Burton Albion vs Huddersfield Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent league form favours the visitors

Huddersfield have lost just once in their last seven League One outings, mixing wins over Oxford, Cambridge and AFC Wimbledon with a couple of draws either side of that. It's a reasonably solid run, even if the Bromley defeat is the freshest result in the memory.

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Burton Albion to win

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Burton Albion: 20 completed matches; Huddersfield: 20 completed matches.

Burton Albion

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

50% 10 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

22

Conceded

24

Difference

-2

Huddersfield

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

36

Conceded

28

Difference

+8

Burton's recent league form has been shakier. They've drawn with Mansfield and Cambridge at home in the last month and lost away at Oxford and Notts County, though they did put four past AFC Wimbledon earlier in September. Draws keep cropping up for Burton more than wins.

Burton's habit of drawing at home is worth bearing in mind before assuming Huddersfield's form simply carries over.

Comparative Team Statistics: Burton Albion vs Huddersfield

Head-to-head: Burton have had the better of recent meetings at home

Of the four meetings across the last two seasons, Burton won 3-1 at home in January and 3-0 at home the previous April. The other two ended in draws, including a goalless game at Huddersfield last September. There are two older results from Championship days roughly a decade ago, but those tell us little about either side now.

So while Huddersfield look the stronger team on paper this season, Burton have found a way to get something out of this fixture on their own patch in recent history.

Table shows a clear early gap

Huddersfield sit 4th after seven games, on 12 points with 11 goals for and just 6 against. Burton are down in 12th on 9 points, having scored 12 but conceded 12 too. It's an early-season snapshot rather than a settled picture, but the gap in points and goal difference is real.

Goals and cards to keep an eye on

Huddersfield's main source of goals has been J. Taylor, with 5 in 7 matches, while R. Ledson and D. Sanches Fernandes have each chipped in three assists. For Burton, the creative load is shared between K. Lofthouse and Sulyman Krubally, who also leads the disciplinary count with three yellow cards. C. Tilt has picked up a yellow and a red in his last six appearances for Burton, so squad discipline is something to watch.

Burton Albion:

Best scorers:

J. Armer - 3

Best assist providers:

K. Lofthouse - 3

Sulyman Krubally - 2

Penalty cards:

C. Tilt x 1 x 3

Sulyman Krubally x 4

Huddersfield:

Best scorers:

J. Taylor - 5

Best assist providers:

D. Sanches Fernandes - 3

R. Ledson - 3

Penalty cards:

B. Mumba x 1 x 1