Stoke vs Huddersfield Town Prediction & Betting Tips - Championship

Prediction published on 01/04/2024, 01:03  by Devesh Jaganath in Championship Predictions

A crucial battle in the bottom half of the Championship will play out on Monday night when Stoke City host Huddersfield Town. The hosts are currently in 17th place in the league standings, while the visitors are 22nd. Stoke City are facing a nervy run-in as the season draws closer to an end, and they will enter gameweek 40 with 44 points, just five points above the dotted line. The Potters secured an important 2-0 win over Hull City on Friday night and have split their last six league games with three wins and three losses, which illustrates their lack of consistency across the season so far. Stoke have played 19 Championship matches at the bet365 Stadium this season, securing six wins, four draws, and nine losses, though they have failed to score in three of their last five and conceded two or more in four of their last seven home games. These two sides played to a 2-2 draw back in September, but the hosts are the favourites heading into this one. 

Meanwhile, with just seven games left to go in the season, Huddersfield Town are in serious danger of heading down to League One. They are currently on 39 points in as many games and are the first side in the drop zone, though there are three teams currently locked on the same total. The Terriers suffered their 16th defeat of the season on Friday, beaten 3-1 by Coventry City at home. That result marked their fifth consecutive league match without a win, including three losses and two draws, dating back to February 24. In 19 away matches in the league this season, the visitors have managed to secure just 17 points out of a possible 57 (W3 D8 L8), are winless in their last two and failed to score in both those matches as well. Huddersfield have the third-worst defensive record this season with 64 goals conceded and will need a big performance to get anything from this match.