West Bromwich Albion vs Huddersfield Town Match Analysis and Prediction

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West Bromwich Albion will welcome Huddersfield Town to The Hawthorns on Friday with the visitors having the opportunity to move three points clear of second-placed Bournemouth in the Championship standings.

The hosts, who are currently sitting 13th, will be looking to build on their morale-boosting win at Hull City last time out, while Huddersfield aim to bounce back from Monday’s FA Cup exit.

Huddersfield sufferes real disappointment for the first time in over three months on Monday, as they exited the FA Cup at the fifth-round stage, losing 2-1 to Nottingham Forest.

However, the Terriers can at least put their attention on trying to keep pace with their promotion rivals, the majority poised to take advantage of having played fewer games than them.

Corberan will insist on his side taking one match at a time as they look to extend their Championship winning run to five games, their latest success coming at home to Peterborough United last Friday.

Despite conceding twice at the City Ground, Corberan will be optimist about Huddersfield further improving their recent defensive league record of shipping just three times in nine matches.

They now make a trip to face West Brom who scored more goals in their last fixture at Hull than they had done in their previous seven matches.

Karlan Grant’s double on Humberside secured a much-needed 2-0 victory for the Baggies, although it has only kept West Brom within eight points of the playoff spots ahead of this contest.

West Brom now have little chance of making the top six unless they find consistency in the final third, although they boast the third-best defensive record in the Championship.

Just 10 goals have been conceded in 16 fixture at The Hawthorns, meaning that Huddersfield should not expect to have it all their own way against the Baggies.

West Bromwich Albion vs Huddersfield Town head to head

The two clubs have previously met on 62 occasions across all competitions, where Huddersfield are leading with 28 victories while West Brom have won 19, drawing in 15. West Brom have scored 85 goals and conceded 96. In their last five meetings, Huddersfield have won four and West Bron one.

Huddersfield Town 1-0 West Bromwich Albion 04/11/17

West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Huddersfield Town 24/02/18

West Bromwich Albion 4-2 Huddersfield Town 22/09/19

Huddersfield Town 2-1 West Bromwich Albion 17/07/20

Huddersfield Town 1-0 West Bromwich Albion 20/11/21

West Bromwich Albion latest home form

West Brom have recently been on a relatively poor run of form at home, having won just one of their six most recent matches. They recently lost 2-1 to Brighton & Hove Albion after extra time in the FA Cup. In their last five, they have scored four goals and conceded six.

West Bromwich Albion 1-2(E) Brighton & Hove Albion 08/01/22

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

West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Preston North End 26/01/22

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Blackburn Rovers 14/02/22

West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Swansea City 28/02/22

West Bromwich Albion latest away form

West Brom defeated Hull City 2-0 in their last league away game. However, they have recently been on a poor run of form at home, having lost in each of their six matches prior to that. In their five most recent away matches, they have scored just three goals and conceded eight.

Millwall 2-0 West Bromwich Albion 29/01/22

Sheffield United 2-0 West Bromwich Albion 09/02/22

Luton Town 2-0 West Bromwich Albion 19/02/22

Middlesbrough 2-1 West Bromwich Albion 22/02/22

Hull City 0-2 West Bromwich Albion 05/03/22

Huddersfield Town latest home form

Huddersfield have been on a good run of form at home so far, and they have been unbeaten in their nine most recent matches.They recently managed to defeat Barnsley 1-0 in the FA Cup. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded just one.

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 3-0 Peterborough United 04/03/22

Huddersfield Town latest away form

Huddersfield lost their last away game 2-1 to Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup. However, they have been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their previous nine matches. In their five most recent away matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded six.

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

Nottingham Forest 2-1 Huddersfield Town 07/03/22

West Bromwich Albion news

Having no injury issues, Bruce is not likely to make any changes to his West Brom starting lineup for this contest.

Taylor Gardner-Hickman made a difference in central midfield against Hull, while the likes of Jayson Molumby, Grady Diangana and Adam Reach remain on the substitutes’ bench for the Friday’s contest.

Huddersfield Town news

Corberan switched to a back three to match Nottingham on Monday, making it possible that he could stick with the same strategy for this game.

However, reverting back to the 4-3-3 formation is more likely with Oliver Turton, Harry Toffolo, Lee Nicholls, Danny Ward and Jonathan Russell all in line for recalls.

Prediction and Odds

Huddersfield come into the contest looking for a victory that will keep their race for promotion alive, and they are sure to pose a tough game for the hosts.

Meanwhile, West Brom will be looking to bounce back to winning at home, which may lead the game ending in a draw.

Odds: 1 2.45 X 1.80 2 2.10