Birmingham vs Huddersfield–When Birmingham City hosts Huddersfield Town in the Championship on Friday night, they will look to maintain their unbeaten start to the year.
The Terriers were outplayed in their close loss to Burnley, which occurred the day before Blues won a scoreless draw at Luton Town.
After Huddersfield’s narrowly missed opportunity to join the Premier League last season, new head coach Danny Schofield would have liked to see his team demonstrate that they are capable of making another push for the top six.
The Yorkshire team, though, appeared to be a shell of the team that came so close to winning under Carlos Corberan as Burnley triumphed at the John Smith’s Stadium.
Schofield will be concerned with failing to worry opponents who were full of fresh players, the greater familiarity in his own ranks proving to be of no help.
On the good side, the campaign is still in its early stages, and Schofield will believe that a few more signings can serve as a spark for greater results over the next few weeks
In terms of Birmingham, they faced a team in Luton that fell short to Huddersfield in the Championship playoff semifinals the year before.
Birmingham vs Huddersfield – Betting Analysis
Eustace is unlikely to overhaul the Blues’ midfield or defense lineups. Lukas Jutkiewicz can replace Scott Hogan, although he’ll likely attack with Troy Deeney.
Meanwhile, Huddersfield will be missing Matty Pearson and David Kasumu due to their respective hamstring and foot problems.
Schofield would want to give his front three another go, although Jordan Rhodes and Tino Anjorin are competing for the starting spot.
If additional modifications aren’t done before the trip to the West Midlands, Schofield might decide against moving things back.
Blues, on the other hand, played outstanding defense and rightly shared the victory, which will be seen as a bonus given that John Eustace only recently entered the St. Andrew’s arrival door.
Dion Sanderson, a current loanee from Wolverhampton Wanderers, and John Ruddy appear to be significant signings in defense, although Eustace will ultimately hope for more firepower from his seasoned front three.
The most recent meeting between the two teams, which took place last season, resulted in a 2-0 away victory for Huddersfield.
Birmingham vs Huddersfield – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Away Win or Draw
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