This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Huddersfield Town and Hereford United at 15:00 on Saturday, 20th December 2008 in the League One.
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Hereford Utd. travel to take on Huddersfield Town at Galpharm Stadium on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 2 of the 4 previous games, with the hosts winning just 1.
The last time the two teams met at Huddersfield was way back in the black-and-white days of December 1979, with Hereford Utd. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Terriers in a Fourth Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1979/1980 | Sat 19 Apr | Hereford Utd. | 1 - 3 | Huddersfield | LGE2 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 01 Dec | Huddersfield | 0 - 1 | Hereford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1978/1979 | Wed 25 Apr | Hereford Utd. | 3 - 0 | Huddersfield | LGE2 |
| 1978/1979 | Tue 17 Oct | Huddersfield | 2 - 3 | Hereford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1974/1975 | Sat 08 Feb | Huddersfield | 2 - 1 | Hereford Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1974/1975 | Sat 02 Nov | Hereford Utd. | 1 - 1 | Huddersfield | LGE1 |
| 1973/1974 | Sat 13 Apr | Huddersfield | 0 - 0 | Hereford Utd. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Huddersfield Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Hereford Utd. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Bulls have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Huddersfield's 29 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Hereford Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League One with a return of just 16 points from their 20 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Huddersfield | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 |
| Hereford Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Terriers, as the Bulls have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Huddersfield | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Hereford Utd. | 6 games since last away draw. |
