Championship

Championship | Gameweek 24

Dec 26, 2021 at 3pm UK

John Smith's Stadium

Huddersfield
3 - 2
Blackpool

Ward (3'), Thomas (80', 84')
Toffolo (33'), Holmes (79')

FT(HT: 1-2)

Yates (1'), Madine (18')
Gabriel (45+9')
Gabriel (61')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Championship clash between Huddersfield Town and Blackpool, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Huddersfield Town 1-1 Blackpool

Both teams enter this game after a positive result last weekend, and they are quite evenly positioned in the Championship table, suggesting that this encounter will be a close affair. Blackpool are expected to have learned from the 3-0 defeat they suffered against the Terriers in September and that is not expected to repeat itself with both teams cancelling each other out this time around. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Blackpool win with a probability of 37.97%. A win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 33.91% and a draw had a probability of 28.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.95%) and 0-2 (7.08%). The likeliest Huddersfield Town win was 1-0 (10.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.19%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood.

Result
Huddersfield Town	Draw	Blackpool
33.91%	28.13%	37.97%

Both teams to score 47.28%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.17%

58.83%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.66%

79.34%

Huddersfield Town Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.48%

32.52%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30.95%

69.05%

Blackpool Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.06%

29.94%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.95%

66.05%

Score Analysis

Huddersfield Town 33.9%

Blackpool 37.97%

Draw 28.13%

Huddersfield Town	Draw	Blackpool
1-0 @ 10.93% 2-1 @ 7.41% 2-0 @ 6.14% 3-1 @ 2.77% 3-0 @ 2.3% 3-2 @ 1.67% Other @ 2.67% Total : 33.9%	1-1 @ 13.19% 0-0 @ 9.74% 2-2 @ 4.47% Other @ 0.73% Total : 28.13%	0-1 @ 11.74% 1-2 @ 7.95% 0-2 @ 7.08% 1-3 @ 3.2% 0-3 @ 2.85% 2-3 @ 1.8% 1-4 @ 0.96% Other @ 2.39% Total : 37.97%