With the two sides in very different veins of form, this game seems as if it can only go the way of Huddersfield. The Terriers left it late in midweek though, while Birmingham have been putting in performances without getting results, so we think that it will finish level.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Birmingham City win with a probability of 39.8%. A win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 33% and a draw had a probability of 27.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Birmingham City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.37%) and 2-0 (7.24%). The likeliest Huddersfield Town win was 0-1 (9.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.89%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 5.7% likelihood.
