If the first weekend of the season is anything to go by, neither of these teams will be full of goals this season. That could change in the long term, but for now, we cannot see anything other than a low-scoring draw, a result which arguably would not benefit either side even at this early stage.
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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 Huddersfield Town win with a probability of 44.42%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 28.82% and a draw had a probability of 26.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Huddersfield Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.86%) and 0-2 (8.28%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 1-0 (9.07%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.67%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood.
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