HUDDERSFIELD. Huddersfield Town and Watford didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Watford was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (71%).
The match was played at the The John Smith’s Stadium stadium in Huddersfield on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Sunny Sukhvir Gill assisted by Paul Hodskinson and Alex James. The 4th official was David Webb. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 7.58 degrees Celsius or 45.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- ! 29 Ball Possession 71
Shots
- 5 Total 9
- 2 On Target 3
- 2 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 4
- 75 Attack 109
- 29 Dangerous attack 44
- 75 Ball safe 71
- 0 Penalties 0
- 0 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 18
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Watford had a superior ball possession 71% while Huddersfield Town was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Watford was more pushing with 44 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Watford to win the match.
Huddersfield Town shot 5 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Watford shot 9 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Huddersfield Town didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Watford received 2 yellow cards (Giorgi Chakvetadze and Jake Livermore).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Huddersfield Town will have 15 points like Coventry City to sit in the 21st place. On the other side, Watford will have 18 points to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Huddersfield Town will play away against Preston North End on the 9th of April with a 10-5 head to head stats in favor of Preston North End (2 draws).
Watford will play away agasint Ipswich Town on the 10th of April with a 13-3 head to head stats in favor of Watford (3 draws).
Huddersfield Town – Formation
Huddersfield Town
87'
Huddersfield Town started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Darren Moore decided to play with the following team: Jonathan Hogg, Delano Burgzorg, Tom Edwards, Kian Harratt, Lee Nicholls , Ben Jackson , Matthew Pearson , Michał Helik , Tom Lees , Yuta Nakayama , Sorba Thomas , Rarmani Edmonds-Green , Ben Wiles , Jaheim Headley and Kyle Hudlin .
The home team had on the bench: Brahima Diarra , Josh Ruffels , Chris Maxwell, Josh Austerfield, Luke Daley and Tom Iorpenda.
Huddersfield Town could not rely on the presence of Josh Ruffels (injured) and Brahima Diarra (injured).
Substitutions
Huddersfield Town made 2 changes: Rarmani Edmonds-Green for Josh Ruffels (87′) and Kyle Hudlin for Brahima Diarra (73′).
Best player: Ben Jackson
The player that probably impressed the most for Huddersfield Town was Ben Jackson.
His rating is with 23 passes (52% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
Watford – Formation
Watford
57'
Watford started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Valérien Ismaël played with: Daniel Bachmann , Jeremy Ngakia , Francisco Sierralta , Wesley Hoedt , Jamal Lewis , Edo Kayembe , Jake Livermore , Giorgi Chakvetadze , Yaser Asprilla , Vakoun Issouf Bayo , Ken Sema .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ryan Porteous, M. Rajović , Imrân Louza, Rhys Healey, Matthew Pollock, Ben Hamer, Matheus Martins , Ryan Andrews and Ismael Koné .
Watford could not rely on the presence of Ismael Koné (injured) and Ryan Andrews (injured).
Substitutions
Watford made 4 changes: Yaser Asprilla for Matheus Martins (87′), Giorgi Chakvetadze for Ismael Koné (67′), Jeremy Ngakia for Ryan Andrews (63′) and Vakoun Issouf Bayo for M. Rajović (67′).
Best player: Wesley Hoedt
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Watford was Wesley Hoedt.
His rating is with 126 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Hull City – 3-1
- Swansea City – Sunderland – 0-0
- Stoke City – Cardiff City – 0-0
- Rotherham United – Queens Park Rangers – 1-1
- Preston North End – Coventry City – 3-2
- Plymouth Argyle – Middlesbrough – 3-3
- Millwall – Southampton – 0-1
- Huddersfield Town – Watford – 0-0
- Bristol City – Sheffield Wednesday – 1-0
- Birmingham City – Ipswich Town – 2-2
