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Bournemouth will see this as still very much 'game on' whilst the market views the semi-final second-leg as 'advantage Huddersfield', following Saturday's 1-1 draw at Dean Court. Either way, that opening match was an enthralling affair, with both going for the win.

The Terriers have not deviated too much from their original promotion odds, and can be backed at around 2.36, whereas Bournemouth have drifted out to 8.0 to make it to The Championship. Value seekers will point out that all three matches involving these two this season have ended in draws.

With home advantage and an expected crowd of 20,000, Huddersfield 1.74 are red-hot favourites against a side that they have failed to beat this term. Manager Lee Clark was pleased with his team's defending in the first-leg and stressed the need to play higher up the pitch (having been pegged back at Dean Court). Town have been an excellent home outfit in recent seasons, losing just three times in Yorkshire this term.

Bournemouth played really well in the first-leg, producing one of their best displays all season according to assistant boss Steve Fletcher. The Cherries caused their opponents lots of problems in attack last weekend, with the pace of Danny Ings and the craft of Donal McDermott two huge positives.

Cherries manager Lee Bradbury may try to play cagey in the first-half, in an attempt to stifle the hosts early on. Saturday's game saw Bradbury push his side forward later in the game, and maybe the plan is to hit Huddersfield on the counter at speed.

Team News
Clark will wait on defender Lee Peltier's (hamstring) fitness, following his withdrawal at Dean Court. However his replacement Jack Hunt is an outstanding talent and played well following his introduction in the first-leg. Huddersfield will use their 4-4-2 with
striker Jordan Rhodes a possible home starter.

The south coast club have no injury problems, with Saturday pre-match doubts McDermott and Ings both featuring. Michael Symes is still rated doubtful.

Over/Under 2.5 Goals
Both teams are capable of finding the net here, and the 'both to score' price of 1.91 looks rather generous. However with the visitors potential plan to stifle Huddersfield, it might be worth an In-Play ask of around 2.5 later in the game.

Featured Market - Half-time/full-time
With a potentially tight opening first 45 minutes, it is likely both might press more in the second-half. Bournemouth have lots of pace through their side and are young and fearless. Huddersfield have a vast amount of experience and big players such as Kevin Kilbane and Ian Bennett are crucial to the Clark pattern. The hosts might want to hit out after the interval. The HT/FT market gives 'draw/Huddersfield' as an appealing 4.8.

Best bet: Back draw/Huddersfield @ 4.80 in HT/FT
Back Huddersfield to win 2-1 13.0 and 3-1 19.0
Back 2.5 In-Play both teams to score

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