Huddersfield – Manchester City SOCCER PICKS
Huddersfield Town and Manchester City meet at The John Smith’s Stadium, in a match for the 23rd round of the Premier League. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, on 19-08-2018, Manchester City won at home (6-1). The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which records 3 wins and 2 draws in the last 5 matches. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since the Huddersfield Town presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Huddersfield Town:
The home team is currently in the 20 th position of the league, with 11 points won, after 2 wins, 5 draws and 15 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Burnley, by (1-2). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Cardiff City, by (0-0). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses in away matches, with 13 goals scored and 25 conceded; against 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses at their stadium, with 9 goals scored and 20 suffered. In the last 10 home league matches Huddersfield Town has a record of 1 win, 2 draws and 7 losses, so they have won 5 points out of 30 possible.
For this competition, record a sequence of 4 defeats in their last home matches. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 7 of the last 11 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 22 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 13 times and never got the comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 11 home matches for this competition: they have suffered 7 of their 16 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘).
The Huddersfield comes to this game with a draw, goalless, on the grounds of Cardiff, adding in this way a lousy series of 9 games in a row without winning the English championship. Due to the terrible phase that crosses, the club of the house is in the inferior part of the qualifying table. The group guided by Mark Hudson exhibits several weaknesses in their style of play, especially in the defensive sector: set pieces and attack-defense transition. By facing a team with superior quality, Huddersfield must present itself with a more cautious strategy, exploring only counterattacks. Zanka is the best marker of the Huddersfield in the Premier League, with 3 goals scored. For this game the coach does not have Mooy and Daniel Williams, both due to injury.
Manchester City:
The away team is currently in the 2 nd position, with 53 points won, after 17 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Liverpool, by (2-1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Wolverhampton Wanderers, by (3-0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in away matches, with 30 goals scored and 11 conceded; against 13 wins and 2 losses at their stadium, with 56 goals scored and 11 conceded. In the last away game in this competition, they have won by (1-3) against Southampton. In the last 10 away matches Manchester City has 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 20 points out of 30 possible. The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not displayed great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that does not usually feel difficult to open the scoring: it scored the first goal in 19 of the last 22 matches for the Premier League, of these 19 came to the break in advantage in 15 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 17. In the last 10 home matches for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 7 of their 19 goals between minutes (31′-45′); He suffered 3 of his 7 goals between the minutes (76’-90 ‘).
The Manchester City part for this game with a triumph, by 3-0, in the reception at Wolverhampton, adding the third success followed in the English championship: the goals of the team were marked by Gabriel Jesus (2) and Coady (autogol). It should be noted that visitors are 4 points behind the leader Liverpool. In this away game, coach Pep Guardiola must keep the team in 4-3-3, privileging possession of the ball and organized attacks through the flanks: Sterling is a very fast player and very strong in the offensive transition.
