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Do Huddersfield Town really always lose midweek away games? – Blackpool preview 

Do Huddersfield Town really always lose midweek away games? – Blackpool preview 

Matches
On the latest episode of the And He Takes That Chance podcast one of the hosts mentioned that Town never seem to win midweek away games, so I thought I’d look up the details and see if this was true.  I’m not one of those fans that can immediately recall every Town result from years past but a quick Google search reveals that Town do indeed have a horrendous recent record when they play away from home on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.  Here's a look into this unusual stat and a bit of a preview of tonight's game too.  How long is it since Town won a midweek away fixture? Last season saw far more midweek fixtures than typical because the pandemic caused the season to start late and therefore have less time to complete the same number of fixtures. So there were far more...
The 5 most interesting stats from the Southampton home game

The 5 most interesting stats from the Southampton home game

Matches, Tactics
Huddersfield Town drew with Southampton in their third Premier League game. It was one of the best 0-0 games I've ever seen, with plenty of chances and action. I've gone through the statistics websites and pulled out the five most interesting stats from the game and looked at what they mean. We put a lot of crosses into the box Squawka shows we played 32 crosses during the Southampton home game. Southampton managed just eight. It's been noticeable that we've changed our attacking style this season and often look to get the ball into the air and try to get Mounié on the end of it. Looking at the position the crosses came in from and where they ended up shows that we're now playing to Mounié's strength in the air. While we didn't get the goal we wanted against Southampton, if we can k...