Huddersfield vs Cardiff – Huddersfield Town welcomes 19th-placed Cardiff City to the John Smith’s Stadium on Wednesday evening, with the hosts looking to extend their undefeated run in all competitions to 15 games.
The Bluebirds are in decent form themselves, having only lost once in their previous six Championship games as they continue to claw their way away from the relegation zone.
On the weekend, Carlos Corberan’s team traveled to Craven Cottage to face league leaders Fulham, who had only lost once in their previous 19 Championship games, but the Terriers came away with a 2-1 triumph.
Danny Ward and Duane Holmes scored in the first half to put Huddersfield ahead at the break, and despite Fulham’s pressure, the Terriers held on for a crucial three points that maintained them in fifth place.
The five clubs below Huddersfield in the current rankings all have two games in hand on Corberan’s side, implying that the hosts on Wednesday cannot afford to lose points, especially to a team in the bottom half of the table.
Cardiff is unbeaten in two games, having earned a point in a 1-1 draw with Blackpool last time out, with Joel Bagan equalizing for the home side shortly after halftime in South Wales.
Steve Morrison’s side has to improve their defensive play away from home after conceding 30 goals in 16 games, but they have picked up two more points on the road this season.
That will instill confidence in the Bluebirds ahead of Wednesday’s match, but Huddersfield will be aiming to exploit their defense’s flaws.
Huddersfield vs Cardiff – Team News:
Alex Vallejo, Faustino Anjorin, Pipa, Levi Colwill, and Rolando Aarons are among the players that will be unavailable for Corberan on Wednesday due to injury.
On Saturday, Holmes replaced Josh Koroma in the starting lineup, although the latter is likely to return to the starting lineup as Corberan is expected to make a few changes during this demanding schedule.
The midfield trio, on the other hand, is expected to stay the same, with Lewis O’Brien, Jonathan Hogg, and Jon Russell all set to start, as they have in the last two games.
Curtis Nelson and Sean Morrison are both set to miss out on Wednesday, with Morrison ruled out for the rest of the season.
Max Watters only played 37 minutes against Coventry on Tuesday and was unavailable for the weekend’s match against Blackpool, but he could make a comeback this week.
Isaak Davies and Jordan Hugill are expected to lead the line for the visitors, while Bagan and Cody Drameh will provide attacking danger from their wing-back positions.
Huddersfield Town possible starting lineup:
Nicholls; Toffolo, Lees, Pearson, Turton; O’Brien, Hogg, Russell; Koroma, Ward, Thomas
Cardiff City possible starting lineup:
Smithies; Bagan, McGuinness, Flint, Ng, Drameh; Vaulks, Wintle, Doyle; Davies, Hugill
Huddersfield vs Cardiff – Head-to-Head:
Our Prediction: Home Win or Draw
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