England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Huddersfield Town and Birmingham City, taking place on Saturday, 18 February 2023, at John Smith's Stadium in Huddersfield.
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Huddersfield Town, Recent FormOn the back of a tough 3-0 away defeat by Stoke City, Huddersfield Town manager Neil Warnock will have some work to do to get his team in a confident mindset. They achieved 44% possession in that match and had 3 strikes at goal, with 1 hitting the target, up against Stoke City's tally of 16 efforts at goal, 6 of which were on target.
Having scored 4 goals and conceded 10 in their last 6 games, they will need to improve at both ends if they are to pick up more points from here on. Consistency in front of goal has been a problem for them at home recently, having failed to score in 3 of their last 6 games. They have produced a defensive record this season that they won't be proud of, having conceded at least 1 goal in 25 of their 31 league matches.
Results wise, their recent poor run of form has left them without a win in 7 games.
Birmingham City, Recent FormThe 2-0 home defeat to Cardiff City will not have sat easily with the Birmingham City squad, who would not have been pleased to squander all three points. They came away from that fixture with a 51% share of the possession and clocked up 6 attempts on goal with 1 on target, in comparison to Cardiff City, who managed 12 attempts on goal, 4 of which were on target.
Manager John Eustace will be shining a spotlight on his team's poor defensive record of late, having conceded 14 goals in their last 6 games, despite picking up a modest amount of points due in no small part to the 10 goals they managed at the other end. Up front, they have been showing a certain level of consistency in breaching their opponents' defences, with goals netted in 5 of their last 6 outings. Unable to deliver a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games, it's fair to say they have their troubles at the back.
Despite picking up some valuable points from 2 wins, the 4 lost matches from 6 will be the main concern for them.
On an individual basis, Scott Hogan is giving Birmingham City's travelling fans plenty to shout about having scored 3 goals in the squad's last 6 away games in the league.
In the previous league meeting between these two sides, it was Birmingham City that came out on top with a 2-1 win.
Playing away from home, Birmingham have scored in 2 of their last 3 league games against Huddersfield.
Both teams will be looking for a breakthrough in this fixture, with the last 5 meetings at John Smith's Stadium ending in a draw and a share of the spoils. However, Huddersfield will also want to maintain their unbeaten home record against Birmingham which now stands at 5 games in a row.
In front of goal, Marc Roberts has scored 2 goals in the previous 3 league matches for Birmingham against Huddersfield at John Smith's Stadium and will be confident of getting more of the same this time out.
Huddersfield manager Neil Warnock has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Tino Anjorin (Ankle), Michał Helik (Leg), Duane Holmes (Calf), Yuta Nakayama (Achilles tendon), Lee Nicholls (Shoulder), Kieran Phillips (Leg), Ollie Turton (Knee) and Danny Ward (Lack of fitness) are all currently out of contention for this game.
John Eustace has a number of injury concerns in his Birmingham squad to contend with: Jobe Bellingham (Abdominal), Harlee Dean (Muscle), Reda Khadra (Hamstring) and Marc Roberts (Hamstring)
Huddersfield Town Playing at home | Birmingham City Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.9 | Goals scored | 1.1 |
| 1 | Goals conceded | 1.4 |
| 30' | Time first goal scored | 32' |
| 39' | Time first goal conceded | 29' |
| 2.1 | Yellow cards | 2.4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4 | Subs used | 4.3 |
| 3-1 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 2-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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