Huddersfield Town vs Cardiff City Match Analysis and Prediction

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Huddersfield Town will welcome Cardiff City to the John Smith’s Stadium on Wednesday, with the hosts looking to extend their unbeaten run to 15 games across all competitions.

Cardiff City are not in such bad form themselves, entering this contest having only lost once in their last six Championship matches, continuing to move away from the relegation zone.

Huddersfield travelled to Craven Cottage at the weekend to face league leaders Fulham, where they secured a 2-1 victory.

Danny Ward and Duane Holmes scored in the first half to give the visitors the lead at half time, and despite Fulham’s pressure, Huddersfield held on to secure the three points.

All the five teams below Huddersfield in the current rankings have games in hand on the Terriers, meaning that they can not afford to drop points, especially to a team in the lower half of the table.

Carlos Corberan’s side returned to scoring ways on Saturday, having played goalless draws prior to the weekend, but they will still want to show more in the attacking third in front of their own supporters.

Meanwhile, Cardiff enter this match on a two-game unbeaten run, having secured a point in a 1-1 draw against Blackpool last time out, with Joel Bagan equalising for the hosts just after half time in South Wales.

The Bluebirds need to improve defensively away from home, after conceding 30 goals in 16 outings, but with that, Cardiff have managed to pick up two more points on their travels this season.

Steve Morrison’s side currently sit 15 points above the relegation zone, suggesting that there is not much to worry about for Morrison’s team, but they will be looking to finish the season in a strong form, with Morrison seeking to impress the owners to secure his role on a permanent basis for next season.

Huddersfield Town vs Cardiff City head to head

The two sides have previously met on 46 occasions across all competitions, where Huddersfield have taken 12 victories while Cardiff have won 17, and they have drawn in 17. Cardiff have scored 60 goals and conceded 51. In their last five meetings, Cardiff have won in four and they have drawn once.

Cardiff City 2-1 Huddersfield Town 21/08/19

Huddersfield Town 0-3 Cardiff City 12/02/20

Cardiff City 3-0 Huddersfield Town 01/12/20

Huddersfield Town 0-0 Cardiff City 05/03/21

Cardiff City 2-1 Huddersfield Town 06/11/21

Huddersfield Town latest home form

Huddersfield have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their seven most recent matches. They recently managed to defeat Barnsley 1-0 in the FA Cup. In their last five matches, they have won two and drawn three, scoring 5 goals and conceding 2.

Huddersfield Town 1-1 Swansea City 15/01/22

Huddersfield Town 1-1 Stoke City 28/01/22

Huddersfield Town 2-0 Derby County 02/02/22

Huddersfield Town 1-0 Barnsley 05/02/22

Huddersfield Town 0-0 Sheffield United 12/02/22

Huddersfield Town latest away form

The Terriers have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their eight most recent away matches. They recently managed to defeat Burnley 2-1 in the FA Cup. In their last five matches, they have won three and drawn two, scoring 8 goals and conceding 5.

Blackburn Rovers 0-0 Huddersfield Town 02/01/22

Burnley 1-2 Hudderfield Town 08/01/22

Reading 3-4 Huddersfield Town 22/01/22

Preston North End 0-0 Huddersfield Town 09/02/22

Fulham 1-2 Hudderfield Town 19/02/22

Cardiff City latest home form

Cardiff have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their four most recent matches. Their last home defeat came on January 15 when they lost 1-0 to Blackburn Rovers. In their last five matches, they have won three, drawn one and lost one.

Cardiff City 0-1 Blackburn Rovers 15/01/22

Cardiff City 2-1 Nottingham Forest 30/01/22

Cardiff City 4-0 Peterborough United 09/02/22

Cardiff City 2-0 Coventry City 15/02/22

Cardiff City 1-1 Blackpool 19/02/22

Cardiff City latest away form

The Bluebirds have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, having won just one of their last seven away matches. They recently lost 3-1 to Liverpool in the FA Cup. In their five most recent away matches, they have won one, drawn one and lost three.

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Cardiff City 02/01/22

Bristol City 3-2 Cardiff City 22/01/22

Barnsley 0-1 Cardiff City 02/02/22

Liverpool 3-1 Cardiff City 06/02/22

Millwall 2-1 Cardiff City 12/02/22

Huddersfield Town news

There are a number of absent players due to injury, including Pipa, Alex Vallejo, Levi Colwill, Faustino Anjorin and Rolando Aarons.

Holmes came back in place of Josh Koroma on Saturday, but Koroma is likely to return to the starting XI, with Jonathan Hogg, Lewis O’Brien and Jon Russell likely to start.

Cardiff City news

Sean Morrison and Curtis Nelson are certain to miss out on Wednesday, with Morrison ruled out for the remainder of the season.

Striker Max Watters missed the weekend’s game against Blackpool, but could return for a place on the bench, with Isaak Davies and Jordan Hugill expected to lead the line.

Prediction and Odds

Cardiff head into the match expected to make it a tough test for the hosts, having dominated in the recent encounters with their hosts.

However, Saturday’s victory over Fulham boosted Huddersfield’s confidence, and they are expected to overcome any challenge from Cardiff and take the victory in the Wednesday’s contest.

Odds: 1 1.80 X 2.05 2 2.20