Saturday , 14 November 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Birmingham City FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Watford FC
Sat 12 Dec 2020 · 15:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'
Maikel Kieftenbeld 15' Y
Kristian Pedersen 57' Y
Kristian Pedersen 84' R
Y 90' Etienne Capoue

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Watford FC — Championship at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Matt Donohue
  • Referee George Byrne
  • Referee Mark Russell
  • Referee Peter Gibbons
7 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

1
1
6
Birmingham City FC 8 games · Avg 2.3 goals Watford FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-12 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Watford FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec Watford FC H 0–1 L
09 Dec Reading FC A 2–1 W
05 Dec Bristol City FC A 1–0 W
01 Dec Barnsley FC H 1–2 L
28 Nov Millwall FC H 0–0 D
24 Nov Luton Town FC A 1–1 D
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec Birmingham City FC A 1–0 W
08 Dec Rotherham United FC H 2–0 W
05 Dec Cardiff City FC H 0–1 L
02 Dec Nottingham Forest FC A 0–0 D
28 Nov Preston North End FC H 4–1 W
25 Nov Bristol City FC A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC Watford FC
#1 Position #20
29 Points 15
15 Played 15
8 / 5 / 2 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 8
28 Scored 13
14 Conceded 23
+14 GD -10
1.93 PPG 1.00
53% Win % 27%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 1st (29 pts). Watford FC are 20th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
6/1
31-45
4/7
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Watford FC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/4
31-45
–/6
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
August Priske 6 G 1 A
Liam Millar 4 G 3 A
Jay Stansfield 4 G 1 A
Demarai Gray 3 G
Phil Neumann 2 G
Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium. Birmingham City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Watford FC.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Maikel Kieftenbeld was booked on 15.
  • 20' Ivan Sanchez Aguayo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Josh Cogley suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Vladimir Ivic might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Birmingham City FC in their trying to find a way past Watford FC's compact .
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 50' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 55' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 57' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kristian Pedersen.
  • 62' Adam Clayton has so much to prove this time. He replaces Maikel Kieftenbeld on 62 minute.
  • 67' Marc Roberts has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
  • 69' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Quina is withdrawn and Stipe Perica gets his opportunity.
  • 74' Kristian Pedersen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
  • 79' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alen Halilovic is hanging Jonathan Leko on the field on 79 minute.
  • 80' Josh Cogley makes way for Maxime Colin at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
  • 84' Kristian Pedersen catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 84.
  • 85' Troy Deeney doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 90' Etienne Capoue is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Watford FC. James Garner is replaced by Etienne Capoue.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Watford FC players.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vladimir Ivic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ken Sema 2
Mileta Rajovic 1
Emmanuel Dennis 1
Troy Deeney 1
Nathaniel Chalobah 1
Andre Gray 1
George Hall 1
Britt Assombalonga 1

Head to Head

2020-12-12 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Watford FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2020-12-12 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Watford FC L 2020-12-09 Reading FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2020-12-05 Bristol City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2020-12-01 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Barnsley FC L 2020-11-28 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Millwall FC D 2020-11-24 Luton Town FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D

Watford FC Form

2020-12-12 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Watford FC W 2020-12-08 Watford FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC W 2020-12-05 Watford FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC L 2020-12-02 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2020-11-28 Watford FC 4–1 Preston North End FC W 2020-11-25 Bristol City FC 0–0 Watford FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.16 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC42% Draw33% Watford FC25%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 1.87
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 56%
44%
± 2.5 29%
71%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Watford FC
58%
Birmingham City FC or Watford FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC29% Draw56% Watford FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17.9%
1 – 0
16.7%
1 – 1
13.6%
2 – 0
9.9%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
3.8%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 1
2.9%
2 – 2
2.7%
3 – 2
1.1%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 25% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 15% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
50% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.