Huddersfield vs Man City match review, 1:45 a.m. September 25: The stage of the supporting actors

VHO - Commentary on the match Huddersfield vs Man City, round 3 of the English League Cup, although they may not field their strongest lineup, the ticket to the next round is still difficult to escape from the away team.

Huddersfield vs Man City form

Nearly a decade ago, in the 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons, Huddersfield were still competing in the Premier League under coach David Wagner. However, a tight financial foundation caused the Accu Stadium team to gradually decline.

Huddersfield has now been relegated to League One (equivalent to the English Third Division). Last season, Huddersfield only finished 10th, 14 points behind the top 6, so they could not qualify for the play-offs to compete for promotion.

New coach Lee Grant is expected to bring the team back to the Championship. Overall, Huddersfield's start to the season this year has not been bad. After 9 rounds, The Terriers have won 5, drawn 1 and lost 3, temporarily ranking 5th on the table.

The West Yorkshire team's impressive record mainly comes from home advantage. In 7 home games since the beginning of the season, the home team has never tasted defeat, winning 5 and drawing 2.

To win a ticket to the third round of the League Cup, Huddersfield excellently overcame upper-class opponents such as Leicester City (Championship) and Sunderland (Premier League) after nerve-wracking penalty shootouts.

However, the hope of advancing further for coach Lee Grant and his team will face a huge challenge. Continuing to hold the home field advantage, it will be very difficult for Kasumu and his teammates to create a surprise.

All pre-match predictions were in favor of Man City. The home field advantage was clearly too small and insignificant compared to the difference in class and power between the two sides.

Man City will hardly miss out on the ticket to continue

In the last eight years, Man City have met Huddersfield seven times, winning five and drawing two. Of course, most of the statistics come from the period when both teams were still level in the Premier League. Now, the gap is too big.

In the 2023/24 FA Cup, the two sides also faced each other in the FA Cup. At that time, Man City easily crushed Huddersfield with a resounding 5-0 victory. Although their performance at the beginning of this season has not been really stable, the star squad under coach Pep Guardiola still promises to be an overwhelming challenge for the home team.

In the last 3 matches, Man City defeated Man United (3-0), Napoli (2-0) and shared points at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium (1-1). The clearly improved performance also partly shows that Man Xanh has gradually found the harmony between new and old factors.

It may not be a resounding victory like the last encounter, but the ticket to the next round will be very difficult to escape from the hands of Phil Foden and his teammates.

Huddersfield vs Man City team information

Huddersfield: Herbie Kane, Lynden Gooch and Jack Whatmough are out due to injury.

Man City: Besides Mateo Kovacic, Rayan Ait Nouri, Omar Marmoush and Rayan Cherki who are currently injured, coach Pep Guardiola will likely give many reserve players a chance.

Expected lineup Huddersfield vs Man City

Huddersfield: Nichols; Sorensen, Feeney, Wallace, Roughan; Vost, Kasumu; Charles, Castledine, Alves; Taylor

Man City: Trafford; Nunes, Stones, Ake, Lewis; Bobb, Silva, Gonzalez, Reijnders, Savinho; Foden

Prediction: 0-2

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