Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25
Tue 1 Oct 2024 · 18:45 UTC St Andrew's Ground 24,757 HT 45' · FT 45'
Alfie May 63' 1–0

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC — League One at St Andrew's Ground.

Match Details

  • Referee Ben Toner
  • Assistant 1 Grant Taylor
  • Assistant 2 Oliver Bickle
4 games this season 🟨 5.5/game ⚽ 12.5 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–0 W
28 Sep Peterborough United FC H 3–2 W
21 Sep Rotherham United FC A 2–0 W
16 Sep Wrexham AFC H 3–1 W
31 Aug Wigan Athletic FC H 2–1 W
24 Aug Leyton Orient FC A 2–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct Birmingham City FC A 0–1 L
28 Sep Reading FC A 1–2 L
24 Sep Blackpool FC H 0–2 L
21 Sep Northampton Town FC H 1–3 L
14 Sep Bolton Wanderers FC A 4–0 W
31 Aug Rotherham United FC A 1–2 L

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Huddersfield Town AFC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Huddersfield Town AFC
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/2
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Huddersfield Town AFC
Joe Taylor 5 G 1 A
Derensili Sanches Fernandes 2 G 3 A
Bojan Radulovic 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Huddersfield Town AFC gets underway.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. David Kasumu made 184 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Birmingham City FC in their trying to find a way past Huddersfield Town AFC's compact .
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' Lyndon Dykes, a Scotland forward, has 29 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 21' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a card on 21.
  • 26' It looks like no one’s ball. Birmingham City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 31' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 36' Both keepers have barely been tested. Birmingham City FC and Huddersfield Town AFC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 41' Alfie May is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Huddersfield Town AFC tonight.
  • 46' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Taylor Gardner-Hickman departs to be replaced by Alfons Sampsted.
  • 51' Keshi Anderson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 16 cards already picked up this season.
  • 56' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 59' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Keshi Anderson.
  • 61' Poor challenge from David Kasumu. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 63' Goal! Alfie May scores his 101 goal in 242 matches.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Emil Hansson. He replaces Keshi Anderson on 64 minute.
  • 66' The referee has no hesitation. Krystian Bielik is booked for Birmingham City FC — card on 66.
  • 68' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Alfie May by Scott Wright on 68 minute.
  • 73' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 78' Birmingham City FC currently sit 1 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 83' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 86' Birmingham City FC make a change. Jay Stansfield trudges off to be replaced by Lyndon Dykes on 86 minutes.
  • 89' Birmingham City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.56 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC53% Draw25% Huddersfield Town AFC22%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC
47%
Birmingham City FC or Huddersfield Town AFC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC33% Draw47% Huddersfield Town AFC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Huddersfield Town AFC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.