Huddersfield vs Sheffield

Huddersfield welcome Sheffield United for this English Championship battle at John Smith's Stadium  early Friday morning Beijing time. This is the second-level of English football and is most certainly the best second tier in the world. This very physical and somewhat balanced league is nearing its end and both teams have just two games left to play. Most teams, however, have just one more match remaining. The situation going into this clash is interesting. The key rationale behind this pick is the fact that Huddersfield have massive stakes in this game. The visitors, on the other hand, had nothing at all left to play for! They will finish in second place, behind dominant Burnley, and will be promoted to the Premier League for next season! We have a very lucrative betting opportunity here for my fans and me. Let's take a closer look..

Huddersfield currently occupy the 21st place in the standings in this league with a total of 24 clubs. Teams that finish 22-24th will be relegated to League One. Huddersfield have 47 points in the bank. This is three points more than Reading have been able to grab so far this season. Reading have just one more game left this means that Huddersfield need just one point to secure their place in the Championship for next season. The odds on the betting market are, as result, lower than they would normally be here, even below 3.00 with some bookies.However, I see the draw as an even more probable result than the betting market as a whole does. My estimation for this result is 36%. The recommended bet, +0.5 goals handicap on the super-motivated hosts is a lucrative one! The visitors' manager Heckingbottom rotated his squad on Saturday, and that will likely occur here as well. Why not give young, promising players a chance to shine? Yes, Sheffield United did beat Preston 4-1 last Saturday 4-1 at home but this result is very misleading. Preston had nothing to play for left but still the match was not a very unbalanced one. The expected goals (xG) numbers were only slightly in the hosts' favor 2.43-2.21. Huddersfield will surely be very defensive here and many goals are not expected. Yes, the visitors are the favorites but the odds of around 2.30 offered by the biggest bookies