Huddersfield Town AFC vs Birmingham City FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2024-25

Huddersfield Town AFC

0 – 1

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Birmingham City FC

Tue 28 Jan 2025 · 20:00 UTC John Smith's Stadium 19,138 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 49' Keshi Anderson

Brodie Spencer 7' Y

Jonathan Hogg 76' Y

Y 85' Lyndon Dykes

Y 90' Alfie May

Overview

Match Preview

Huddersfield Town AFC vs Birmingham City FC — League One at John Smith's Stadium.

Huddersfield Town AFC 7 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Adam Herczeg
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Emily Carney (England)

5 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 11.8 goals/game

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

Huddersfield Town AFC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Birmingham City FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-01-28 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 2024-10-01 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC 2024-04-27 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2023-10-03 Birmingham City FC 4–1 Huddersfield Town AFC 2023-02-18 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Huddersfield Town AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Jan	Birmingham City FC	H	0–1	L
25 Jan	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	0–1	L
18 Jan	Blackpool FC	A	2–2	D
07 Jan	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	1–0	W
04 Jan	Rotherham United FC	H	0–0	D
29 Dec	Burton Albion FC	H	1–1	D

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Jan	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–0	W
23 Jan	Wrexham AFC	A	1–1	D
18 Jan	Exeter City FC	H	1–0	W
11 Jan	Lincoln City FC	H	2–1	W
04 Jan	Wigan Athletic FC	A	3–0	W
01 Jan	Stockport County FC	A	1–1	D

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at John Smith's Stadium!
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Huddersfield Town AFC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
7' Controversy at the stadium! Brodie Spencer argues furiously but the card stands.
12' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
17' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
22' Alex Cochrane is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
27' Radinio Balker has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
32' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Huddersfield Town AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
37' Huddersfield Town AFC currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
42' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
47' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
49' GOAL! Keshi Anderson fires home to make it 0-1!
54' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 54.
57' Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joe Hodge is hanging Herbie Kane on the field on 57 minute.
58' A tactical swap from Huddersfield Town AFC — Ollie Turton on, Lasse Sorensen off on 58 minutes.
63' Ruben Roosken makes way for Josh Koroma at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Huddersfield Town AFC.
67' The whistle greets Keshi Anderson as he departs to be replaced by Scott Wright.
72' The whistle greets Dion Charles as he departs to be replaced by Rhys Healey.
76' It’s a booking for Huddersfield Town AFC player. Jonathan Hogg gets a card.
81' Huddersfield Town AFC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
85' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Lyndon Dykes on 85 minutes.
88' The crowd applauds Tom Lees as he leaves the pitch. Radinio Balker steps in for Huddersfield Town AFC.
90' Alfie May was booked on 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Josh Koroma ↑ 63'
11
Rhys Healey ↑ 72'
1
Lee Nicholls
24
Radinio Balker ↑ 88'
9
Bojan Radulovic ↑ 72'
41
Joe Hodge ↑ 57'
20
Ollie Turton ↑ 58'

Coach Michael Duff

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Davies

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Fraizer Campbell	3
Siriki Dembele	2
Koji Miyoshi	2
Marc Roberts	2
Gary Gardner	1
Isaac Mbenza	1
Jordan James	1
Lewis O'Brien	1

Head to Head

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2025-01-28 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L 2025-01-25 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2025-01-18 Blackpool FC 2–2 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2025-01-07 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2025-01-04 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D 2024-12-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Burton Albion FC D

Birmingham City FC Form

2025-01-28 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2025-01-23 Wrexham AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2025-01-18 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Exeter City FC W 2025-01-11 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC W 2025-01-04 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Birmingham City FC W 2025-01-01 Stockport County FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.91 Huddersfield Town AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.2 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Huddersfield Town AFC27% Draw31% Birmingham City FC42%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.11

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	62%	38%
± 2.5	35%	65%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw

58%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

73%

Huddersfield Town AFC or Birmingham City FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Huddersfield Town AFC19% Draw53% Birmingham City FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

14.5%

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.7%

0 – 2

8.4%

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 1

5.8%

2 – 0

4.8%

2 – 2

3.6%

0 – 3

3.3%

1 – 3

3.1%

3 – 1

1.8%

Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC

Handicap	Huddersfield Town AFC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	17%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	23%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	12%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

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