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Birmingham City face Huddersfield Town at Estadio da Nora on Friday morning in a pre-season friendly as both clubs continue preparations for the 2026-27 campaign.
The Blues are entering their second successive Championship season under Chris Davies after securing a top-half finish in 2025-26, a year on from their record-breaking League One title triumph.
The most recent meeting between the sides came in January 2025, when Birmingham won 1-0 at the John Smith's Stadium thanks to a long-range strike from Keshi Anderson in League One.
Read our prediction, preview and betting tips for the game below, and make sure to check out our today's betting tips page for more of our expert predictions.
Birmingham vs. Huddersfield key stats
- Over 2.5 goals has landed in seven of Huddersfield's last nine matches across all competitions.
- Both teams have scored in each of Birmingham's last four matches heading into this friendly.
- Birmingham ended the 2025-26 campaign on a five-match unbeaten run, winning three of those
Birmingham vs. Huddersfield preview: Blues backed to exploit the gap
Birmingham vs Huddersfield — Tale of the Tape
| Birmingham | vs | Huddersfield |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (Championship 2025-26) | Position | 9th (League One 2025-26) |
| 64 | Points | 67 |
| 57 | Goals For | 74 |
| 56 | Goals Against | 64 |
| 10 | Clean Sheets | 13 |
| 4th | Home / Away Rank | 13th |
Davies guided Birmingham to a top-half Championship finish despite a difficult start to the season, with the Blues winning three of their final five league matches.
All three of those victories came in games where the Blues scored at least twice, beating Wrexham 2-0 and recording 2-1 wins over Preston North End and Bristol City.
Birmingham finished the campaign with a 1-1 draw away to Portsmouth after August Priske's 19th-minute effort cancelled out Adrian Segecic's early opener.
After returning to the second tier with a 10th-place finish, the ambition at St Andrew's will be to push towards the Premier League, having last played in the top flight in 2010-11.
Huddersfield's 2025-26 League One campaign was disrupted by a managerial change in January, with Liam Manning brought in after an inconsistent run of form deep into the season in an attempt to steady the club.
In March, Martin Drury and Jon Stead were appointed joint interim managers until the end of the season following Manning's decision to take compassionate leave before Drury was handed the role on a permanent basis in May 2026.
Drury guided the Terriers to a ninth-place finish in League One, although they won just two of their final 10 league matches (D6, L2).
However, Huddersfield ended the campaign on a positive note with a 4-0 victory away at Wimbledon, a result that should provide confidence as they look to build momentum during pre-season ahead of the 2026-27 campaign.
Birmingham vs. Huddersfield form guide & betting tips
| Birmingham | vs | Huddersfield |
|---|---|---|
W
D
W
W
D
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Form |
D
D
D
L
W
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| 8 | Goals For | 12 |
| 4 | Goals Against | 11 |
N/A |
Club Friendly | N/A |
Whispers predicts: Birmingham 2-1 Huddersfield
Birmingham's recent dominance in this fixture reflects the quality gap between a Championship side with promotion ambitions and a Huddersfield team rebuilding in League One, making a win for the Blues the standout selection.
Over 2.5 Goals is also strongly supported by the numbers, with seven of Huddersfield's last nine matches clearing that line while Birmingham have conceded in each of their last four games.
Both Teams to Score – Yes appeals as well because Birmingham's defensive structure remains a work in progress and Huddersfield should create chances despite the difference in quality.
Those trends point towards a Birmingham City 3-1 Huddersfield Town correct-score prediction.
> Birmingham City to win (odds to be updated once available) | Likelihood:Probable
> Over 2.5 Goals (odds to be updated once available) | Likelihood: Possible
> Both Teams to Score – Yes (odds to be updated once available) | Likelihood: Possible
> Correct score: Birmingham 2-1 Huddersfield (odds to be updated once available) | Likelihood: Outsider