Tottenham Hotspur and Huddersfield Town meet, in a match for the 34 th round of the Premier League. Tottenham Hotspur won out (0-2) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 09-29-2018. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 3 wins in the last 3 matches. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since Tottenham Hotspur presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Tottenham Hotspur:
After 21 wins, 1 draw and 10 losses, the home team is currently in the 4 th position, with 64 points won. In the last match, they have won in a home match against Crystal Palace by (2-0), after in the previous match they have lost (2-1) out in a match against Liverpool. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses in away matches, with 30 goals scored and 20 conceded; against 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses at their stadium, with 28 goals scored and 9 conceded. In the last match played, for the UEFA Champions League, they won against Manchester City at home (1-0). In the last 10 home league matches Tottenham Hotspur has won 7, tied 1 and lost 2, so they have won 22 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. In 32 matches in this competition, he only managed 3 comebacks in the 11 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 15 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 5 of their 13 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
Tottenham reach this game very motivated, after a 1-0 triumph at the reception to Manchester City, in a game for the Champions League. In the last game for the English championship, the locals won the Crystal Palace, 2-0. The whole house presents great competition in the offensive sector and, in addition, the defensive line has acted with great quality: Vertonghen is the patron of the defense. It is inevitable to highlight the marathoner Rose, responsible for making much of the left flank. Given the absence of Harry Kane, injury, the South Korean is assumed to be the best score of Tottenham, with 12 goals scored. In addition to the player mentioned above, the coach can not count on Lamela, Aurier and Dier, all with physical complaints.
Huddersfield Town:
After 3 wins, 5 draws and 25 losses, the away team is currently in the 20 th position of the league, with 14 points won. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Crystal Palace, by (2-0). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Leicester City, by (1-4). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 2 draws and 12 losses in away matches; against 2 wins, 1 draw and 12 losses at their stadium. For the league, Huddersfield Town won 1 point out of 30 possible points, after 1 draw and 9 losses in the last 10 home matches.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 10 away matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (6 out of 16 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so he was not very strong defensively. This is a team that marks few times and was only able to open the scoring in 8 of its last 33 games for the Premier League, of these 8 came to rest in advantage in 3 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 3. In 33 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 23 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Huddersfield comes to this game with a defeat, by 1-4, in the reception to Leicester, adding in this way the fifth rebuff followed in this competition. We remember that the visiting club already knows that it will not avoid the descent to the English second division. In this difficult game away from home, coach Jan Siewert must keep the team in 4-3-3, favoring the defensive organization and counterattacks by the flanks. Midfielder Aaron Mooy is one of the best scorers in Huddersfield, with 3 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count on Billing and Diakhaby, both with physical problems.
