Birmingham City FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Birmingham City FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC — League One at St Andrew's Ground.
- Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Huddersfield Town AFC 7 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Ben Toner
- Assistant 1 Grant Taylor
- Assistant 2 Oliver Bickle
4 games this season
🟨 5.5/game
⚽ 12.5 goals/game
🟥 2 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford City AFC | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday FC | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Stockport County FC | 8 | 13 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle FC | 8 | 13 |
| 5 | Cambridge United FC | 8 | 13 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town AFC | 7 | 12 |
| 7 | Burton Albion FC | 8 | 12 |
| 8 | AFC Wimbledon | 8 | 12 |
| 9 | Reading FC | 7 | 11 |
| 10 | Oxford United FC | 6 | 11 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient FC | 7 | 10 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers FC | 8 | 10 |
| 13 | Stevenage FC | 7 | 9 |
| 14 | Leicester City FC | 7 | 9 |
| 15 | Blackpool FC | 7 | 8 |
| 16 | Luton Town FC | 7 | 8 |
| 17 | Mansfield Town FC | 7 | 8 |
| 18 | Barnsley FC | 7 | 8 |
| 19 | Bromley FC | 7 | 8 |
| 20 | Notts County FC | 7 | 7 |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers FC | 7 | 6 |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons FC | 7 | 6 |
| 23 | Peterborough United FC | 8 | 5 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic FC | 7 | 4 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Oct | Huddersfield Town AFC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 28 Sep | Peterborough United FC | H | 3–2 | W |
| 21 Sep | Rotherham United FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 16 Sep | Wrexham AFC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 31 Aug | Wigan Athletic FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 24 Aug | Leyton Orient FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Oct | Birmingham City FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 28 Sep | Reading FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 24 Sep | Blackpool FC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 21 Sep | Northampton Town FC | H | 1–3 | L |
| 14 Sep | Bolton Wanderers FC | A | 4–0 | W |
| 31 Aug | Rotherham United FC | A | 1–2 | L |
Key Stats
58%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
H2H (12 games)
42%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
29%
Clean Sheets
Huddersfield Town AFC this season
Huddersfield Town AFC this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Huddersfield Town AFC
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/2
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Huddersfield Town AFC
| Joe Taylor | 5 G | 1 A |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | 2 G | 3 A |
| Bojan Radulovic | 2 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Huddersfield Town AFC gets underway.
- 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. David Kasumu made 184 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Birmingham City FC in their trying to find a way past Huddersfield Town AFC's compact .
- 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 20' Lyndon Dykes, a Scotland forward, has 29 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 21' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a card on 21.
- 26' 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.
- 31' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 36' Both keepers have barely been tested. Birmingham City FC and Huddersfield Town AFC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 41' Alfie May is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Huddersfield Town AFC tonight.
- 46' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Taylor Gardner-Hickman departs to be replaced by Alfons Sampsted.
- 51' Keshi Anderson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 16 cards already picked up this season.
- 56' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 59' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Keshi Anderson.
- 61' Poor challenge from David Kasumu. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- 63' Goal! Alfie May scores his 101 goal in 242 matches.
- 64' The supporters are chanting for Emil Hansson. He replaces Keshi Anderson on 64 minute.
- 66' The referee has no hesitation. Krystian Bielik is booked for Birmingham City FC — card on 66.
- 68' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Alfie May by Scott Wright on 68 minute.
- 73' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 78' Birmingham City FC currently sit 1 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 83' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 86' Birmingham City FC make a change. Jay Stansfield trudges off to be replaced by Lyndon Dykes on 86 minutes.
- 89' Birmingham City FC player sees a card in front of him.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
Birmingham City FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
9
Alfie May ↓ Scott Wright 68'
- 6
- 21
-
14
Keshi Anderson ↓ Emil Hansson 64'
- 24
- 20
-
28
Jay Stansfield ↓ Lyndon Dykes 86'
- 4
- 19
- 18
- 13
Bench
- 25
- 45
-
7
Emil Hansson ↑ 64'
-
11
Scott Wright ↑ 68'
-
23
Alfons Sampsted ↑ 46'
-
17
Lyndon Dykes ↑ 86'
- 12
Coach
Chris Davies
Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups
Starting XI
- 18
- 2
- 32
- 8
- 21
- 9
- 13
- 17
- 4
- 14
- 7
Bench
- 10
- 6
- 12
- 19
- 15
- 23
- 41
Coach
Michael Duff
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
2024-10-01
Birmingham City FC
1–0
Huddersfield Town AFC
W
2024-09-28
Birmingham City FC
3–2
Peterborough United FC
W
2024-09-21
Rotherham United FC
0–2
Birmingham City FC
W
2024-09-16
Birmingham City FC
3–1
Wrexham AFC
W
2024-08-31
Birmingham City FC
2–1
Wigan Athletic FC
W
2024-08-24
Leyton Orient FC
1–2
Birmingham City FC
W
Huddersfield Town AFC Form
2024-10-01
Birmingham City FC
1–0
Huddersfield Town AFC
L
2024-09-28
Reading FC
2–1
Huddersfield Town AFC
L
2024-09-24
Huddersfield Town AFC
0–2
Blackpool FC
L
2024-09-21
Huddersfield Town AFC
1–3
Northampton Town FC
L
2024-09-14
Bolton Wanderers FC
0–4
Huddersfield Town AFC
W
2024-08-31
Rotherham United FC
2–1
Huddersfield Town AFC
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.56
Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08
Huddersfield Town AFC xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Birmingham City FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 74% |
|
26% |
| ± 2.5 | 48% |
|
52% |
| ± 3.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
| ± 4.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
Double Chance
Birmingham City FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC
47%
Birmingham City FC or Huddersfield Town AFC
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.6%
Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC
| Handicap | Birmingham City FC covers | Push | Huddersfield Town AFC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -2 | 10% | 14% | 75% |
| -1.5 | 25% | — | 75% |
| -1 | 25% | 22% | 53% |
| -0.5 | 47% | — | 53% |
| +0.5 | 75% | — | 25% |
| +1 | 75% | 15% | 10% |
| +1.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
| +2 | 90% | 7% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
35%
✗
Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
22%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

