The big picture

Blackpool come in 19th on the ladder with 12 points; Huddersfield Town are 1st on 29. Huddersfield Town are the side higher up the table.

Form

Blackpool have won three of their last five and most recently beat Norwich City 1–0.

Huddersfield Town have won zero of their last five and most recently lost to Ipswich Town 0–2.

Head to head

These sides have met 24 times on our records since 1911: Blackpool 8, Huddersfield Town 11, 5 drawn.

Last time out (2022-23), it was a draw 2–2 at Bloomfield Road.

Biggest margin between these two: Huddersfield Town by 5 goals in 1914-15 (5–0).

Players to watch

For Blackpool, watch Jerry Yates (0.4 goals a game, 3 assists in 2022-23) and Josh Bowler (0.2 goals a game, 2 assists in 2022-23).

For Huddersfield Town, watch Michal Helik (0.2 goals a game in 2023-24) and Delano Burgzorg (0.2 goals a game, 2 assists in 2023-24).

At Bloomfield Road

Blackpool have won 5 of their last 21 at Bloomfield Road.

What the numbers say

On the numbers this is too close to split.