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Huddersfield Town AFC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Huddersfield Town AFC
2 – 1
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 18 Feb 2023 · 15:00 UTC John Smith's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 31' Maxime Colin
Etienne Camara 75' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

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4
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Huddersfield Town AFC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2021-03-02 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Huddersfield Town AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Feb Birmingham City FC H 2–1 W
15 Feb Stoke City FC A 0–3 L
11 Feb Wigan Athletic FC A 0–1 L
07 Feb Blackpool FC A 2–2 D
04 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–1 D
28 Jan Coventry City FC A 0–2 L
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Feb Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–2 L
14 Feb Cardiff City FC H 0–2 L
10 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–0 W
04 Feb Swansea City AFC A 4–3 W
31 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–1 L
28 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–2 D

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Huddersfield Town AFC and Birmingham City FC get this one started.
  • 5' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 6' Troy Deeney doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 11' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 16' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 387 games and scored 421 goals.
  • 21' Birmingham City FC have won 421 goals from 387 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' Against the run of play, Joseph Hungbo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daniel Ward, as he is very good at scoring at John Smith's Stadium with 9 goals in the last 8 games.
  • 31' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Maxime Colin.
  • 36' 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.
  • 41' Huddersfield Town AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 46' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dion Sanderson made 347 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 49' Against the run of play, Jaheim Headley has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 54' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 59' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 61' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 61 minute. Dion Sanderson leaves to be changed by Tahith Chong.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Tyreece Simpson. He replaces Joseph Hungbo on 63 minute.
  • 64' Time for substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC. Daniel Ward is replaced by Martyn Waghorn.
  • 69' Over 69 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 72' Jonathan Hogg makes way for Anthony Knockaert at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Huddersfield Town AFC.
  • 75' The referee has no hesitation. Etienne Camara is booked for Huddersfield Town AFC — Yellow card on 75.
  • 80' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 81' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. George Hall is hanging Hannibal Mejbri on the field on 81 minute.
  • 86' Hannibal Mejbri is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Huddersfield Town AFC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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 2021-03-02 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2023-02-18 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Birmingham City FC W 2023-02-15 Stoke City FC 3–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2023-02-11 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2023-02-07 Blackpool FC 2–2 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2023-02-04 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2023-01-28 Coventry City FC 2–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L

Birmingham City FC Form

2023-02-18 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-02-14 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC L 2023-02-10 Birmingham City FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-02-04 Swansea City AFC 3–4 Birmingham City FC W 2023-01-31 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-01-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.52 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Huddersfield Town AFC46% Draw27% Birmingham City FC27%
Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.71
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

Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw
73%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
54%
Huddersfield Town AFC or Birmingham City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Huddersfield Town AFC31% Draw47% Birmingham City FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.6%
2 – 0
7.5%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC

Handicap Huddersfield Town AFC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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