Huddersfield Town AFC vs Birmingham City FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2024-25

Huddersfield Town AFC

0 – 1

Full Time

Birmingham City FC

Tue 28 Jan 2025 · 20:00 UTC John Smith's Stadium 19,138 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 49' Keshi Anderson

Brodie Spencer 7' Y

Jonathan Hogg 76' Y

Y 85' Lyndon Dykes

Y 90' Alfie May

Overview

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

Huddersfield Town AFC 14 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Adam Herczeg
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Emily Carney (England)

7 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 11.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	14	26
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Plymouth Argyle FC	14	23
6	Reading FC	14	22
7	Bradford City AFC	13	22
8	Cambridge United FC	14	21
9	Sheffield Wednesday FC	13	20
10	Leicester City FC	13	19
11	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
12	Milton Keynes Dons FC	13	18
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	14	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	Notts County FC	12	14
18	AFC Wimbledon	13	13
19	Blackpool FC	12	12
20	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
21	Wigan Athletic FC	14	11
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	12	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2025-01-28 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 2024-10-01 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC 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

Recent Form

Huddersfield Town AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Jan	Birmingham City FC	H	0–1	L
25 Jan	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	0–1	L
18 Jan	Blackpool FC	A	2–2	D
07 Jan	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	1–0	W
04 Jan	Rotherham United FC	H	0–0	D
29 Dec	Burton Albion FC	H	1–1	D

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Jan	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–0	W
23 Jan	Wrexham AFC	A	1–1	D
18 Jan	Exeter City FC	H	1–0	W
11 Jan	Lincoln City FC	H	2–1	W
04 Jan	Wigan Athletic FC	A	3–0	W
01 Jan	Stockport County FC	A	1–1	D

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Huddersfield Town AFC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Huddersfield Town AFC

0-15

6/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

3/2

46-60

6/1

61-75

5/3

76+

6/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Huddersfield Town AFC

Joe Taylor	10 G	2 A
Derensili Sanches Fernandes	7 G	6 A
Bojan Radulovic	3 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at John Smith's Stadium!
5' Ryan Allsop is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Huddersfield Town AFC tonight.
7' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Brodie Spencer on 7 minutes.
12' 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.
17' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 17 minutes.
22' Alex Cochrane has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
27' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 27.
32' It is a cagey affair so far. Huddersfield Town AFC in their trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact .
37' Northern Ireland international Callum Marshall has been a key figure this campaign — 3 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
42' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Chris Davies will be considering his options from the bench.
47' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
49' GOAL! Keshi Anderson scores on 49. Assisted by Taylor Gardner-Hickman
54' 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.
57' Another substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC to replace Herbie Kane by Joe Hodge on 57 minute.
58' The Huddersfield Town AFC bench stirs into life. Lasse Sorensen is withdrawn and Ollie Turton gets his opportunity.
63' The Huddersfield Town AFC bench stirs into life. Ruben Roosken is withdrawn and Josh Koroma gets his opportunity.
67' Scott Wright gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Keshi Anderson and will look to change the dynamic.
72' Rhys Healey has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dion Charles on 72 minute.
76' Jonathan Hogg has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 76.
81' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
85' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Lyndon Dykes gets a card.
88' A change in the Huddersfield Town AFC ranks — Tom Lees exits the field as Radinio Balker enters on 88.
90' The referee calls foul for Alfie May. He receives a card.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Huddersfield Town AFC 0-1 Birmingham City FC.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Josh Koroma ↑ 63'
11
Rhys Healey ↑ 72'
1
Lee Nicholls
24
Radinio Balker ↑ 88'
9
Bojan Radulovic ↑ 72'
41
Joe Hodge ↑ 57'
20
Ollie Turton ↑ 58'

Coach Michael Duff

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Davies

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

2025-01-28 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L 2025-01-25 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2025-01-18 Blackpool FC 2–2 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2025-01-07 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2025-01-04 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D 2024-12-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Burton Albion FC D

Birmingham City FC Form

2025-01-28 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2025-01-23 Wrexham AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2025-01-18 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Exeter City FC W 2025-01-11 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC W 2025-01-04 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Birmingham City FC W 2025-01-01 Stockport County FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.91 Huddersfield Town AFC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.2 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Huddersfield Town AFC27% Draw31% Birmingham City FC42%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.11

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	62%	38%
± 2.5	35%	65%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw

58%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

73%

Huddersfield Town AFC or Birmingham City FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Huddersfield Town AFC19% Draw53% Birmingham City FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

14.5%

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.7%

0 – 2

8.4%

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 1

5.8%

2 – 0

4.8%

2 – 2

3.6%

0 – 3

3.3%

1 – 3

3.1%

3 – 1

1.8%

Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC

Handicap	Huddersfield Town AFC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	17%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	23%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	12%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

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