England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Huddersfield Town and Middlesbrough, taking place on Friday, 29 December 2023, at The John Smith's Stadium in Huddersfield.
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Huddersfield Town, Recent FormIn their last league encounter, Huddersfield Town racked up a stunning 3-0 home win against Blackburn Rovers. Their share of possession in that meeting was 32%, while racking up 12 shots along the way, 6 of which were on target, in contrast to Blackburn Rovers, who had 10 shots on goal with 1 on target.
Manager Darren Moore will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, having managed to score 7 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have work to do defensively after they conceded 8 goals in those games and dropped some valuable points along the way. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but so far this season they have conceded at least 1 goal in 20 of their 24 games.
Having drawn 3 of their last 6 home games they have at least put some points on the board, but they will not be overly happy with only 1 win.
Delano Burgzorg will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 3 goals in the last 6 league games for Huddersfield Town.
Middlesbrough, Recent FormThe Middlesbrough squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 1-0 away defeat against Rotherham United, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed. They achieved 71% possession in that match and had 19 strikes at goal, with 5 hitting the target, up against Rotherham United's tally of 3 efforts at goal, 1 of which were on target.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 6 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 9 and seen valuable points lost. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games, but so far this season they have conceded at least one goal in 11 of their 12 games on the road.
Losing 4 of their last 6 games will be causing some concern in the Middlesboro camp, but their 2 wins salvaged some valuable points.
With 4 goals from the last 6 away outings in the league, Sam Greenwood has given the travelling Middlesbrough support something to shout about on the road.
In the last match between these two, goals were scored on both sides, with the game ending in a 1-1 draw.
Playing at home in the league, Huddersfield have conceded at least one goal in each of their last 3 matches against The Boro. When Middlesboro visit The Terriers in the league, goals tend to happen, with 6 from their previous 3 encounters and a scoring average of 2 goals per match.
Huddersfield have been unbeaten the last 4 times they have faced Middlesboro in the league.
Huddersfield manager Darren Moore has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Kian Harratt (Hamstring), Pat Jones (Hamstring), Lee Nicholls (Knock), Matty Pearson (Knock), Josh Ruffels (Groin) and Ollie Turton (Cruciate ligament) are all currently out of contention for this game.
With both Darragh Lenihan (Achilles tendon) and Tommy Smith (Achilles tendon) being out for the rest of the season and Seny Dieng (Hip), Marcus Forss (Thigh), Hayden Hackney (Groin), Emmanuel Latte Lath (Hamstring), Paddy McNair (Back) and Lewis O'Brien (Ankle) all unavailable in the shorter term, Middlesboro manager Michael Carrick will be hoping none of his other players pick up a knock going into this clash.
Huddersfield Town Playing at home | Middlesbrough Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Goals scored | 1.8 |
| 1.5 | Goals conceded | 2 |
| 39' | Time first goal scored | 37' |
| 38' | Time first goal conceded | 39' |
| 1.6 | Yellow cards | 2.2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 4 | Subs used | 4.3 |
| 3-0 | Biggest victory | 4-0 |
| 4-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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