Birmingham vs Huddersfield Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd October 2023

Huddersfield go up against Birmingham on Tuesday for a Championship meeting at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Placed 12th in the table Birmingham have amassed 12 points after nine matches. On ten points, Huddersfield rank 18th with nine matches played this season.

Huddersfield will want to get a win after a couple of draws, however, one point from the game against Birmingham could still be acceptable.

Birmingham scored nine times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.9 goals a game. They conceded 11 and managed three clean sheets.

Huddersfield scored 12 goals, conceded 14 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Birmingham took a hit when Huddersfield handed them a 2-1 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured three points to their name by claiming a 2-1 win.

Birmingham vs Huddersfield Prediction

Birmingham Form

A solitary draw point prevents Birmingham from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 2-1 defeat against Preston, before drawing 0-0 with Queens P.R.. They came up empty-handed once again when Norwich ran out as 2-0 winners. Birmingham claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew two and lost two, scored five goals and conceded five.

Huddersfield Form

Following three draws in their last three matches, Huddersfield could do with a win again. Against Stoke, they shared the points in a 2-2 draw, before splitting the points in a 1-1 with Coventry. Another 1-1 stalemate against Ipswich followed. Huddersfield claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads eight goals conceded and eight scored.

Both Birmingham and Huddersfield seem a little too focused on not losing than actually chasing a win, and as such, the draw is a tasty value bet from our perspective.

Birmingham recorded two points following zero wins from their last three games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored one goal, but also conceded three. Birmingham have a record of three wins, three draws and three defeats in the Championship this season. Huddersfield have a record of two wins, four draws and three defeats in the Championship.

Birmingham vs Huddersfield Squads

Birmingham Squad

John Eustace will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Huddersfield from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

John Ruddy (0/9), Neil Etheridge (0/0), Zachary Jeacock (0/0), Cody Drameh (0/6), Dion Sanderson (0/9), Emanuel Aiwu (0/0), Ethan Laird (0/3), Kevin Long (0/9), Lee Buchanan (0/7), Marc Roberts (0/0), Marcel Oakley (0/1), Alfie Chang (0/0), Brandon Khela (0/0), Gary Gardner (0/2), George Hall (0/1), Ivan Sunjic (0/8), Jordan James (0/8), Keshi Anderson (0/8), Koji Miyoshi (1/9), Krystian Bielik (0/9), Mark Duffy (0/0), Oliver Burke (0/0), Sam Cosgrove (0/0), Siriki Dembele (1/5), Emmanuel Longelo (0/7), Jay Stansfield (0/0), Juninho Bacuna (0/9), Lee Novak (0/0), Lukas Jutkiewicz (2/6), Scott Hogan (1/9), Tyler Roberts (0/1).

Huddersfield Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Huddersfield head coach Moore will select from for his starting XI:

Chris Maxwell (0/0), Jacob Chapman (0/0), Lee Nicholls (0/9), Ben Jackson (0/6), Loick Ayina (0/0), Matthew Pearson (1/9), Michal Helik (2/9), Oliver Turton (0/0), Rarmani Edmonds-Green (0/4), Thomas Edwards (0/4), Tom Lees (0/1), Yuta Nakayama (0/4), Ben Wiles (0/0), Brahima Diarra (0/6), David Kasumu (0/3), Jaheim Headley (0/5), Jonathan Hogg (0/8), Josh Austerfield (0/0), Kyle Hudlin (0/3), Danny Ward (0/5), Delano Burgzorg (2/7), Jack Rudoni (2/9), Josh Koroma (1/9), Josh Ruffels (0/8), Kian Harratt (0/8), Patrick Jones (0/3), Sorba Thomas (1/8).

Birmingham vs Huddersfield Team News

Birmingham could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Huddersfield.

Ethan Laird, George Hall and Tyler Roberts take up space in the treatment room and won't be eligible to be called up for home side Birmingham, when they face Huddersfield on Tuesday.

Huddersfield will have to make do without a group of four missing from their roster prior to their upcoming match on Tuesday against Birmingham.

Names like Danny Ward, Jonathan Hogg, Loick Ayina and Oliver Turton most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Birmingham.

Birmingham vs Huddersfield Lineups

Birmingham vs Huddersfield H2H

Birmingham claimed a 2-1 win, while Huddersfield answered back with a 2-1 win in their two most recent meetings. The previous ten matches were equally split between these two sides. Birmingham won two and Huddersfield won four matches. However, Huddersfield did manage a 2-1 win last time out, and the bookies best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 5/2.

Birmingham vs Huddersfield Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out six times in the last ten matches between Birmingham and Huddersfield.

Birmingham vs Huddersfield Betting Tips

Birmingham won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing three as well. Huddersfield won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost one in this run. Birmingham won three times in their 10 most recent league games, with Huddersfield claiming three wins from a possible 10.

In the past ten encounters between Birmingham and Huddersfield over 2.5 goals came out four times, with Birmingham scoring an average of one goal per game. Huddersfield averaged 1.2 goals, while both teams scored six times. In Birmingham's last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in three of them. They managed to average one goal goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Huddersfield's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.