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 46 games · 64 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	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	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

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Birmingham City FC and Huddersfield Town AFC is underway.
3' What composure from Siriki Dembele! The Scotland international strokes it home. 1-0.
8' The energy levels are beginning to show. Darren Moore might look to freshen things up shortly.
13' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Birmingham City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
18' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
23' Against the run of play, Koji Miyoshi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
28' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
33' Over 33 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
34' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jay Stansfield on 34.
39' Cody Drameh has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
44' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Huddersfield Town AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
46' It is a substitution in Huddersfield Town AFC team. Josh Ruffels is replaced by Jaheim Headley on 46 minute.
51' Birmingham City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Huddersfield Town AFC's 3-5-2 shape.
55' Huddersfield Town AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 55.
58' Birmingham City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
59' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Juninho Bacuna.
61' Thomas Edwards gets the nod from Huddersfield Town AFC. He replaces Ben Jackson and will look to change the dynamic.
64' What a strike from Siriki Dembele! The score is 3-0.
69' With 0 assists to his name this season, Michal Helik is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Huddersfield Town AFC.
71' The Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes a substitution. Tom Lees departs to be replaced by Kian Harratt.
74' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Kevin Long gets a Yellow card.
75' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Koji Miyoshi is replaced by Oliver Burke on 75 minute.
76' Jordan James has so much to prove this time. He replaces Siriki Dembele on 76 minute.
81' It’s high time Darren Moore made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
86' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
88' The whistle greets Juninho Bacuna as he departs to be replaced by Brandon Khela.
Huddersfield Town AFC will have plenty to reflect on. Birmingham City FC were simply the better side today.

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
Levi Colwill	1
Rhys Healey	1
Scott Hogan	1
Alfie May	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.