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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 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
4
5
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
100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at John Smith's Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Huddersfield Town AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
  • 6' Troy Deeney is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 11' Emmanuel Longelo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 16' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 21' Huddersfield Town AFC have won 378 goals from 369 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' GOAL! Joseph Hungbo scores on 25.
  • 30' Huddersfield Town AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 31' Maxime Colin catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 31.
  • 36' The 35-year-old Harlee Dean has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 41' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 46.
  • 49' GOAL! Jaheim Headley fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 54' 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.
  • 59' The energy levels are beginning to show. John Eustace might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 61' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Dion Sanderson by Tahith Chong on 61 minute.
  • 63' Joseph Hungbo makes way for Tyreece Simpson at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Huddersfield Town AFC.
  • 64' Daniel Ward makes way for Martyn Waghorn at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Huddersfield Town AFC.
  • 69' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dion Sanderson, as he is very good at scoring at John Smith's Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 72' Another substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC to replace Jonathan Hogg by Anthony Knockaert on 72 minute.
  • 75' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Etienne Camara on 75 minutes.
  • 80' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Huddersfield Town AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Hannibal Mejbri as he leaves the pitch. George Hall steps in for Birmingham City FC.
  • 86' Huddersfield Town AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Lukas Jutkiewicz 1
Gary Gardner 1
Isaac Mbenza 1
Jordan James 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.