Huddersfield Town AFC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Huddersfield Town AFC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at John Smith's Stadium.
- Huddersfield Town AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct | Birmingham City FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 16 Oct | Hull City AFC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 02 Oct | Luton Town FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 28 Sep | Blackburn Rovers FC | H | 3–2 | W |
| 25 Sep | Swansea City AFC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 18 Sep | Nottingham Forest FC | H | 0–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct | Huddersfield Town AFC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 15 Oct | West Bromwich Albion FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 02 Oct | Nottingham Forest FC | H | 0–3 | L |
| 28 Sep | Queens Park Rangers FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 25 Sep | Preston North End FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 18 Sep | Peterborough United FC | A | 0–3 | L |
Key Stats
58%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
H2H (12 games)
42%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
13%
Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season
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' And we are off! Huddersfield Town AFC vs Birmingham City FC — let the football do the talking.
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' Lukas Jutkiewicz has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 15' Huddersfield Town AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
- 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 24' Poor challenge from Levi Colwill. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 29' The 29-year-old Matija Sarkic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 34' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 39' Danel Sinani needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 17 Yellow cards this season.
- 40' The referee calls foul for Matthew Pearson. He receives a Yellow card.
- 45' Huddersfield Town AFC have won 388 goals from 374 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Huddersfield Town AFC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 388 games and scored 422 goals.
- 60' Huddersfield Town AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 65' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 69' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Troy Deeney on, Lukas Jutkiewicz off on 69 minutes.
- 71' Fresh legs for Huddersfield Town AFC! Josh Koroma comes on to replace Danel Sinani.
- 76' Fraizer Campbell is replacing Daniel Ward for the Huddersfield Town AFC side.
- 81' Matthew Pearson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
- 83' Poor challenge from Riley McGree. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 85' Tom Lees picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 87' The whistle greets Duane Holmes as he departs to be replaced by Oliver Turton.
- It finishes all square. Huddersfield Town AFC and Birmingham City FC share the spoils 0-0.
Lineups
Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups
Starting XI
- 21
- 16
- 6
-
19
Duane Holmes ↓ Oliver Turton 87'
-
25
Daniel Ward ↓ Fraizer Campbell 76'
- 32
- 8
- 3
- 4
-
24
Danel Sinani ↓ Josh Koroma 71'
- 26
Bench
-
10
Josh Koroma ↑ 71'
-
22
Fraizer Campbell ↑ 76'
-
20
Oliver Turton ↑ 87'
- 23
- 14
- 15
- 42
Coach
Carlos Corberán
Birmingham City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 24
- 4
-
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz ↓ Troy Deeney 69'
- 20
- 3
- 5
- 13
- 34
- 18
- 7
- 21
Bench
- 15
-
36
Troy Deeney ↑ 69'
- 6
- 27
- 12
- 9
- 17
Coach
Lee Bowyer
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
Huddersfield Town AFC Form
2021-10-20
Huddersfield Town AFC
0–0
Birmingham City FC
D
2021-10-16
Huddersfield Town AFC
2–0
Hull City AFC
W
2021-10-02
Luton Town FC
0–0
Huddersfield Town AFC
D
2021-09-28
Huddersfield Town AFC
3–2
Blackburn Rovers FC
W
2021-09-25
Swansea City AFC
1–0
Huddersfield Town AFC
L
2021-09-18
Huddersfield Town AFC
0–2
Nottingham Forest FC
L
Birmingham City FC Form
2021-10-20
Huddersfield Town AFC
0–0
Birmingham City FC
D
2021-10-15
West Bromwich Albion FC
1–0
Birmingham City FC
L
2021-10-02
Birmingham City FC
0–3
Nottingham Forest FC
L
2021-09-28
Queens Park Rangers FC
2–0
Birmingham City FC
L
2021-09-25
Birmingham City FC
0–0
Preston North End FC
D
2021-09-18
Peterborough United FC
3–0
Birmingham City FC
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.28
Huddersfield Town AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81
Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.09
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 85% |
|
15% |
| ± 1.5 | 62% |
|
38% |
| ± 2.5 | 34% |
|
66% |
| ± 3.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
| ± 4.5 | 7% |
|
93% |
Double Chance
Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw
77%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
53%
Huddersfield Town AFC or Birmingham City FC
70%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
14.7%
1 – 1
13.7%
2 – 0
9.7%
0 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
5%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
3.5%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
1.5%
Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC
| Handicap | Huddersfield Town AFC covers | Push | Birmingham City FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 14% | 79% |
| -1.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| -1 | 21% | 24% | 54% |
| -0.5 | 46% | — | 54% |
| +0.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +1 | 78% | 15% | 7% |
| +1.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +2 | 93% | 5% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
45%
✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
29%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.