Huddersfield Town vs Peterborough United Match Analysis and Prediction

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Huddersfield Town will be hosting Peterborough United on Friday looking to extend their unbeaten record in the Championship to 16 matches.

Meanwhile, Peterborough travel to the John Smith’s Stadium having pushed Manchester City in the FA Cup fifth round earlier this week before going down to a 2-0 defeat.

Huddersfield have recently been on a good form that they deserve to be competing for the top two and as long as they remain in third spot, there is a discussion that they can still secure automatic promotion.

However, despite sitting two points adrift of Bournemouth, the Cherries have played four games fewer, realistically leaving the Terriers to focus their attention on making sure of a playoff spot.

A 15-game unbeaten run has given Huddersfield a six-point cushion over seventh position having played two matches more, meaning that there can be no complacency despite three months without a defeat.

While goals have sometimes been a problem for Carlos Corberan’s team, the Terriers have now won three matches in a row, as well as earning a fifth-round showdown with Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup.

Meanwhile, Peterborough played their last-16 tie in that competition on Tuesday, succumbing to a 2-0 defeat against Manchester City.

Grant McCann would have feared the worst after the 3-0 defeat against Hull City in his first game, but Peterborough’s improvements against the Citizens suggested that they still have hope in the relegation battle.

After going for 11 matches without a win in the Championship, the Posh sit eight points adrift of 21st-placed Reading, although with a match in hand.

The Posh have also only scored one goal in their last seven Championship fixtures, that goal coming during the closing minutes of last week’s 2-1 defeat at league leaders Fulham, though their home form has been relatively respectable.

Huddersfield Town vs Peterborough United head to head

The two sides have previously met on 17 occasions across all competitions, where Huddersfield have taken 7 victories while Peterborough have won in 6, and they have drawn in 4. Peterborough have scored 29 goals and conceded 24. In their last five meetings, Peterborough have won twice and they have drawn in three.

Huddersfield Town 1-1 Peterborough United 09/04/11

Huddersfield Town 0-3 Peterborough United 29/05/11

Peterborough United 3-1 Huddersfield Town 23/10/12

Huddersfield Town 2-2 Peterborough United 06/04/13

Peterborough United 1-1 Huddersfield Town 02/11/21

Huddersfield Town latest home form

Huddersfield have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their eight most recent matches. They recently managed to defeat Barnsley 1-0 in the FA Cup. In their last five matches, they have won three and drawn two, scoring 6 goals and conceding 2.

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 2-1 Cardiff City 23/02/22

Huddersfield Town latest away form

The Terriers have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their last nine matches. They defeated Burnley 2-1 in the FA Cup on January 8. In their five most recent matches, they have won four and drawn one, scoring 10 goals and conceding 5.

Burnley 1-2 Huddersfield 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 Huddersfield Town 19/02/22

Birmingham City 0-2 Huddersfield Town 26/02/22

Peterborough United latest home form

Peterborough have recently been on a poor run of form at home, having won just one of their seven most recent matches. They managed to defeat Queens Park Rangers 2-0 in the FA Cup on February 5. In their last five matches, they have scored 2 goals and conceded 6.

Peterborough United 2-0 Queens Park Rangers 05/02/22

Peterborough United 0-1 Preston North End 12/02/22

Peterborough United 0-0 Reading 16/02/22

Peterborough United 0-3 Hull City 26/02/22

Peterborough United 0-2 Manchester City 01/03/22

Peterborough United latest away form

The Posh have been on a poor run of form on the road, and they have failed to win in their last ten matches. Their last away victory came on October 20 when they defeated Hull City 2-1. In their last five matches, they have scored 3 goals and conceded 12.

West Bromwich Albion 3-0 Peterborough United 22/01/22

Birmingham City 2-2 Peterborough United 25/01/22

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

Derby County 1-0 Peterborough United 19/02/22

Fulham 2-1 Peterborough United 23/02/22

Huddersfield Town news

Danny Ward is likely to get the nod ahead of Jordan Rhodes, while one of Daniel Sinani or Josh Koroma could replace Duane Holmes.

Chelsea loanee Levi Colwill impressed on his first appearance, doing enough to retain his place in defence, althouth Tino Anjorin is still pushing to feature after an ankle injury.

Peterborough United news

Despite the three-day turnaround, head coach McCann may be prepared to stick with majority of the Peterborough first XI players who started against Manchester City.

However, Joe Taylor and Callum Morton come into contention after being cup-tied on Tuesday, while Oliver Norburn is back from suspension and is likely to feature.

Prediction and Odds

Despite having made some improvements against Manchester City earlier this week, Peterborough have recently been on a poor run of form which they may not bounce back from here.

Huddersfield have recently been playing well and having been well rested we expect them to pick up a victory on Friday.

Odds: 1 1.80 X 2.05 2 2.35