Middlesbrough vs Huddersfield prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2022-10-21 14:00.
It was elation for Middlesbrough last time out as they recorded their first away victory of the season at the seventh attempt, a resounding 4-1 win from behind at Wigan. Beloved coach Leo Percovich has a split record across his interim tenure ahead of his final game (W2, L2), though manager in waiting Michael Carrick will have a huge job on his hands if he is to lift Boro from the bottom half to their desired place amongst the top six.
Hopes are high that Boro can keep the positive momentum alive against Huddersfield Town, as even though Middlesbrough lost the most recent H2H, they haven't lost consecutive meetings with the Yorkshire side since 1966! In order to avoid such a fate, Middlesbrough must improve upon their run of just one win from their last four home league games (D1, L2) after disappointingly losing 2-1 to Blackburn last time out here.
In stark contrast, Huddersfield fans’ belief in new boss Mark Fotheringham seems to be waning after just five games (W1, D1, L3). The tough-talking Scot has already resorted to publicly calling out his players, forgetting the name of Yuta Nakayama and instead referring to him as “my Japanese left-sided centre back”, something that perhaps only served to reduce his stock amongst the fanbase.
Despite that, rock-bottom Huddersfield will be looking to come together and win an away league game for the first time this season (D1, L5), although that still wouldn’t be enough for them to climb out of the relegation zone. Perhaps typical of Terriers, Huddersfield were left chasing after conceding the opener in five of their six away league games, yet one positive is that only one of the six hosting sides could stop them from scoring at least once.
Players to watch: A goal and assist from Duncan Watmore within ten minutes on either side of half-time against Wigan inspired Boro’s first comeback victory since February (2-1 vs WBA). As for Huddersfield, Jordan Rhodes is looking to become the first former Middlesbrough player to score against them this season after contributing to both goals in a 2-0 win here last season (G1, A1).
Hot stat: Huddersfield have won just three of the last 20 H2Hs, and only one of those was away from home (D3, L14).