EFL Championship preview and betting tip: Huddersfield Town vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship, Monday, April 10, kick-off 12:30pm, live on Sky Sports

Predicted score

Huddersfield 2-1 Blackburn

Suggested bet

Both teams to score

Huddersfield have no fewer than eight injuries to contend with, including goalkeeper Lee Nicholls and versatile chess piece Duane Holmes, but none of these are new absentees.

Bradley Dack missed Blackburn's 2-0 defeat to Norwich and if Rovers are to be without his creativity again here, that could prove to be a major blow.

Since suggesting that Neil Warnock's latest venture into management is nothing more than a nice break for Sharon, Huddersfield Town have won three straight. Egg on face accepted.

As he usually does, 'Colin' seems to have brought quite the tune out of his players in recent weeks. Victories against Millwall, Middlesbrough, and Watford have lifted them out of the relegation zone.

Blackburn Rovers are the visitors to the John Smith's Stadium on Monday and will be hoping they aren't Town's latest victim.

They find themselves occupying the final play-off position despite their 1-0 defeat to Norwich on Good Friday, but four defeats in five have left them low on confidence.

Despite their struggles this season, Huddersfield have picked up a majority of their points at home, avoiding defeat in 12 of 20 league games.

Ewood Park has been a fortress for the visitors, but having recorded just six wins in 20 away games, their form on the road leads a lot to be desired.Huddersfield have made a habit of defying the odds to pinch a point or two off of those vying for promotion this season, often attempting to soak up the pressure and hit teams on the break.

That is often the blueprint for a Neil Warnock side and so perhaps it's little surprise that he's been able to fine-tune the system successfully here. Case in point: despite having 24% possession, Huddersfield scored four goals against Middlesbrough.

In Friday's 3-2 victory at Watford, the Terriers produced another smash-and-grab, scoring three goals from eight shots and having just 25% of the possession.

Despite controlling the majority of the game away from home, Blackburn average just eight shots per game and allow their opponents 13 on average.

Huddersfield's new-found belief and Blackburn's deficiencies on their travels could allow Town to continue their timely march up the table.