Birmingham City FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Birmingham City FC

4 – 1

Full Time

Huddersfield Town AFC

Tue 3 Oct 2023 · 18:45 UTC St Andrew's Ground HT 45' · FT 45'

Siriki Dembele 3' 1–0

Koji Miyoshi 23' 2–0

Siriki Dembele 64' 3–0

3–1 90+2' Michal Helik

Jordan James 90+6' 4–1

Jay Stansfield 34' Y

Y 55' Matty Pearson

Juninho Bacuna 58' Y

Kevin Long 74' Y

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Samuel Allison
Assistant 1 Blake Antrobus (England)
Assistant 2

4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2023-10-03 Birmingham City FC 4–1 Huddersfield Town AFC 2023-02-18 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Birmingham City FC 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

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Oct	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	4–1	W
30 Sep	Norwich City FC	A	0–2	L
22 Sep	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–0	D
19 Sep	Preston North End FC	A	1–2	L
16 Sep	Watford FC	A	0–2	L
02 Sep	Millwall FC	H	1–1	D

Huddersfield Town AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Oct	Birmingham City FC	A	1–4	L
30 Sep	Ipswich Town FC	H	1–1	D
25 Sep	Coventry City FC	A	1–1	D
20 Sep	Stoke City FC	H	2–2	D
16 Sep	Rotherham United FC	H	2–0	W
02 Sep	West Bromwich Albion 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at St Andrew's Ground!
3' Assisted by Dion Sanderson with the perfectly-timed delivery and Siriki Dembele makes no mistake. 1-0!
8' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
13' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
18' Both keepers have barely been tested. Birmingham City FC and Huddersfield Town AFC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
23' What a strike from Koji Miyoshi! The score is 2-0.
28' Jack Rudoni has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
33' It looks surprising Huddersfield Town AFC does not make any changes. Michal Helik has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
34' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jay Stansfield on 34.
39' England international Jay Stansfield has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
44' John Ruddy has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
46' Huddersfield Town AFC make a change. Josh Ruffels trudges off to be replaced by Jaheim Headley on 46 minutes.
51' Huddersfield Town AFC have won 387 goals from 373 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
55' The referee has no hesitation. Matty Pearson is booked for Huddersfield Town AFC — Yellow card on 55.
58' The referee calls foul for Juninho Bacuna. He receives a Yellow card.
59' Controversy at the stadium! Juninho Bacuna argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
61' Thomas Edwards is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ben Jackson at the 61 minute mark.
64' What a strike from Siriki Dembele! The score is 3-0.
69' Ben Jackson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
71' A change in the Huddersfield Town AFC ranks — Tom Lees exits the field as Kian Harratt enters on 71.
74' The referee calls foul for Kevin Long. He receives a Yellow card.
75' The Birmingham City FC bench stirs into life. Koji Miyoshi is withdrawn and Oliver Burke gets his opportunity.
76' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Siriki Dembele exits the field as Jordan James enters on 76.
81' A quiet spell here at St Andrew's Ground. Birmingham City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
86' Birmingham City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
88' Juninho Bacuna makes way for Brandon Khela at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Huddersfield Town AFC.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

45
Oliver Burke ↑ 75'
1
Neil Etheridge
4
Marc Roberts
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz
20
Gary Gardner
9
Scott Hogan ↑ 76'
44
Emanuel Aiwu ↑ 88'
19
Jordan James ↑ 76'
27
Brandon Khela ↑ 88'

Coach John Eustace

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

10
Josh Koroma ↑ 46'
16
Thomas Edwards ↑ 61'
12
Chris Maxwell
2
Rarmani Edmonds-Green
22
Kian Harratt ↑ 71'
15
Jaheim Headley ↑ 46'
27
Kyle Hudlin
11
Brahima Diarra ↑ 46'
26
Patrick Jones

Coach Darren Moore

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Fraizer Campbell	3
Siriki Dembele	2
Koji Miyoshi	2
Marc Roberts	2
Elias Kachunga	1
Jaheim Headley	1
Karlan Ahearne-Grant	1
Joseph Hungbo	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2023-10-03 Birmingham City FC 4–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2023-09-30 Norwich City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2023-09-22 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2023-09-19 Preston North End FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-09-16 Watford FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2023-09-02 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Millwall FC D

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2023-10-03 Birmingham City FC 4–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2023-09-30 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D 2023-09-25 Coventry City FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2023-09-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–2 Stoke City FC D 2023-09-16 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–0 Rotherham United FC W 2023-09-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.63 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.07 Huddersfield Town AFC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC49% Draw27% Huddersfield Town AFC24%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.7

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC

51%

Birmingham City FC or Huddersfield Town AFC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC35% Draw46% Huddersfield Town AFC19%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

12.6%

1 – 0

10.1%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

8.7%

0 – 0

8.7%

0 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

3 – 1

2 – 2

3 – 0

4.7%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Huddersfield Town AFC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	23%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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