BIRMINGHAM. Birmingham City beat Huddersfield Town to win 2-1. It was Birmingham City to strike first with an early goal of S. Hogan at the 5′. Then P. Placheta scored again for Birmingham City in the 45′ minute. Eventually, D. Ward reduced the distance for Huddersfield Town (61′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Huddersfield Town was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the St. Andrew’s Stadium stadium in Birmingham on Friday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Gavin Ward who was helped by Mark Russell and G Read. The 4th official was Dean Whitestone. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 33 degrees Celsius or 91.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 17 Total 9
- 6 On Target 2
- 11 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 127 Attack 124
- 38 Dangerous attack 30
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 10 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Huddersfield Town was in firm control of the ball 61% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Birmingham City was more aggressive with 38 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Birmingham City won the match.
Birmingham City shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Huddersfield Town shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Birmingham City received 1 yellow card (A. Trusty). Regarding the opposition, Huddersfield Town received 2 yellow cards (Sorba Thomas and J. Russell).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Birmingham City has 4 points to occupy the 1st place in the table. On the opposite side, Huddersfield Town stays with 0 points (23rd).
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Birmingham City will play away with Stoke City on the 5th of November with a 8-2 head to head in favor of Birmingham City (6 draws).
Huddersfield Town will play away agasint Blackburn Rovers on the 5th of November with a 4-4 head to head statistic.
Birmingham City – Formation
Birmingham City started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager John Eustace decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Birmingham City made 3 changes: T. Deeney for J. Graham (75′), S. Hogan for L. Jutkiewicz (82′) and P. Placheta for G. Friend (89′).
Huddersfield Town – Formation
Huddersfield Town started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Danny Schofield played with: .
Substitutions
Huddersfield Town made 4 changes: R. Edmonds-Green for W. Boyle (75′), D. Ward for D. Holmes (76′), F. Anjorin for J. Rhodes (76′) and J. Rudoni for J. Koroma (89′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.