Eng. Championship
2023-12-26 - Huddersfield Town vs Blackburn Rovers
A Sports Betting Pick by ArmchairPunter
Football : England: Championship
Venue: John Smith’s Stadium
Tuesday 26th December, 1500hrs
Huddersfield Town will play host to Blackburn Rovers at their John Smith’s Stadium with the hosts looking to put a halt to a five-match winless run in the Championship which has placed them just above the relegation zone ahead of these Boxing Day fixtures.
League wins have been hard to come by for Huddersfield who have managed to collect just four wins in total so far this season which includes wins on home soil against Rotherham United and QPR but although The Terriers have managed to pick up just one win from their last 11 matches overall, results at home have been quite stubborn.
The bigger picture shows Huddersfield have suffered just four defeats in their previous 17 home games in the second tier which also includes five wins and being involved in no fewer than eight draws as well.
Blackburn Rovers slumped to a fourth defeat in five games on the weekend when they were dealt a 2-1 defeat at home to Watford which followed previous losses to Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds United and Southampton and more importantly, has seen Rovers slide down the Championship table to 14th place.
Blackburn’s overall form so far in the Championship has come in fits and starts as Rovers still struggle to gain any sort of consistent momentum and this was underlined earlier in the season when a four-match losing streak was followed up with three wins on the trot in a period from towards the end of September through to towards the end of October.
Since then, Blackburn Rovers have picked up four wins but suffered six defeats within their subsequent 10 matches overall while their results away from home have been equally inconsistent as their away record of 5-1-5 19/19 indicates.
The Betting Verdict
Huddersfield Town are actually unbeaten in their last seven meetings at home against Blackburn Rovers with The Terriers winning three and drawing four, so the hosts stand a decent chance of at least avoiding defeat once again on Boxing Day.
The Pick :
Huddersfield Town 1-1 Blackburn Rovers
Gooner’s Statistical Value Bet
