Huddersfield vs Brighton Prediction, Betting Tips and Preview

Huddersfield Town take on Brighton & Hove Albion in a live Championship match this Thursday night. Read the match predictions to find out why a draw is the betting tip at the John Smith’s Stadium. Huddersfield made light work of dispatching Rochdale at the weekend, winning 0-4 away to advance in the FA Cup. Meanwhile, Brighton suffered an embarrassing 3-1 defeat away to non-league Lincoln City which saw them knocked out of the competition.

Huddersfield vs Brighton Preview

Huddersfield have Chelsea loanee Kasey Palmer is back in training after his hamstring injury and he should come back in behind lone striker Nahki Wells. Sean Scannell is out injured while Jack Payne completes a three-game ban. No major changes are expected for the hosts.

Brighton could be missing a few player here with left-back Gaetan Bong certain to miss out. He’ll be replaced by Sebastien Pocognoli while on the opposite side of defence Bruno should shake off a knock. Liam Rosenior is doubtful, as is striker Sam Baldock but Dale Stephens should be fit enough to feature in midfield.

Team Predictions Huddersfield vs Brighton

Huddersfield 4-2-3-1 formation: Ward; Lowe, Schindler, Hefele, Smith; Hogg, Mooy; Parra, Palmer, Kachunga; Wells

Brighton 4-4-2 formation: Stockdale; Pocognoli, Dunk, Duffy, Bruno; Skalak, Kayal, Stephens, Knockaert; Murray, Hemed

Huddersfield vs Brighton Betting Tips

• Huddersfield have won 8 drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 10 matches
• Brighton have won 8 drawn 0 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches
• Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Huddersfield have scored an average of 1.9 goals and conceded an average of 0.6 goals per game
• Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Brighton have scored an average of 1.8 goals and conceded an average of 1.0 goals per game
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Huddersfield’s previous 10 matches
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Brighton’s previous 10 matches

Huddersfield vs Brighton Prediction

Huddersfield Town are in superb form at the moment and will be confident of securing a playoff place at least if they can maintain it until the end of the season. They’ve lost just one of their last eleven competitive matches and have won four of the last five without conceding a goal. The home side will provide a stern test for the Championship leaders here.

Having been unceremoniously dumped out of the FA Cup, Brighton will be looking to bounce back here. The Seagulls lead Newcastle United by just two points ahead of this round of fixtures and will be keen to stay top of the table. However, losing back-to-back away games does not inspire confidence and they won’t have it easy in West Yorkshire.

I’ve been really impressed with Huddersfield’s defensive displays of late while Brighton have conceded the fewest goals in this division so far. I can see this being a tight match and don’t expect a flurry of goals. The reverse fixture ended in a narrow 1-0 win for Brighton but the league leaders may have to settle for a point here.

Free Betting Tips

Match Prediction
DRAW at 9/4 with William Hill

Over/Under Prediction
UNDER 2.5 goals at 4/7 with Betfred

Correct Score Prediction
DRAW 1-1 at 23/4 with 888Sport

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