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League One Betting Preview: Huddersfield vs Cardiff

Huddersfield welcome Cardiff to John Smith's Stadium, with kick-off set for 14:45 on Tuesday 14 April.

Over 2.5 Goals Looks the Value Bet

Huddersfield and Cardiff should be able to score at least three goals. For this reason, we’re betting on the Total Goals market and selecting Over 2.5 at -132 which will give us a nice payout if the selection wins.

Cardiff Beat Huddersfield Last Time Out

Huddersfield Town drew their last game 3-3 at home, with the action taking place at John Smith's Stadium against Wycombe Wanderers.

Cardiff City won their previous game, beating Bolton Wanderers at home. It was a 2-0 victory at Cardiff City Stadium.

Head-to-Head Statistics

It’s been three victories on the bounce for Cardiff when playing Huddersfield. In their last encounter, Cardiff banked a 3-2 home win at Cardiff City Stadium. The previous 10 H2H games have included six wins for Cardiff, three triumphs for Huddersfield and a single draw.

League One G W D L GF GA GD GD P
2 Cardiff logo Cardiff 41 24 9 8 76 42 34 76:42 81
8 Huddersfield logo Huddersfield 42 17 11 14 65 56 9 65:56 62
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Huddersfield vs Cardiff Prediction & Betting Tips

Our expert Huddersfield vs Cardiff betting tips include a main match prediction, a correct score pick, standout player prop selections and bet builder advice. Explore each section below for detailed insights.

Match Prediction

This League One encounter can yield three goals or more, with the odds for Over 2.5 Goals offering plenty of appeal. You can get -132 that this outcome happens and we’re confident.

The first step involves analysing the form and also getting an idea of the injury situation before making any football picks. Then it’s a case of consulting the latest League One stats and seeing if they can inform our opinion.

Key Huddersfield vs Cardiff league stats:

  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Huddersfield games.
  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 11 of the last 20 Huddersfield games at home.
  • The 2.5 line has been covered in the last 2 Huddersfield games.
  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 6 of the last 10 Cardiff games on the road.
  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 3 of the last 5 Cardiff games on the road.
  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 7 of the last 10 games between these teams.
Over 2.5 Probability

The best betting sites make it a 56.8% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. However, our tipsters in-depth research has found that the actual probability is between 60-65%. That means we’re regarding it as a value bet.

Looking for Bigger Odds?

There are plenty of wagering options, with the Both Teams to Score market presenting bettors with a BTTS Yes pick. It’s a straightforward wager where you need a goal from each side.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Huddersfield Huddersfield logo 2 - 1 Cardiff logo Cardiff

We’re going for Huddersfield at +650 to secure a 2-1 win. It’s exciting to bet on the correct score and this wager will hopefully be able to land a nice return.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Bojan Radulovic to Score +260 BetMGM logo

Bojan Radulovic (Huddersfield) has scored two goals in his past six League One home matches. There are odds of +260 on offer for this Anytime Goalscorer bet and we think this is an attractive wager for the player to be on the scoresheet.

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Bet Builder Tips

Total Goals Over 2.5 -132
Asian Handicap Huddersfield +0.25 -141
Anytime Goalscorer Bojan Radulovic +260

We’ve compiled a bet builder that includes three or more goals to be scored, Huddersfield with the +0.25 Asian Handicap merged with Bojan Radulovic (Huddersfield) to find the net at any time.

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Huddersfield vs Cardiff Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Game Could Go Right to the Wire According to the Bookies

You can get betting odds of +138 for Cardiff City winning this League One clash and the bookies have Huddersfield Town available at +180. If you want to back the draw, it’s on offer at +235.

Cardiff are -100 at -0.25 on the Asian Handicap and this gives you a half stake refund in the event of a draw. However, you get a full payout on your wager if they manage to beat Huddersfield.

If you want to bet on three goals or more, then Over 2.5 is the shortest odds. A different approach is a Both Teams to Score bet and Yes has been priced at -172.

The top football betting sites are on hand to provide lots of choice to bettors. It’s now the case that you can select from hundreds of markets for all of the League One games.

Yousef Salech Top of First Goalscorer List

Those interested in favourite Yousef Salech to find the net first can get +430, while the Anytime Goalscorer angle could hold more appeal and this is +175.

Player Goals
Yousef Salech (Cardiff)
First
+175
Anytime
+430
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Alfie May (Huddersfield)
First
+220
Anytime
+525
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Ryan Hardie (Huddersfield)
First
+220
Anytime
+550
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Callum Robinson (Cardiff)
First
+255
Anytime
+600
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Huddersfield Bidding to Stay Strong at Home

Huddersfield haven’t tasted defeat in ten consecutive matches at John Smith's Stadium. The Terriers have five victories and five draws in the last 10 home matches, recording an average of 1.70 goals per game and conceding 1.10.

Cardiff haven’t been beaten in four straight games away from home. Brian Barry-Murphy's men have finished with five draws, four wins and one defeat in the last 10 away games, recording an average of 2.10 goals per match and conceding 1.20.

