Championship

Championship | Gameweek 44

May 4, 2023 at 7.45pm UK

The John Smith's Stadium

Huddersfield
1 - 0
Sheff Utd

Ward (59')
Rudoni (85')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Egan (22'), Doyle (90+1')

Huddersfield Town seal Championship survival, Reading relegated

Huddersfield Town secure Championship survival with a 1-0 victory against Sheffield United, relegating Reading in the process.

May 4, 21:40

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Championship clash between Huddersfield Town and Sheffield United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Huddersfield Town

All competitions

Last Game: Cardiff 1-2 Huddersfield
Sunday, April 30 at 12pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Sheffield United

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Sheff Utd 4-1 Preston
Saturday, April 29 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Huddersfield Town 1-2 Sheffield United

Given their contrasting situations, many will back Huddersfield to do what is required to get over the line. However, this is a Yorkshire derby where pride is at stake, and we expect a Sheffield United side playing with more freedom to have too much quality in the final third for the Terriers. 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 Sheffield United win with a probability of 39.32%. A win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 34.35% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.48%) and 0-2 (6.79%). The likeliest Huddersfield Town win was 1-0 (9.24%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.52%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood.

Result
Huddersfield Town	Draw	Sheffield United
34.35% ( 0)	26.33% ( 0)	39.32% ( -0)

Both teams to score 52.91% (

-0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

48.25% (

-0.01)

51.75% (

0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

26.48% (

-0.01)

73.52% (

0.01)

Huddersfield Town Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.31% (

-0)

28.68% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.49% (

-0)

64.51% (

0.01)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.2% (

-0.01)

25.8% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.25% (

-0.01)

60.75% (

0.01)

Score Analysis

Huddersfield Town 34.35%

Sheffield United 39.31%

Draw 26.32%

Huddersfield Town	Draw	Sheffield United
1-0 @ 9.24% ( 0) 2-1 @ 7.82% 2-0 @ 5.77% ( 0) 3-1 @ 3.25% ( -0) 3-0 @ 2.4% 3-2 @ 2.21% 4-1 @ 1.02% Other @ 2.65% Total : 34.35%	1-1 @ 12.52% ( 0.01) 0-0 @ 7.4% ( 0) 2-2 @ 5.3% ( -0) 3-3 @ 1% Other @ 0.11% Total : 26.32%	0-1 @ 10.02% 1-2 @ 8.48% ( -0) 0-2 @ 6.79% 1-3 @ 3.83% ( -0) 0-3 @ 3.07% ( -0) 2-3 @ 2.39% ( -0) 1-4 @ 1.3% ( -0) 0-4 @ 1.04% Other @ 2.39% Total : 39.31%