HUDDERSFIELD. Huddersfield Town didn’t concede much to Birmingham City to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Wednesday. Huddersfield Town was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (67%).
The match was played at the The John Smith’s Stadium stadium in Huddersfield on Wednesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Andy Woolmer with the assistance of Nicholas Barnard and Matthew Jones. The 4th official was Marc Edwards. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.4 degrees Celsius or 45.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 10 Total 7
- 2 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 119 Attack 98
- 33 Dangerous attack 29
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 17
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 1
Ball possession
Huddersfield Town had a strong ball possession 67% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Huddersfield Town was more aggressive with 33 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Huddersfield Town to win the match.
Huddersfield Town shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Birmingham City shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Huddersfield Town received 3 yellow cards (T. Lees, M. Pearson and L. Colwill). Regarding the opposition, Birmingham City received 1 yellow card (R. McGree).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Huddersfield Town will have 21 points like Queens Park Rangers and Stoke City to stay in the 6th place. On the other side, Birmingham City will have 13 points to stay in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Huddersfield Town will play away with AFC Bournemouth on the 23rd of October with a 9-5 head to head statistic in favor of AFC Bournemouth (8 draws).
Birmingham City will host Swansea City on the 23rd of October with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Swansea City (4 draws).
Huddersfield Town – Formation
Huddersfield Town
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Huddersfield Town started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Carlos Corberán Vallet decided to play with the following team: Lee Nicholls , Matthew Pearson , Tom Lees , Levi Colwill , Sorba Thomas , Jonathan Hogg , Lewis O’Brien , Harry Toffolo , Danel Sinani , Daniel Ward and Duane Holmes .
The home team had on the bench: N. Sarr, Josh Koroma , J. Ruffels, S. High, Fraizer Campbell , N. Bilokapic and Oliver Turton.
Substitutions
Huddersfield Town made 3 changes: D. Sinani for J. Koroma (71′), D. Ward for F. Campbell (76′) and D. Holmes for O. Turton (87′).
Best player: Lee Nicholls
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Huddersfield Town was the goalkeeper: Lee Nicholls. His rating is 7.44. He performed 2 saves.
Birmingham City – Formation
Birmingham City
Birmingham City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the opposite side, Lee Bowyer played with: Matija Šarkić , Dion Sanderson , Marc Roberts , George Friend , Jordan Graham , Gary Gardner , Riley McGree , Ivan Šunjić , Kristian Pedersen , Lukas Jutkiewicz and Tahith Chong .
They had on the bench: Troy Deeney , C. Trueman, C. Aneke, Iván Sánchez, R. Woods, H. Dean and S. Hogan.
Substitutions
Birmingham City made only 1 change substituting L. Jutkiewicz for T. Deeney (70′).
Best player: Matija Šarkić
The most impressive player for Birmingham City was the goalkeeper: Matija Šarkić. His rating is 7.44. He performed 1 save.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Fulham – Cardiff City – 2-0
- Huddersfield Town – Birmingham City – 0-0
- Hull City – Peterborough United – 1-2
- Middlesbrough – Barnsley – 2-0
- Preston North End – Coventry City – 2-1
- Swansea City – West Bromwich Albion – 2-1
- Reading – Blackpool – 2-3
