Match details. EFL Trophy, Group North - 8. Kick-off is Tue 6 Oct, 19:00 Lagos time. It is played at John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield.
Form. Huddersfield have won five, drawn four and lost one of their last ten, 1.9 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W L D W D. Rochdale AFC have won four, drawn two and lost four of their last ten, 1.4 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W D W D.
The numbers. Huddersfield score 1.8 and concede 0.9 a game over their last ten, with two clean sheets. Huddersfield average 8.0 shots (4.3 on target) and 1.3 cards a game. Rochdale AFC score 1.3 and concede 1.4 a game over their last ten, with four clean sheets and three games without a goal. Rochdale AFC average 4.6 shots (2.0 on target) and 2.1 cards a game.
Where it pulls both ways. The prices and the records disagree: the odds board makes it 76% against the records' 45%.
The read. No firm call: Huddersfield are the better side, but not at this price. An open game. Their goals for and against make Huddersfield the likelier winners; both teams' records favour Huddersfield. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 60%.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Under 4.5 Goals (no unders on an open read); Under 5.5 Goals (no unders on an open read). Predicted score: Huddersfield 2-1 Rochdale AFC (10% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (an open game).