Championship

Championship | Gameweek 2

Aug 5, 2022 at 7.45pm UK

St. Andrew's Stadium

Birmingham
2 - 1
Huddersfield

Hogan (5'), Placheta (45')
Trusty (58')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Ward (61')
Thomas (21'), Russell (32')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Birmingham City and Huddersfield Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Birmingham City

Last Six:

Last Game: Luton 0-0 Birmingham
Saturday, July 30 at 3pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
13	West Bromwich Albion	1	0	1
14	Birmingham City	1	0	1
15	Luton Town	1	0	1

Huddersfield Town

Last Six:

Last Game: Huddersfield 0-1 Burnley
Friday, July 29 at 8pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
18	Bristol City	1	-1	0
19	Huddersfield Town	1	-1	0
20	Norwich City	1	-1	0

We said: Birmingham City 1-1 Huddersfield Town

If the first weekend of the season is anything to go by, neither of these teams will be full of goals this season. That could change in the long term, but for now, we cannot see anything other than a low-scoring draw, a result which arguably would not benefit either side even at this early stage. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Huddersfield Town win with a probability of 44.42%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 28.82% and a draw had a probability of 26.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Huddersfield Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.86%) and 0-2 (8.28%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 1-0 (9.07%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.67%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood.

Result
Birmingham City	Draw	Huddersfield Town
28.82% ( 0.23)	26.76% ( 0.17)	44.42% ( -0.41)

Both teams to score 49.47% (

-0.38)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

44.8% (

-0.56)

55.2% (

0.56)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

23.56% (

-0.46)

76.44% (

0.46)

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

65.72% (

-0.12)

34.28% (

0.11)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.01% (

-0.13)

70.99% (

0.12)

Huddersfield Town Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.28% (

-0.45)

24.72% (

0.44)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.73% (

-0.63)

59.27% (

0.62)

Score Analysis

Birmingham City 28.82%

Huddersfield Town 44.42%

Draw 26.75%

Birmingham City	Draw	Huddersfield Town
1-0 @ 9.07% ( 0.17) 2-1 @ 6.79% ( 0.01) 2-0 @ 4.86% ( 0.07) 3-1 @ 2.42% ( -0) 3-0 @ 1.73% ( 0.02) 3-2 @ 1.69% ( -0.02) Other @ 2.26% Total : 28.82%	1-1 @ 12.67% ( 0.06) 0-0 @ 8.47% ( 0.18) 2-2 @ 4.74% ( -0.05) Other @ 0.87% Total : 26.75%	0-1 @ 11.84% ( 0.1) 1-2 @ 8.86% ( -0.07) 0-2 @ 8.28% ( -0.04) 1-3 @ 4.13% ( -0.09) 0-3 @ 3.86% ( -0.07) 2-3 @ 2.21% ( -0.05) 1-4 @ 1.44% ( -0.05) 0-4 @ 1.35% ( -0.04) Other @ 2.46% Total : 44.42%