Cardiff overcame Huddersfield 4-0 when the sides last met at John Smith's Stadium. The previous 5 H2H meetings at John Smith's Stadium have yielded two wins apiece and a draw.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Huddersfield logo Huddersfield Home Stats 5-5-0 2.80 1.70 1.10 5 5 6 4
Cardiff logo Cardiff Away Stats 4-5-1 3.30 2.10 1.20 6 4 7 3
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Huddersfield logo Huddersfield League Stats
Cardiff logo Cardiff League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 3 wins, 3 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins and 5 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 3 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 1 defeat and 5 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
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Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Huddersfield vs Cardiff Lineups & Team News

Know who’s in and who’s out for Huddersfield vs Cardiff before making your bets. Stay in the know with our predicted and confirmed League One lineups and the latest on injuries.

Previous Huddersfield Lineups

11 Apr League One
Huddersfield 3-3 Wycombe
06 Apr League One
Leyton Orient 1-2 Huddersfield
03 Apr League One
Huddersfield 1-1 Reading
21 Mar League One
Plymouth 3-1 Huddersfield
17 Mar League One
Huddersfield 2-2 Lincoln
14 Mar League One
Port Vale 0-0 Huddersfield

Previous Cardiff Lineups

11 Apr League One
Cardiff 2-0 Bolton
06 Apr League One
Peterborough 1-1 Cardiff
21 Mar League One
Cardiff 0-0 Blackpool
17 Mar League One
Cardiff 0-2 Wycombe
14 Mar League One
Exeter 0-4 Cardiff
10 Mar League One
Barnsley 1-1 Cardiff
Team Squads

Huddersfield Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Liam Manning

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Bali Mumba 19 D 41 3422 38 3 0 6 8 0
Ryan Ledson 4 M 40 3178 37 4 6 0 8 0
Marcus Harness 10 M 40 2926 35 5 5 6 9 0
Lee Nicholls 22 G 32 2797 31 10 0 0 3 0
Murray Wallace 15 D 28 2326 26 8 1 0 6 0

Cardiff Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Brian Barry-Murphy

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Nathan Trott 13 G 37 3330 37 0 0 0 2 0
Joel Bagan 3 D 40 3277 37 3 1 4 8 0
Ryan Wintle 6 M 36 2980 35 4 1 5 3 1
Perry Ng 38 D 32 2359 27 6 5 4 4 0
William Fish 2 D 32 2237 24 15 1 0 3 0
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League One Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Lincoln 42 28 9 5 79:36 93
2 Cardiff 41 24 9 8 76:42 81
3 Bradford 42 21 8 13 52:46 71
4 Bolton 42 18 16 8 59:44 70
5 Stockport 40 19 10 11 59:50 67
6 Stevenage 41 19 10 12 43:38 67
7 Plymouth 42 19 6 17 66:58 63
8 Huddersfield 42 17 11 14 65:56 62
9 Reading 43 16 14 13 62:55 62
10 Luton 41 17 10 14 57:50 61
11 Wycombe 43 16 12 15 63:51 60
12 Barnsley 40 14 12 14 63:65 54
13 Mansfield 40 13 14 13 50:43 53
14 Doncaster 42 15 8 19 43:64 53
15 Wigan 42 13 13 16 46:56 52
16 Peterborough 41 15 6 20 60:58 51
17 Burton 43 13 12 18 46:56 51
18 Blackpool 43 14 9 20 51:65 51
19 Leyton Orient 42 14 8 20 57:66 50
20 Wimbledon 42 14 8 20 49:63 50
21 Exeter 43 12 11 20 47:55 47
22 Rotherham 41 9 10 22 36:62 37
23 Northampton 41 9 8 24 34:60 35
24 Port Vale 39 8 10 21 30:54 34
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Lincoln 22 17 4 1 49:17 55
2 Bradford 21 15 3 3 30:15 48
3 Cardiff 21 15 2 4 44:22 47
4 Bolton 20 12 7 1 36:17 43
5 Stevenage 20 12 6 2 23:11 42
6 Huddersfield 21 11 8 2 40:22 41
7 Stockport 20 12 4 4 34:22 40
8 Wycombe 21 12 3 6 42:20 39
9 Luton 21 11 6 4 33:22 39
10 Blackpool 22 11 5 6 34:29 38
11 Reading 21 10 7 4 32:24 37
12 Wigan 21 10 4 7 21:16 34
13 Barnsley 21 9 5 7 36:32 32
14 Doncaster 21 9 5 7 26:29 32
15 Mansfield 21 8 7 6 31:21 31
16 Plymouth 22 9 4 9 31:32 31
17 Burton 22 9 4 9 26:27 31
18 Exeter 21 8 6 7 26:24 30
19 Leyton Orient 20 8 5 7 30:26 29
20 Peterborough 19 8 4 7 36:23 28
21 Wimbledon 20 8 4 8 24:22 28
22 Rotherham 21 6 8 7 23:29 26
23 Northampton 20 6 4 10 20:24 22
24 Port Vale 20 4 7 9 17:23 19