Having enjoyed a rare weekend off while Huddersfield's efforts went unrewarded against Bolton, Birmingham will arrive at the John Smith's Stadium with the fresher legs and optimism of picking up their first league win away to the Terriers in over 10 years.
Duff's men have started to lose their dominant streak on home soil, and with integral midfielder Wiles potentially either missing out or not operating at full fitness, we cannot envisage the hosts stunting Birmingham's title charge.
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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 41.44%. A win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 32.13% and a draw had a probability of 26.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Birmingham City win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.69%) and 0-2 (7.33%). The likeliest Huddersfield Town win was 1-0 (9.09%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.56%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Birmingham City in this match.
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