Lee Grant will hate Huddersfield Town supercomputer prediction - Kevin Nagle may need to take action | OneFootball

The Terriers' promotion hopes have been dented by a poor recent run of form.

Huddersfield Town are without a win in their last five league games, which has put a significant dent in their hopes of winning promotion back to the Championship this season.

The Terriers appointed former Ipswich Town coach Lee Grant on a three-year deal in the summer, with the aim of returning to the Championship following an underwhelming first season in League One last term.

Grant delivered a few promising results during the first month of his tenure, including victories at home against last season's play-off finalists Leyton Orient and current high-fliers Stevenage, but things have not gone quite as smoothly in recent weeks.

Huddersfield have not won since they beat Mansfield Town at home in November, with defeats in important away games against Luton Town and Cardiff City, as well as disappointing draws with AFC Wimbledon, Northampton Town and Wigan Athletic, having made it a tough period in West Yorkshire.

Grant will hope that he can turn Huddersfield's season around during the remainder of the campaign, but if Opta Analyst's predicted League One table is anything to go by, he has a difficult job on his hands.

Huddersfield Town predicted to finish outside the play-offs

As per Opta Analyst's predicted League One table, Huddersfield are not expected to finish the season inside the top six.

It is predicted that the Terriers are currently on track to finish ninth in the third tier, which would be one place higher than last season, but would undoubtedly be a major disappointment given the club's size and pre-season ambitions.

Huddersfield are expected to finish the season with around 64 points, which would mean they are set to pick up 36 points from their remaining 26 league games, at an average of roughly 1.4 points per game.

Grant's side are currently on 28 points after 20 league games, which works out at exactly 1.4 points per game, so unless something changes sooner rather than later, there is every chance that Opta Analyst's prediction could prove to be correct.

It is predicted that it will take somewhere in the region of 74 points to finish inside the top six and achieve a play-off place in League One this season, so unless Grant finds a way to improve results, Kevin Nagle may have a difficult decision to make.

Kevin Nagle may face difficult Lee Grant decision

Huddersfield owner Kevin Nagle made it clear how excited he was when Lee Grant was appointed in May, as per the official club website.

“Having been through a full and complete recruitment process, we couldn’t be happier to appoint Lee as Manager," he said.

“Each time I have met with Lee and discussed the Club, he has presented detailed ideas, been passionate about the way he has described his way of playing football and shown a desire to succeed.

“Throughout our due diligence, it was clear how impressive Lee’s coaching work was.

“We will support Lee and work together to build a team to help us achieve our goals this season."

However, Nagle will surely now be disappointed with how the season has panned out, especially considering he finally landed long-term target Alfie May for a significant transfer fee during the summer transfer window, and the prolific striker has only scored three league goals so far this term.

The Terriers' owner backed Grant earlier this season, but with Opta Analyst's data suggesting that it is set to be another disappointing season and there being little sign of any major improvement on the pitch, he may soon have a difficult decision to make.