Huddersfield Town AFC vs Birmingham City FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Huddersfield Town AFC vs Birmingham City FC — League One at John Smith's Stadium.
- Huddersfield Town AFC 46 games · 67 pts (2025/26)
- Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Adam Herczeg
- Assistant 1
- Assistant 2 Emily Carney (England)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
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 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 history28% Clean Sheets
Huddersfield Town AFC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Huddersfield Town AFC is hosting Birmingham City FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Taylor Gardner-Hickman needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 7' Brodie Spencer is having his name booked by the referee on 7.
- 12' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 17' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 22' Birmingham City FC is showing some good football. However, Birmingham City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 27' Supporters expect more eagerness from Josh Koroma, as he is very good at scoring at John Smith's Stadium with 13 goals in the last 11 games.
- 32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 37' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 42' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 47' 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 Alex Cochrane suffering a number of foals already.
- 49' Birmingham City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Keshi Anderson on 49.
- 54' It looks surprising Huddersfield Town AFC does not make any changes. Scott Wright has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 57' Time for substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC. Herbie Kane is replaced by Joe Hodge.
- 58' It is a substitution in Huddersfield Town AFC team. Lasse Sorensen is replaced by Ollie Turton on 58 minute.
- 63' It is a substitution in Huddersfield Town AFC team. Ruben Roosken is replaced by Josh Koroma on 63 minute.
- 67' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Keshi Anderson is replaced by Scott Wright on 67 minute.
- 72' Another substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC to replace Dion Charles by Rhys Healey on 72 minute.
- 76' Huddersfield Town AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 76.
- 81' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 85' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a card on 85.
- 88' Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Radinio Balker is hanging Tom Lees on the field on 88 minute.
- 90' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Alfie May gets a card.
- Another three points for Birmingham City FC.
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Huddersfield Town AFC
Starting XI- 6
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Lasse Sorensen ↓ Ollie Turton 58'
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Tom Lees ↓ Radinio Balker 88'
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Herbie Kane ↓ Joe Hodge 57'
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15
Dion Charles ↓ Rhys Healey 72'
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Ruben Roosken ↓ Josh Koroma 63'
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Bench-
10
Josh Koroma ↑ 63'
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11
Rhys Healey ↑ 72'
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24
Radinio Balker ↑ 88'
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Bojan Radulovic ↑ 72'
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41
Joe Hodge ↑ 57'
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Ollie Turton ↑ 58'
Coach Michael DuffBirmingham City FC
Starting XI- 25
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Keshi Anderson ↓ Scott Wright 67'
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- 4
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Bench- 30
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Scott Wright ↑ 67'
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Coach Chris Davies -
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 DBirmingham 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