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

Championship · 2022-23
Birmingham City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
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.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

5
4
3
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Birmingham City FC is hosting Huddersfield Town AFC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Scott Hogan makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Birmingham City FC are in front.
  • 10' Sorba Thomas has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' Huddersfield Town AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sorba Thomas.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 32' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jonathan Russell on 32.
  • 37' The 25-year-old Jonathan Russell has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 42' Huddersfield Town AFC is showing some good football. However, Huddersfield Town AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 45' What a moment for Przemyslaw Placheta! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' Huddersfield Town AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 58' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Auston Trusty.
  • 61' The deadlock is broken! Daniel Ward gets on the scoresheet on 61 minutes.
  • 66' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 71' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Huddersfield Town AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 75' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Troy Deeney exits the field as Jordan Graham enters on 75.
  • 76' Another change for Huddersfield Town AFC made on 76 minute. Rarmani Edmonds-Green leaves to be changed by William Boyle.
  • 81' It’s high time John Eustace made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Lukas Jutkiewicz comes on to replace Scott Hogan.
  • 87' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marc Roberts, as he is very good at scoring at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for George Friend. He replaces Przemyslaw Placheta on 89 minute.
  • With this win, Birmingham City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Fraizer Campbell 3
Siriki Dembele 2
Koji Miyoshi 2
Marc Roberts 2
Lukas Jutkiewicz 1
Gary Gardner 1
Isaac Mbenza 1
Jordan James 1

Head to Head

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

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
8%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
7.1%
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
5%
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.