Huddersfield vs Stoke Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th September 2023

Stoke travel to face Huddersfield in a Championship encounter at John Smith's Stadium this coming Wednesday.

Placed 17 in the table Huddersfield have amassed seven points after six matches. On six points, Stoke rank 19 with six matches played this season.

It has been a lousy opening to the Championship campaign for Stoke. Nevertheless, they will be hopeful of three points against Huddersfield to get on the right path.

Huddersfield scored 12 goals, conceded 12 and fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Stoke travel to their next Championship match, averaging a lowly 0.6 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of six goals, while also conceding 12 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.2 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Huddersfield lost to 3-0 Stoke in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 3-1 win, which Huddersfield dished out the match before that.

Huddersfield vs Stoke Prediction

Huddersfield Form

Huddersfield look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against Norwich, they were left empty-handed in a 0-4 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating West Bromwich in a 1-2 win. They followed that up with a 2-0 win against Rotherham in their most recent outing. Huddersfield won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored seven and conceded seven goals.

Stoke hope to be contesting for a place in an international tournament in a season, where a top half finish looks like the minimum outcome.

Stoke Form

Stoke have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Rotherham by 6-1. Disappointment followed, going down 0-2 against Preston, and 1-0 against Norwich. In their last six Championship away matches, Stoke failed to win even once. In stead, they've drawn two and lost four, scoring one while also conceding seven times.

A top half finish is the dream target for Huddersfield, although keeping their Championship status for another season has to be the priority.

Neither Huddersfield nor Stoke have been prolific at keeping their opponents at bay in their latest encounters, making both teams to score out choice on bet this coming Wednesday.

Huddersfield recorded four points following one wins from their last two games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored three goals, but also conceded one. Huddersfield only drew once so far this season after six games played, in stead recording two wins and three defeats in the Championship. Stoke enjoy a record of two wins, zero draws and four defeats in the Championship.

Huddersfield vs Stoke Squads

Huddersfield Squad

The 74-year-old coach of the home team, Neil Warnock, will select the lineup against Stoke from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season:

Chris Maxwell (0/0), Jacob Chapman (0/0), Lee Nicholls (0/6), Ben Jackson (0/3), Loick Ayina (0/0), Matthew Pearson (0/6), Michal Helik (1/6), Oliver Turton (0/0), Rarmani Edmonds-Green (0/2), Thomas Edwards (0/4), Tom Lees (0/0), Yuta Nakayama (0/1), Ben Wiles (0/0), Brahima Diarra (0/5), David Kasumu (0/2), Jaheim Headley (0/3), Jonathan Hogg (0/6), Josh Austerfield (0/0), Kyle Hudlin (0/1), Danny Ward (0/5), Delano Burgzorg (1/4), Jack Rudoni (1/6), Josh Koroma (1/6), Josh Ruffels (0/6), Kian Harratt (0/5), Patrick Jones (0/3), Sorba Thomas (1/5).

Stoke Squad

Here is the full team squad of Stoke. The 42 year-old Alex Neil will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Blondy Nna Noukeu (0/0), Frank Fielding (0/0), Jack Bonham (0/0), Mark Travers (0/6), Ben Wilmot (0/6), Enda Stevens (0/5), Junior Tchamadeu (0/0), Ki-Jana Hoever (1/5), Luke McNally (0/3), Michael Rose (0/5), Andre Vidigal (3/4), Ben Pearson (0/6), Daniel Johnson (0/6), Joon-Ho Bae (0/0), Jordan Thompson (0/3), Josh Laurent (0/6), Lewis Baker (0/0), Liam McCarron (0/0), Lynden Gooch (0/0), Mehdi Leris (0/2), Nikola Jojic (0/0), Sead Haksabanovic (0/0), Souleymane Sidibe (0/0), Wouter Burger (0/0), D'Margio Wright-Phillips (0/0), Dwight Gayle (0/2), Peter Etebo (0/0), Ryan Mmaee (0/4), Thibaud Verlinden (0/0), Tyrese Campbell (0/3), Wesley (0/6).

Huddersfield vs Stoke Team News

Huddersfield could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment this coming Wednesday.

Due to various ailments Tom Lees and Oliver Turton will be absent from the squad, Huddersfield are able to field against Stoke on Wednesday.

Stoke have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Huddersfield this coming Wednesday.

Ryan Mmaee, Enda Stevens and Lewis Baker all face a spell on the sidelines for Stoke due to various injuries.

Huddersfield vs Stoke Lineups

Huddersfield vs Stoke H2H

Huddersfield claimed a 3-1 win, while Stoke answered back with a 3-0 win in their two most recent meetings. Trying to pick a winner from their h2h is a tough task as neither side have been able to fully dominate their coming opponent. Stoke won six of the previous ten encounters, whereas Huddersfield claimed three points two times in these ten matches. The bookies have Stoke to win this match at best price odds of 16/11.

Huddersfield vs Stoke Results

In six matches of the previous eight matches between Huddersfield and Stoke both teams scored.

Huddersfield vs Stoke Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Michal Helik will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Stoke hope Andre Vidigal can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Championship goals in his last six Championship games.

John Smith's Stadium witnessed Huddersfield winning five times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing two and losing three as well. Stoke claimed two wins, three draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Huddersfield hammered in the opening goal six times in their last 10 matches played in front of their usually euphoric crowd at John Smith's Stadium. Stoke were first off the mark in three of their 10 most recent away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last eight encounters between these two teams. Huddersfield managed an average of 1.53 goals, with Stoke averaging 2.15 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. In Huddersfield's last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in six of them. They managed to average 2.6 goals goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Stoke, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.