It was never going to be a classic encounter against a Neil Warnock side that averaged 37 per cent possession under his brief tenure in charge before last night's game.
In the end, it will be a contest that won't live long in the memory as the two sides battled out a goalless draw in bitterly cold conditions up in Yorkshire.
Although the entertainment value was lacking, Supporters Liason Officer Jerry Tocknell did his best to liven the atmosphere on his 1000th consecutive away game when he was invited to take a dizzy penalty at half-time, only to hit the deck which received one of the loudest roars of the night.
City were by far the better side but once again struggled to find that cutting edge going forward. Mark Sykes had a header saved at the back post before Cam Pring thought he had hit the net from a corner.
There were two penalty shouts at either end and once again, Nigel Pearson was left frustrated by the lack of consistency from the referee who made a string of strange decisions throughout the game. City almost left without a point when Andi Weimann cleared off his own line before Max O'Leary made an important save with his feet in the 90th minute.
Here's the talking point as City missed an opportunity to climb into the top half of the table.
Classic Warnock
It was scrappy, frustrating and a game littered with free-kicks as Neil Warnock's side lived up to their reputation of grinding out a result by disrupting the flow of the contest. It took two minutes to determine Huddersfield's tactics as City passed the ball around in defence looking to get a feel of their opponents.
They lined up in a 4-1-4-1 formation, sitting deep and making sure the impetus was on City to carve out openings. In fairness, you can't blame him considering they headed into the game following back-to-back 4-0 defeats.
It felt like one of those games where had City scored early, the floodgates would have opened as the hosts would have been forced to take more risks. That early goal almost arrived when Alex Scott's pass through to Nahki Wells just had too much weight on it allowing the keeper to pinch it at his feet.
Any time City looked to get the ball down and play, Huddersfield would come in with a robust challenge - constantly teetering on the edge of being overly aggressive. They picked up three bookings in the first half, including one for Matty Pearson for a challenge on Matty James that could easily have been a red card.
Given Warnock's well-documented history with City, he had his side up for it but Pearson's men were up for the battle. Cam Pring in particular was keen to let Danny Ward know he was in a game with a bruising challenge in the first half.
With Huddersfield fighting for their lives in the relegation zone, they posed no threat whatsoever to O'Leary until the final few minutes. There was a distinct gulf in class between the two sides which only adds to the frustration of not picking up a victory on the back of Saturday's defeat.
As for Huddersfield and based on that showing, League One looks inevitable.
The dry spell
A penny for the thoughts of Nahki Wells when he headed off the pitch looking despondent just after the hour mark, replaced by Harry Cornick. It was another frustrating night for City's top scorer who cut an isolated figure spearheading the attack.
That central striker role is becoming an issue. Wells had little to no service behind, instead being forced to drop deep to collect the ball high up the pitch.
The lack of goals from open play is becoming well-documented and is an aspect of the game that needs working on. Rob Atkinson's header against Wigan on February 15 was the last one and even that's questionable given it came from a short free-kick.
Wells had 24 touches throughout his cameo, the lowest among the City players, almost all of which came outside the penalty area. Against Cardiff, with Sam Bell playing through the middle, he was limited to just 13 - in the game prior to that against Hull he made just 22.
You get the gist but the question is, how do City get those central forwards more involved inside the area so they don't have to rely so heavily on the wide men? Not taking the two penalties into account, you have to go back to the 4-2 home win over Birmingham almost two months ago before a central striker scored from open play.
It's not through the want of creating opportunities. The stats last night proved City had more than enough chances to win it with nine efforts in total, five of which were on target.
But the games seem to be passing the central strikers by at the moment, no matter who plays there and it becomes even more evident against a side happy to sit back and soak up the pressure, just as City's last two opponents have done.
Pring's audition
There was little surprise to see him start in central defence and given the news that Tomas Kalas will be out of action for up to six weeks, he's going to have a big part to play alongside Zak Vyner going forward.
He featured as a central defender earlier in the season, albeit that was in different circumstances with City playing in a back three so there was a sense of intrigue to see how he would cope with Jay Dasilva coming back into the starting XI for the first time this year.
In truth, it wasn't the toughest test he'll ever have with Huddersfield struggling to produce any moments of quality to put the backline under pressure. When they did get their opportunities, they usually came through City's own doing with Vyner culpable of gifting possession on one too many occasions.
But Pring, as he has been all season, was dominant and assured. As a left-footer, he offers a balance in possession and is more than comfortable turning on the outside to feed those passes down the line - something we didn't see in Kalas' brief spell in the team.
Aerially, he was dominant and stood up to the task of dealing with any aimless punts forward with Huddersfield's lack of imagination to put the backline under pressure. He also passed the test in dealing with the pace of Diarra and Koroma who enjoyed one or two breaks through the middle of the pitch.
Pring is going to be facing tougher tests in the coming weeks but there's little reason to be concerned about him temporarily filling in a makeshift role.
Andy King's fitness
After it was confirmed Joe Williams will miss the rest of the season with a hamstring injury and Kal Naismith was ruled out until after the international break, King is going to be an important player over the next handful of weeks.
After the game, Pearson admitted that he wasn't sure whether the 34-year-old would be able to last the entire 90 minutes given he was making his first start since Boxing Day.
He played alongside Matty James, although surprisingly, wasn't playing as the deepest of the midfield trio instead occupying a role that allowed him to get around the pitch, contributing up both ends.
For the large part, King was steady. He kept it simple in possession and was effective in breaking up play. Although it was evident he tired in the final 20 minutes as Huddersfield pressed forward.
He lost the run of Koroma through the middle a couple of times towards the end, struggling to keep up with the pace of the forward. It's understandable but it'll be something worth considering looking forward if Pearson decides to persist with King in the middle.
The manager's not exactly blessed with options. Academy prospect Omar Taylor-Clarke was the only natural midfield player on the bench but Pearson obviously felt it wasn't the right time to introduce him for his league debut.
Whether King recovers in time to take on Blackpool remains to be seen but there are other options including dropping Alex Scott into a deeper role and allowing Andi Weimann or Anis Mehmeti to fill that No10 position.
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