Huddersfield Town AFC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

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Wed 20 Oct 2021 · 18:45 UTC John Smith's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Levi Colwill 24' Y

Matthew Pearson 40' Y

Y 83' Riley McGree

Tom Lees 85' Y

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 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Birmingham City FC 2021-03-02 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2020-10-28 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC 2020-07-01 Birmingham City FC 0–3 Huddersfield Town AFC 2019-11-23 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Huddersfield Town AFC

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

Birmingham City FC

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)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Huddersfield Town AFC and Birmingham City FC get this one started.
5' Dion Sanderson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
10' Huddersfield Town AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
24' A moment of madness from Levi Colwill on 24 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Huddersfield Town AFC will be frustrated.
29' Huddersfield Town AFC is showing some good football. However, Huddersfield Town AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
34' Lukas Jutkiewicz needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
39' Huddersfield Town AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
40' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Matthew Pearson.
45' Jordan Graham has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Huddersfield Town AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
55' Daniel Ward has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 383 games and scored 417 goals.
65' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Huddersfield Town AFC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
69' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Lukas Jutkiewicz by Troy Deeney on 69 minute.
71' Time for substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC. Danel Sinani is replaced by Josh Koroma.
76' Another change for Huddersfield Town AFC made on 76 minute. Daniel Ward leaves to be changed by Fraizer Campbell.
81' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
83' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Riley McGree.
85' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Tom Lees.
87' The crowd applauds Duane Holmes as he leaves the pitch. Oliver Turton steps in for Huddersfield Town AFC.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

✗ Wrong

Huddersfield Town AFC47% Draw30% Birmingham City FC23%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

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

✓ Correct

Huddersfield Town AFC31% Draw53% Birmingham City FC16%

Actual: 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

1 – 2

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.