Match Preview: Huddersfield Town v Birmingham City (Saturday, 3pm)

Huddersfield Town host Birmingham City on Saturday at the John Smith’s Stadium in the Championship.

In their last league match, on April 20, Huddersfield lost to Swansea City 4-0 at home.

Birmingham drew, 0-0 away at Rotherham United.

Huddersfield are 23rd in the table after 44 games, of which they have won nine and drawn 17, earning 44 points.

Birmingham are one place ahead of Town in 22nd, with 12 wins and 10 draws putting them on 46 points.

In the last 10 years, Huddersfield and Birmingham have played each other on 17 occasions. They won five each, and they drew seven times.

On average, the Terriers scored 1.3 goals and the Blues 1.1 in those matches.

Their last meeting was on October 3, when Birmingham won 4-1 at home.

The Terriers are in disappointing form in the Championship, with one win and two draws from their last six games.

With two wins and a draw over that period, City’s form is slightly better – they have taken seven points from 18, compared to the home team’s five.

With 47 goals in 44 games so far this season, Huddersfield are scoring at below the league average rate with 1.1 goals per game. And they are conceding more than average, letting in 74 goals at a rate of 1.7 per game.

The Blues are also below average scorers, with 1.1 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.3. They have conceded 1.5 goals per game.

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Huddersfield Town v Birmingham City
Championship | John Smith’s Stadium
Saturday, 27 April 2024 @ 3.00pm

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