Birmingham City FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Birmingham City FC

2 – 1

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Huddersfield Town AFC

Fri 5 Aug 2022 · 18:45 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 20' Sorba Thomas

Y 32' Jonathan Russell

Auston Trusty 58' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC — Championship at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Huddersfield Town AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Birmingham City FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Huddersfield Town AFC

Last 5 meetings

2022-08-05 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC 2022-02-26 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Huddersfield Town AFC 2021-10-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Birmingham City FC 2021-03-02 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2020-10-28 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Aug	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	2–1	W
30 Jul	Luton Town FC	A	0–0	D
07 May	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–2	L
30 Apr	Cardiff City FC	A	1–1	D
23 Apr	Millwall FC	H	2–2	D
18 Apr	Blackpool FC	A	1–6	L

Huddersfield Town AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Aug	Birmingham City FC	A	1–2	L
29 Jul	Burnley FC	H	0–1	L
29 May	Nottingham Forest FC	H	0–1	L
16 May	Luton Town FC	H	1–0	W
07 May	Bristol City FC	H	2–0	W
30 Apr	Coventry City FC	A	2–1	W

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/6

46-60

2/1

61-75

3/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

Phil Neumann	2 G
Demarai Gray	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium that hosts another battle between Birmingham City FC and Huddersfield Town AFC.
5' The deadlock is broken! Scott Hogan gets on the scoresheet on 5 minutes.
10' 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.
15' The travelling Huddersfield Town AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' The referee calls foul for Sorba Thomas. He receives a Yellow card.
25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
30' Huddersfield Town AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
32' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jonathan Russell on 32 minutes.
37' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
42' John Ruddy is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Huddersfield Town AFC so far.
45' What a strike from Przemyslaw Placheta! The score is 2-0.
50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
55' Birmingham City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
58' That is a Yellow card for Birmingham City FC. Auston Trusty will be fuming at that decision.
61' Daniel Ward does the damage! The net is bulging and Huddersfield Town AFC surge ahead!
66' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
71' Ryan Woods is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Huddersfield Town AFC tonight.
75' Jordan Graham is replacing Troy Deeney for the Birmingham City FC side.
76' Time for substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC. Rarmani Edmonds-Green is replaced by William Boyle.
81' Over 81 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
82' Lukas Jutkiewicz is replacing Scott Hogan for the Birmingham City FC side.
87' Huddersfield Town AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
89' The supporters are chanting for George Friend. He replaces Przemyslaw Placheta on 89 minute.
The points are shared — Birmingham City FC 2-1 Huddersfield Town AFC. Honours even.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Troy Deeney ↓ Jordan Graham 75'
7
Juninho Bacuna
6
Ryan Woods
4
Marc Roberts
2
Maxime Colin
21
John Ruddy
9
Scott Hogan ↓ Lukas Jutkiewicz 82'
5
Auston Trusty
28
Dion Sanderson
17
Przemyslaw Placheta ↓ George Friend 89'
19
Jordan James

Bench

Coach John Eustace

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Lee Nicholls
7
Sorba Thomas
6
Jonathan Hogg
25
Daniel Ward ↓ Duane Holmes 76'
32
Tom Lees
2
Oliver Turton
14
Josh Ruffels
22
Jack Rudoni ↓ Josh Koroma 89'
23
Rarmani Edmonds-Green ↓ William Boyle 76'
8
Faustino Anjorin ↓ Jordan Rhodes 76'
5
Jonathan Russell

Bench

10
Josh Koroma ↑ 89'
19
Duane Holmes ↑ 76'
9
Jordan Rhodes ↑ 76'
12
William Boyle ↑ 76'
33
Yuta Nakayama
13
Jacob Chapman

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Fraizer Campbell	3
Marc Roberts	2
Siriki Dembele	2
Koji Miyoshi	2
Scott Hogan	1
Alfie May	1
Przemyslaw Placheta	1
Keshi Anderson	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2022-08-05 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2022-07-30 Luton Town FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2022-05-07 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-04-30 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2022-04-23 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Millwall FC D 2022-04-18 Blackpool FC 6–1 Birmingham City FC L

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2022-08-05 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2022-07-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Burnley FC L 2022-05-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2022-05-16 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Luton Town FC W 2022-05-07 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–0 Bristol City FC W 2022-04-30 Coventry City FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.38 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.19 Huddersfield Town AFC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Huddersfield Town AFC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC44% Draw28% Huddersfield Town AFC28%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.57

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC

56%

Birmingham City FC or Huddersfield Town AFC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC29% Draw48% Huddersfield Town AFC23%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

0 – 0

9.7%

1 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 0

7.1%

0 – 2

5.3%

2 – 2

3 – 1

3.9%

3 – 0

3.2%

1 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Huddersfield Town AFC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	21%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	18%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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