Sunderland vs Huddersfield prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-11-28 19:45.
Following a 2-0 defeat at the hands of promoted Plymouth, Sunderland dropped out of the top-six as the congested play-off race saw the pack shuffled once again. Black Cats boss Tony Mowbray maintained that his side were “dominant” despite the fact that Sunderland’s three-match unbeaten run crashed and burned, arguably a fair statement considering they enjoyed greater xG, possession, shots and corners.
A visit from Huddersfield could come at the perfect time then, as they are an opponent Sunderland are unbeaten against in ten meetings since 1986 (W7, D3). That’s not to mention the fact Sunderland have won five of their last seven home league games (L2), scoring an average of three goals per match across those victories.
In contrast to their promotion-chasing hosts, Huddersfield entered this round just one place and four points above the dreaded dotted line. That poor position comes on the back of a five-game winless run (D2, L3), although boss Darren Moore said his side got their “performance right” in a battling 1-1 draw against Southampton last weekend, a confidence-boosting result ahead of their trip to the North East.
Just six of Huddersfield’s paltry 16-point haul so far has come on their travels (W1, D3, L4), whilst their current five-game winless run of away games accounts for all of their trips under Moore (D2, L3). That’s far from a certainty to end here too, with the Terriers winning just once across their last 19 away league H2Hs (W1, D7, L11).
Players to watch: Sunderland top-scorer Jack Clarke (G9) managed five of his side’s massive shot count of 24 last weekend, including two on target, but ultimately failed to end his longest goal drought of the season which now stands at three games. As for Huddersfield, Sorba Thomas could prove to be the danger man after assisting in their only win since September, yet he has more recently received two bookings across his last four appearances.
Hot stat: Sunderland boss Tony Mowbray has never lost a home H2H against Huddersfield, although four ended in stalemates (W2, D4).