Huddersfield vs Birmingham City Prediction: The teams will look to cancel each other out

Huddersfield is set to host Birmingham City on Saturday evening. Huddersfield has won just two times out of 10 league games against Birmingham City. Would Huddersfield be able to beat Birmingham this time?

Huddersfield’s Form

Huddersfield's home performance is average this season as they managed (W5 D5 L5) to win on 5 occasions out of 15. Their previous home game against QPR (1-1) ended as a draw. In their 15 home league games, they scored 14 goals against their visitors and conceded 15 in return.

Their away form is also a matter of concern as they managed (L10 D4 W2) to win 2 out of 16 games. With 28 points in 31 games, Huddersfield is sitting in the 23rd position. They have netted 28 goals this season and conceded 42 in return.

Jordan Rhodes is the team’s top scorer with 5 goals followed by Danny Ward (3) and Michal Helik (2) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions. 

Huddersfield’s possible lineup

Vaclik; Lees, Pearson, Boyle, Headley; Rudoni, High, Hogg; Koroma, Waghorn, Knockaert.

Birmingham City’s Form

Birmingham's away from is below average this season as they managed (W5 D4 L5) to win on 5 occasions out of 14. They won in their previous away game against Swansea (4-3). In their 14 away league games, they scored 16 goals against their hosts and conceded 21 in return.

Birmingham's home form this season is also below average as they managed (D5 W5 L7) to win on 5 occasions out of 17. With 38 points in 31 games, Birmingham is sitting in the 18th position. They have netted 36 goals this season and conceded 40 in return.

Scott Hogan is the team’s top scorer with 10 goals followed by Auston Trusty (4) and Troy Deeney (6) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions. 

Birmingham City’s possible lineup

Rudy; Sanderson, Dean, Trusty, Colin; Bacuna, Bielik, Chong; Mejbri; Hogan, Jutkiewicz.

Huddersfield vs Birmingham City expert tips

Huddersfield has already suffered a defeat against Birmingham City in their most recent outing this season. Huddersfield's track record against Birmingham also doesn't look good playing at home. Both the sides have very little to differentiate between them. After analyzing all the facts, we anticipate Birmingham to win the match. In this match, we can expect less than 2.5 goals as both teams have scored less than 3 goals in a face-to-face contest.