EFL Cup

EFL Cup | First Round

Aug 8, 2023 at 7pm UK

The John Smith's Stadium

Huddersfield
2 - 3
Middlesbrough

Harratt (4'), Hudlin (90+4')
Ayina (90+5')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Silvera (20'), Jones (63'), McGree (82')
Payero (19'), Crooks (90+6')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Huddersfield Town and Middlesbrough, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Huddersfield Town

All competitions

Last Game: Plymouth 3-1 Huddersfield
Saturday, August 5 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Middlesbrough

All competitions

Last Game: Middlesbrough 0-1 Millwall
Saturday, August 5 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Middlesbrough win with a probability of 55.18%. A draw had a probability of 22.9% and a win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 21.91%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.86%) and 0-2 (9.28%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.81%), while for a Huddersfield Town win it was 1-0 (5.93%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 3.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Middlesbrough would win this match.

Result
Huddersfield Town	Draw	Middlesbrough
21.91% ( -0)	22.91%	55.18% ( 0.01)

Both teams to score 54.87% (

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

55.07% (

44.93% (

-0)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

32.71% (

67.29%

Huddersfield Town Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

65.44% (

-0)

34.56% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

28.72% (

-0)

71.28% (

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

83.85% (

16.15% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

54.4% (

0.01)

45.6% (

-0)

Score Analysis

Huddersfield Town 21.91%

Middlesbrough 55.18%

Draw 22.9%

Huddersfield Town	Draw	Middlesbrough
1-0 @ 5.93% ( -0) 2-1 @ 5.74% 2-0 @ 3.15% ( -0) 3-1 @ 2.03% 3-2 @ 1.85% 3-0 @ 1.12% Other @ 2.08% Total : 21.91%	1-1 @ 10.81% 0-0 @ 5.58% 2-2 @ 5.24% 3-3 @ 1.13% Other @ 0.15% Total : 22.9%	0-1 @ 10.17% 1-2 @ 9.86% ( 0) 0-2 @ 9.28% ( 0) 1-3 @ 5.99% ( 0) 0-3 @ 5.64% ( 0) 2-3 @ 3.18% 1-4 @ 2.73% ( 0) 0-4 @ 2.57% ( 0) 2-4 @ 1.45% 1-5 @ 1% 0-5 @ 0.94% Other @ 2.38% Total : 55.18%