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

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Championship · 2022-23

Huddersfield Town AFC

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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

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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 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

6/1

31-45

4/7

46-60

4/1

61-75

4/1

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

August Priske	6 G	1 A
Liam Millar	4 G	3 A
Jay Stansfield	4 G	1 A
Demarai Gray	3 G
Phil Neumann	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at John Smith's Stadium as Huddersfield Town AFC face off against Birmingham City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Huddersfield Town AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
6' Troy Deeney does the damage! The net is bulging and Birmingham City FC surge ahead!
11' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
16' Huddersfield Town AFC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
21' Krystian Bielik has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
25' GOAL! Joseph Hungbo fires home to make it 1-1!
30' Jaheim Headley is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
31' Maxime Colin has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 31.
36' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
41' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for David Kasumu suffering a number of foals already.
46' Huddersfield Town AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
49' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jaheim Headley makes it 2-1.
54' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Huddersfield Town AFC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
59' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lukas Jutkiewicz is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Birmingham City FC.
61' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Dion Sanderson exits the field as Tahith Chong enters on 61.
63' Huddersfield Town AFC ring the changes. Joseph Hungbo has done his job and it is now time for Tyreece Simpson to step up.
64' Daniel Ward makes way for Martyn Waghorn at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Huddersfield Town AFC.
69' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
72' The Huddersfield Town AFC bench stirs into life. Jonathan Hogg is withdrawn and Anthony Knockaert gets his opportunity.
75' The referee shows Huddersfield Town AFC player a Yellow card on 75.
80' 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.
81' The crowd applauds Hannibal Mejbri as he leaves the pitch. George Hall steps in for Birmingham City FC.
86' It is a cagey affair so far. Huddersfield Town AFC in their trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact .
2-1 the final result. Birmingham City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Josh Koroma
50
Anthony Knockaert ↑ 72'
40
Jordan Smith
49
Martyn Waghorn ↑ 64'
14
Josh Ruffels ↑ 64'
27
Tyreece Simpson ↑ 63'
35
Brahima Diarra

Coach Neil Warnock

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

26
Kevin Long
1
Neil Etheridge
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz ↑ 72'
20
Gary Gardner ↑ 81'
18
Tahith Chong ↑ 61'
19
Jordan James
35
George Hall ↑ 81'

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Fraizer Campbell	3
Marc Roberts	2
Siriki Dembele	2
Koji Miyoshi	2
Przemyslaw Placheta	1
Keshi Anderson	1
Daniel Ward	1
Troy Deeney	1

Head to Head

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.