HUDDERSFIELD. Huddersfield Town found a way to turn the tables against Birmingham City to win 2-1. It was Birmingham City to strike first with an early goal of Troy Deeney at the 6′. Then it was a goal in the 25′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jaheim Headley gave the win to Huddersfield Town in the 49′ minute. Birmingham City lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the The John Smith’s Stadium stadium in Huddersfield on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was John Busby assisted by Matt McGrath and George Byrne. The 4th official was Leigh Doughty. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.2 degrees Celsius or 50.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 12 Total 19
- 7 On Target 5
- 5 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 6
- 100 Attack 99
- 40 Dangerous attack 49
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
Fouls
- 10 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Birmingham City had a superior ball possession 58% while Huddersfield Town was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Birmingham City was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Huddersfield Town found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Huddersfield Town shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Birmingham City shot 19 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Huddersfield Town received 1 yellow card (E. Camara). Regarding the opposition, Birmingham City received 1 yellow card (Maxime Colin).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Huddersfield Town will have 31 points like Blackpool and Wigan Athletic to remain in the 22nd place. Talking about the opposition, Birmingham City will stay with 38 points to hold in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Huddersfield Town will host Reading on the 6th of May with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Reading (6 draws).
Birmingham City will host Sheffield United on the 6th of May with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Birmingham City (4 draws).
Huddersfield Town – Formation
Huddersfield Town
72'
49'
75'
Huddersfield Town adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Neil Warnock decided to play with the following team: Nicholas Bilokapic , Tom Lees , Michał Helik , Matthew Lowton , David Kasumu , Jack Rudoni , Jonathan Hogg , Etienne Camara , Jaheim Headley , Joseph Hungbo and Daniel Ward .
The home team had on the bench: Martyn Waghorn , Josh Ruffels , Anthony Knockaert , Josh Koroma, Tyreece Simpson , Brahima Diarra and Jordan Smith.
Huddersfield Town could not rely on the presence of Josh Ruffels (injured).
Substitutions
Huddersfield Town made 4 changes: J. Hungbo for Tyreece Simpson (63′), Danny Ward for Martyn Waghorn (64′), Jaheim Headley for Josh Ruffels (64′) and Jonathan Hogg for Anthony Knockaert (72′).
Best player: Jaheim Headley
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Huddersfield Town was Jaheim Headley.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Birmingham City – Formation
Birmingham City
Also Birmingham City adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
John Eustace played with: John Ruddy , Dion Sanderson , Harlee Dean , Auston Trusty , Maxime Colin , Juninho Bacuna , Krystian Bielik , Hannibal Mejbri , Emmanuel Longelo , Scott Hogan and Troy Deeney .
They had on the bench: Jordan James, Tahith Chong , Gary Gardner, George Hall, Neil Etheridge, Lukas Jutkiewicz and Kevin Long.
Birmingham City could not rely on the presence of Lukas Jutkiewicz (injured) and G. Gardner (injured).
Substitutions
Birmingham City made 4 changes: Dion Sanderson for Tahith Chong (61′), Troy Deeney for Lukas Jutkiewicz (72′), Krystian Bielik for Gary Gardner (81′) and Hannibal Mejbri for George Hall (81′).
Best player: Juninho Bacuna
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Birmingham City was Juninho Bacuna.
His rating is with 30 passes (60% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Wigan Athletic – Norwich City – 0-0
- Sunderland – Bristol City – 1-1
- Rotherham United – Coventry City – 0-2
- Millwall – Sheffield United – 3-2
- Middlesbrough – Queens Park Rangers – 3-1
- Luton Town – Burnley – 0-1
- Hull City – Preston North End – 0-0
- Huddersfield Town – Birmingham City – 2-1
- Blackpool – Stoke City – 1-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Swansea City – 1-0
