You cannot move for football pundits at the moment.

They’re everywhere, each offering subjective, off-the-cuff opinions on the new season’s possible outcomes.

Like heavy summer downpours, August is traditionally a time for such forecasts, although neither makes individual match betting any easier.

Most teams have prepared well for their latest campaign and at this point in proceedings, the form of say, a new signing, or a debilitating injury, can have a major impact upon performance.

David Wagner on Huddersfield Town's squad:

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Nevertheless, wide margins of victory remain comparatively rare at the start of the season, a relief, perhaps, for those who recall the nine goals Huddersfield shipped when they faced Brentford home and away last term.

However, as the Bees completed a league double over Town during the last campaign, they’ll fancy their chances of extending that run on Saturday.

The pair’s last seven meetings have yielded an incredible 37 goals and 188bet consider the chances of the latest instalment producing more than 4.5 goals to be a 9/2 shot.

Yet the likelihood of the weekend’s contest finishing with honours even is rated an attractive 9/4 by Stan James, while Ladbrokes post 3/1 against it ending as a score draw and Betway chalk 9/2 about the match being level at 45 and at 90 minutes.

As the home side, however, Huddersfield are priced as William Hill’s 6/4 favourites to secure an opening day win; indeed, a 1-0 home success, priced at 6/1 by Paddy Power, is among the most popular results in the correct score markets.

Punters who suspect they can banish the demons of last season may also fancy the look of bet365’s 17/4 for Town to emerge victorious following a drawn opening half.

Odds supplied by Smartbets.com