The Championship clash at Bet365 Stadium on Monday sees hosts Stoke City fighting it out with opponents Huddersfield.
Our tips, poll and stats for Stoke City v Huddersfield Town can all be found here - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
Stoke City
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Stoke City will be looking to improve on their last outing here after a 0-3 Championship defeat in their last game at the hands of Norwich City.
In that match, Stoke City had 45% possession and 10 shots on goal with 1 on target. At the other end, Norwich City had 16 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Josh Sargent (24'), Gabriel Sara (28') and Ashley Barnes (60') scored for Norwich City.
Itโs been seldom in recent games that Stoke City have kept a clean sheet. It will be a concern for them that Stoke City have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 8 goals on the way.
Huddersfield Town
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In their last fixture, Huddersfield drew 0-0 in the Championship tie with Rotherham United.
In that match, Huddersfield Town had 50% possession and 18 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Rotherham United had 7 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target.
The stats donโt lie, and Huddersfield have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 9 goals in total. At the back, Huddersfield Town have been far from perfect. We will just have to find out if that trend can be sustained into this next match.
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Head to head
Inspecting their past head-to-head clashes stretching back to 30/01/2021 tells us that Stoke City have won 2 of them and Huddersfield 1, with the tally of draws standing at 3.
18 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 10 from The Potters and 8 for The Terriers. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.
The previous league contest between the two was Championship match day 7 on 20/09/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Huddersfield Town 2-2 Stoke City.
That day, Huddersfield Town managed 35% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. The scorers were Matty Pearson (31') and Jack Rudoni (68').
Stoke City got 18 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Daniel Johnson (33') and Ben Wilmot (62') scored.
The referee was Darren Bond.
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Team News: Stoke City
Frank Fielding (unknown injury) and Enda Stevens (Calf injury) wonโt be playing for Stoke City manager Steven Schumacher.
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Team News: Huddersfield
Huddersfield manager Andrรฉ Breitenreiter has to currently contend with reduced team options. Ollie Turton (Meniscus injury) and Josh Ruffels (Groin injury) canโt be considered.
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Prediction
In our opinion, Huddersfield Town have it in them to put one past this Stoke City side, although it is unlikely to be enough to avoid a loss.
Our selection here is for a 2-1 victory for Stoke City at full-time. Letโs wait and see how it plays out.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira,
09:03 29/03/2024
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Stoke City
Formed: 1863
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium (30,089)
Captain: Josh Laurent
Chairman: John Coates & Peter Coates
Manager: Steven Schumacher
Competitions: Championship position 19
๐ Key Player: Andrรฉ Vidigal
Generally taking up the Left Wing position, Andrรฉ Vidigal was born in Elvas, Portugal. After having made a senior debut playing for Fortuna Sittard in the 2017 - 2018 season, the dangerous Forward has hit 5 league goals in the Championship 2023 - 2024 season to date in a total of 25 appearances.