Our prediction for this Championship match:
Sunderland will be aiming to build on back-to-back wins over Cardiff and Birmingham when they take on Huddersfield Town on Tuesday evening. The Black Cats have a chance to climb to the playoffs berth, and they are likely to go all guns blazing at the Terriers. Dennis Cirkin is banned for the match, with Luke O’Nien likely to step up, while all Jewison Bennette, Daniel Ballard, Niall Huggins, Ross Stewart, Corry Evans, Aji Alese, and Elliot Embleton remain in the recovery room.
The visitors, on the other hand, aim to recover from a 1-0 loss to Swansea, but given their poor away record, we predict that the hosts are going to emerge triumphant in the midweek clash. Huddersfield have already suffered 13 defeats on the road this term. The Terriers’ injury list includes the likes of Duane Holmes, Oliver Turton, Kieran Phillips, Lee Nicholls, Anthony Knockaert, Faustino Anjorin, and Yuta Nakayama.
Highlighted Player (Danny Batth):
At the age of 10 Danny Batth joined Wolverhampton football academy. He was soon named the captain of the Wolves youth team and nobody was surprised when he made his debut for the senior team. The defender, who was born on 21 September, 1990 scored nine goals in 140 league appearances for Wolverhampton, but it has to be noted that he played for the likes of Colchester United, Sheffield United and their bitter rivals Sheffield Wednesday on loan as well.
Danny Batth won the Football League One with Wolverhampton in the 2013/2014 season and, speaking of his individual awards, he was named Wolves Young Professional of the Year in the 2009/2010 campaign. Batth book his place in the 2013/2014 PFA League One Team of the Year as well. The 191-cm-tall centre back scored his first professional goal on 20 February in Colchester United’s 1-0 victory over Oldham Athletic.
Daniel Batth was born in Brierley Hill, West Midlands and he is the only footballer to play in all 46 matches for Wolves in the 2013/2014 season.
Highlighted Team (Huddersfield):
Back in 1926 Huddersfield Town became the first English club to win three straight domestic trophies. Since 1908 the Terriers were playing at Leeds Road, but in 1994 John Smith’s Stadium became home of Huddersfield Town. The club play in the English second tier (Championship) and the colour of the their home kit is blue and white (stripes).
Huddersfield Town were founded in 1910 and just three years later they entered the Football League. In 1926 the Terriers won their last domestic trophy, but they did well finishing runners up in the FA Cup 1920. The club’s biggest rivals are Leeds United and it has to be noted that Huddersfield Town have better head-to-head record of the two teams.
Bradford City are considered Huddersfield’s local rivals as well, but there are small rivalries with Barnsley, Halifax Town, Manchester City and Oldham Athletic. The club’s chairman is Dean Hoyle.