Huddersfield v Brighton Championship Predictions & Betting Odds – 2nd February 2017

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Championship Betting

Huddersfield v Brighton Betting Preview – Championship 2nd February 3.00pm

This should be a very good game and a big test out on the road for the Seagulls. Brighton are scrapping it out with Newcastle for the Championship title but this is an away game at a play-off chasing team who are carrying some form. Huddersfield have won four of their last six league games and are well in the mix to land themselves a top six finish at the end of the season. There is a big three points up for grabs on home soil if they can take down the high-flying Brighton. This is probably going to be a tight scrap at the John Smith’s Stadium.

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Huddersfield v Brighton Betting Tips

Tough game for Championship leaders Brighton on Thursday night as they head out on the road to face the Tykes. Huddersfield made strides to the fifth round of the FA Cup on the weekend when they eased past Rochdale and their Championship form isn’t bad either. Huddersfield have gone W6 D2 L1 in their last nine games in the second tier and have proven to be a tough side to crack. Their only slip up there was in a big play-off spot clash with Sheffield Wednesday in mid-January. On home soil the Tykes are unbeaten in their last four games in the league (W3 D1) and they have scored exactly two goals in each of their last three wins at home. Actually six of their nine home wins Huddersfield have scored exactly two goals in. A Huddersfield 2-1 correct score at Bet365 returns a price of 10/1

The 1-1 draw is the shortest priced option at 5/1 and there is a trend with that. Each of the last three between these two at Huddersfield have ended in a 1-1 draw. Huddersfield are winless in their last nine games against Brighton in league contests now D5 L4 and are winless in four on home soil against them (D3 L1). However, they are going along pretty well at the moment and look solid and therefore under 2.5 goals at Bet365 for the match up looks value at a price of 8/15. In the anytime goalscorer market Nahki Wells is a 21/10 option for the Tykes with Isaiah Brown at 5/2. The Tykes are heading into the midweek action sat in fifth place in the Championship and will look to put some pressure on those around them. This would be a big three points if they could land them because not many sides take points off Brighton.

Brighton landed a 1-0 home win over Huddersfield back in September and they are on that long unbeaten stretch of form against the Tykes. Out on the road this season Brighton have put together a great W78 D4 L2 record and they just had a nine match unbeaten streak away from home snapped when they surprisingly lost at Preston in their most recent away games. Still, they have gone W7 L1 in their last eight games home and away in the Championship, so you can’t knock them. The Seagulls have lost just three league matches this season and all but one of their seven away wins this season have been by a one goal margin. A Brighton to win by a one goal margin at Bet365 is a 3/1 punt which should offer a whole stack of value. The Seagulls have Glenn Murray as 7/4 outright favourite in the anytime goalscorer market. Their resolve will be tested in this one and yet it is games like this which potential champions show what they are made of.

Huddersfield v Brighton Betting Odds

Brighton 8/5, Draw 23/10, Huddersfield 19/10

Huddersfield v Brighton Predictions

The Terriers have held out to a 1-1 draw in each of their last three home games against Brighton and it is likely to be that tight between the two of them again. While Huddersfield can’t match the scoring power of Brighton, they are defensively sound enough to stick in there with the visitors. It may well be worth backing the draw in this one because neither would be too unhappy with that at the end of the day you would imagine.