On Saturday Aug 13th, in week 3, Huddersfield Town hosts Stoke City in a clash of the Championship. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. In their last match, 24th placed Huddersfield Town, recorded a 1-2 loss against Birmingham City. Scott Hogan struck first for Birmingham City in the 5th minute, then Przemyslaw Płacheta added another in the 45th minute. Huddersfield Town looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while stoke City is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Blackpool. Harrison Clarke struck first for Stoke City in the 33rd minute on a feed from Josh Tymon, then Jacob Brown added another in the 75th minute In the end, Blackpool was frustrated by Stoke City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Stoke City ended the match with the shutout victory. Stoke City is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Stoke City won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Tyrese Campbell and Jacob Brown are the top scorers for Stoke City in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Daniel Ward has been the most effective weapon for Huddersfield Town lately. The English attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches.