Saturday , 17 October 2026

Huddersfield Town AFC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Huddersfield Town AFC
1 – 1
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 27 Apr 2024 · 14:00 UTC John Smith's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 45' Koji Miyoshi
Rhys Healey 47' 1–1
Y 35' Lee Buchanan
Y 75' Keshi Anderson
Jack Rudoni 80' Y
Y 86' Krystian Bielik
Y 89' Ethan Laird

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Matt Donohue
  • Assistant 1 Paul Hodskinson
  • Assistant 2 Richard Wild
5 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

3
4
5
Huddersfield Town AFC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-27 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2023-10-03 Birmingham City FC 4–1 Huddersfield Town AFC 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

Recent Form

Huddersfield Town AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Apr Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D
20 Apr Swansea City AFC H 0–4 L
13 Apr Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
09 Apr Preston North End FC A 1–4 L
06 Apr Millwall FC H 1–0 W
01 Apr Stoke City FC A 1–1 D
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–1 D
20 Apr Rotherham United FC A 0–0 D
13 Apr Coventry City FC H 3–0 W
10 Apr Cardiff City FC H 0–1 L
06 Apr Leicester City FC A 1–2 L
01 Apr Preston North End FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
30% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/6
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
August Priske 4 G 1 A
Demarai Gray 2 G
Phil Neumann 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Huddersfield Town AFC vs Birmingham City FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marc Roberts, as he is very good at scoring at John Smith's Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Huddersfield Town AFC are deployed in a 3-5-2 today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Huddersfield Town AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' The 29-year-old Seung-Ho Paik has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 35' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Lee Buchanan on 35 minutes.
  • 40' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' Against the run of play, Koji Miyoshi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 47' Brilliant from the forward! Rhys Healey makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 47.
  • 52' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 57' Jay Stansfield has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 58' Josh Koroma makes way for Sorba Thomas at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from Huddersfield Town AFC.
  • 63' Both keepers have barely been tested. Huddersfield Town AFC and Birmingham City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 65' The whistle greets Juninho Bacuna as he departs to be replaced by Siriki Dembele.
  • 68' The whistle greets Alex Matos as he departs to be replaced by Ben Wiles.
  • 73' It’s high time Gary Rowett made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 75' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Keshi Anderson on 75 minutes.
  • 77' The Birmingham City FC bench stirs into life. Ivan Sunjic is withdrawn and Lukas Jutkiewicz gets his opportunity.
  • 79' The whistle greets Ollie Turton as he departs to be replaced by Bojan Radulovic.
  • 80' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Jack Rudoni.
  • 85' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 86' Controversy at the stadium! Krystian Bielik argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ethan Laird.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andre Breitenreiter

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Fraizer Campbell 3
Marc Roberts 2
Siriki Dembele 2
Koji Miyoshi 2
Scott Hogan 1
Alfie May 1
Przemyslaw Placheta 1
Keshi Anderson 1

Head to Head

2024-04-27 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2023-10-03 Birmingham City FC 4–1 Huddersfield Town AFC 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

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2024-04-27 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2024-04-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–4 Swansea City AFC L 2024-04-13 Bristol City FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2024-04-09 Preston North End FC 4–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2024-04-06 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Millwall FC W 2024-04-01 Stoke City FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D

Birmingham City FC Form

2024-04-27 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2024-04-20 Rotherham United FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2024-04-13 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Coventry City FC W 2024-04-10 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC L 2024-04-06 Leicester City FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2024-04-01 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Preston North End FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.17 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Huddersfield Town AFC or Birmingham City FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Huddersfield Town AFC36% Draw29% Birmingham City FC35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw
66%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
64%
Huddersfield Town AFC or Birmingham City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Huddersfield Town AFC24% Draw50% Birmingham City FC26%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.1%
0 – 1
10%
1 – 0
9.3%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
2.9%
0 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC

Handicap Huddersfield Town AFC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 19% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 20% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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