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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Huddersfield Town AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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

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

100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Birmingham City FC host Huddersfield Town AFC — let the battle begin!
3' Siriki Dembele does the damage! The net is bulging and Birmingham City FC surge ahead!
8' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
13' The travelling Huddersfield Town AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
18' Huddersfield Town AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
23' GOAL! Koji Miyoshi fires home to make it 2-0!
28' It looks like no one’s ball. Huddersfield Town AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
33' Supporters expect more eagerness from Brahima Diarra, as he is very good at scoring at St Andrew's Ground with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
34' Jay Stansfield has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 34.
39' Birmingham City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
44' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
46' The whistle greets Josh Ruffels as he departs to be replaced by Jaheim Headley.
51' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
55' A meaty challenge results in booking for Matty Pearson on 55.
58' Juninho Bacuna was booked on 58.
59' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a Yellow card on 59.
61' Huddersfield Town AFC ring the changes. Ben Jackson has done his job and it is now time for Thomas Edwards to step up.
64' GOAL! Siriki Dembele scores on 64. Assisted by Koji Miyoshi
69' Birmingham City FC have won 417 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
71' A tactical swap from Huddersfield Town AFC — Kian Harratt on, Tom Lees off on 71 minutes.
74' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a Yellow card on 74.
75' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Koji Miyoshi exits the field as Oliver Burke enters on 75.
76' The crowd applauds Siriki Dembele as he leaves the pitch. Jordan James steps in for Birmingham City FC.
81' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. John Eustace will be considering his options from the bench.
86' The energy levels are beginning to show. John Eustace might look to freshen things up shortly.
88' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Juninho Bacuna by Brandon Khela on 88 minute.
Game over. The scoreline of 4-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Marc Roberts	2
Siriki Dembele	2
Koji Miyoshi	2
Rhys Healey	1
Scott Hogan	1
Alfie May	1
Przemyslaw Placheta	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.