coming off a defeat themselves against Blackburn Rovers, a result which made it a fourth 1-0 scoreline of their middling league campaign so far (W2, D2, L2). The Seasiders were able to battle back from behind in their two matches prior to draw 3-3, but couldnât find that goalscoring touch against Blackburn, with manager Michael Appleton stating his side "lacked quality in the final third in every department."
Those improvements could be crucial in Blackpoolâs search for their first win at Huddersfield since April 2007 (D2, L2 since). A leaky backline threatens to play spoilsport to those chances though as Blackpool have conceded ten goals across their last four away Championship matches (W1, D1, L2), as many as they did across ten away league games prior.
Players to watch: Jordan Rhodes has scored his last four competitive goals in home matches, three times as Huddersfieldâs last scorer. Meanwhile, Jerry Yates has scored in two of his last three matches and gave Blackpool a 1-0 lead in this fixture last season.
Hot stat: Huddersfieldâs five wins/defeats this league campaign have seen the eventual winner lead âto-nilâ at half-time.