Sheffield United vs Huddersfield Town Match Analysis & Prediction
10/12/2022 6:00 pm
Following a month-long break from competitive action during the World Cup, Sheffield United and Huddersfield Town will resume their rivalry on Saturday when they meet at Bramall Lane in a Championship match.
The hosts are currently second in the league table, three points off the summit, while their visitors fight at the bottom of the division.
Sheffield United began the mid-season break in a strong position, having started their promotion push in fine form to sit second in the Championship with 38 points from their opening 21 outings.
That has largely been down to their formidable defensive form—no other side conceded as few as 19 goals in England’s second tier so far—while they also showed their attacking prowess at home to league leaders Burnley soon before the break.
Paul Heckingbottom’s side reduced the gap to top spot by dishing out a 5-2 thrashing, but they would go on to suffer a disappointing defeat in the following encounter, losing 1-0 at home to Rotherham United.
Huddersfield Town, another team from Yorkshire, are in a different fight. The Terriers are fighting to avoid relegation from the Championship after earning only 12 points from their first 15 matches.
Mark Fotheringham’s side did manage to pick up an important 1-0 win at home against Millwall at the end of October, but then suffered consecutive defeats against Sunderland and Blackburn.
The Terriers headed into the break two matches unbeaten in England’s second tier though, firstly bouncing back from those defeats with an impressive 2-1 victory away at QPR, thanks to Josh Ruffels’s early brace after Lyndon Dykes had put their opponents ahead inside two minutes.
Sheffield United vs. Huddersfield Town Head to head
Both sides have seven games against each other with hosts taking two wins while visitors with four wins, and one draw.
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12/02/2022Huddersfield0Sheffield United0EFL Championship
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21/08/2021Sheffield United1Sheffield United2EFL Championship
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29/07/2022Sheffield United0Huddersfield1EFL Championship
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26/05/2012Huddersfield0Sheffield United0EFL Championship
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14/02/2012Huddersfield0Sheffield1EFL Championship
Sheffield United Team News
Despite the World Cup break providing some much-needed recovery time for Sheffield United’s injury-hit squad, Oli McBurnie, Jack Robinson, John Fleck and Sander Berge will not be fit for the start of the season. While Rhys Norrington-Davies and Rhian Brewster will certainly remain out of action.
Sheffield United's Last 5 Matches
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12/11/2022Cardiff0Sheffield United1EFL Championship
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08/11/2022Sheffield United0Rotherham1EFL Championship
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05/11/2022Sheffield United5Burnley2EFL Championship
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01/11/2022Bristol City0Sheffield United1EFL Championship
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29/10/2022West Brom0Sheffield United2EFL Championship
Huddersfield Town Team News
Huddersfield Town will likely be without key midfielder Jonathan Hogg and defender Yuta Nakayama against Reading this weekend, but Tino Anjorin is in contention after his layoff, while Sorba Thomas will return from the World Cup with Wales. Jordan Rhodes was preferred over Danny Ward at the top end of the pitch in their most recent league outing.
Huddersfield Town 's Last 5 Matches
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01/12/2022Huddersfield0Olympiacos2Club Friendlies
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12/11/2022Huddersfield0Swansea0EFL Championship
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08/11/2022QPR1Huddersfield2EFL Championship
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05/11/2022Blackburn1Huddersfield0EFL Championship
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02/11/2022Huddersfield0Sunderland2EFL Championship
Sheffield United vs. Huddersfield Town : Odds and Predictions
Main Prediction
3 Way: Draw
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