Birmingham City FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Birmingham City FC

0 – 1

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Watford FC

Sat 16 Mar 2024 · 15:00 UTC St Andrew's Ground HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 44' Emmanuel Dennis

Y 68' Giorgi Chakvetadze

Y 88' Yaser Asprilla

Y 90' Daniel Bachmann

Overview

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Birmingham City FC vs Watford FC — Championship at St Andrew's Ground.

Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Watford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Matt Donohue
Assistant 1 Paul Hodskinson
Assistant 2 Andrew Fox

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Watford FC	0	0
13	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
14	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
16	Burnley FC	0	0
17	West Ham United FC	0	0
18	Birmingham City FC	0	0
19	Sheffield United FC	0	0
20	Wrexham AFC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	Southampton FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Birmingham City FC 8 games · Avg 2.3 goals Watford FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-03-16 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Watford FC 2023-09-16 Watford FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 2023-03-14 Watford FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC 2022-08-16 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Watford FC 2021-03-20 Watford FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	Watford FC	H	0–1	L
12 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–1	L
09 Mar	Millwall FC	A	0–1	L
05 Mar	Hull City AFC	A	1–1	D
02 Mar	Southampton FC	H	3–4	L
24 Feb	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–3	L

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	Birmingham City FC	A	1–0	W
09 Mar	Coventry City FC	H	1–2	L
06 Mar	Swansea City AFC	H	1–1	D
02 Mar	Millwall FC	A	0–1	L
24 Feb	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–2	L
17 Feb	Rotherham United FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC		Watford FC
#18	Position	#12
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 18th (0 pts). Watford FC are 12th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/1

61-75

–/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Birmingham City FC vs Watford FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Birmingham City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Watford FC backline.
10' Watford FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
15' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Birmingham City FC and Watford FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
30' Matthew Pollock is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
40' Both keepers have barely been tested. Birmingham City FC and Watford FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
44' The Nigeria Emmanuel Dennis breaks the deadlock on 44 minutes. 0-1!
49' Watford FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
54' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Valerien Ismael will be considering his options from the bench.
59' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
63' Vakoun Issouf Bayo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Emmanuel Dennis on 63 minute.
68' That looks like a foul for a card for Giorgi Chakvetadze.
72' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Tyler Roberts on, Koji Miyoshi off on 72 minutes.
77' Birmingham City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Watford FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
79' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tom Ince is hanging Giorgi Chakvetadze on the field on 79 minute.
83' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Ethan Laird departs to be replaced by George Hall.
88' Yaser Asprilla is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
89' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Yaser Asprilla departs to be replaced by Francisco Sierralta.
90' The referee calls foul for Daniel Bachmann. He receives a card.
90' The crowd applauds Lukas Jutkiewicz as he leaves the pitch. Scott Hogan steps in for Birmingham City FC.
It finishes all square. Birmingham City FC and Watford FC share the spoils 0-1.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Watford FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

25
Emmanuel Dennis ↓ Vakoun Issouf Bayo 63'
1
Daniel Bachmann
5
Ryan Porteous
39
Edo Kayembe
16
Giorgi Chakvetadze ↓ Tom Ince 79'
15
Matthew Pollock
24
Tom Dele-Bashiru
11
Ismael Kone ↓ Matheus Martins 79'
42
James Morris
18
Yaser Asprilla ↓ Francisco Sierralta 89'
45
Ryan Andrews

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ken Sema	2
Nathaniel Chalobah	1
Andre Gray	1
George Hall	1
Britt Assombalonga	1
Keinan Davis	1
Imran Louza	1
Ryan Andrews	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2024-03-16 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Watford FC L 2024-03-12 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-03-09 Millwall FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2024-03-05 Hull City AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2024-03-02 Birmingham City FC 3–4 Southampton FC L 2024-02-24 Ipswich Town FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L

Watford FC Form

2024-03-16 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Watford FC W 2024-03-09 Watford FC 1–2 Coventry City FC L 2024-03-06 Watford FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2024-03-02 Millwall FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2024-02-24 Watford FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2024-02-17 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Watford FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.3 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.78 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 90% + Under — clean sheet likely 84%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC17% Draw40% Watford FC43%

Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes16% 0% No84%

Avg goals/match: 1.08

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	63%	37%
± 1.5	30%	70%
± 2.5	10%	90%
± 3.5	3%	97%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

57%

Draw or Watford FC

83%

Birmingham City FC or Watford FC

60%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC6% Draw70% Watford FC24%

Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

36.6%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

9.5%

1 – 1

1 – 0

8.3%

1 – 2

3.6%

0 – 3

2.4%

2 – 1

1.2%

2 – 0

1.2%

1 – 3

2 – 2

0.6%

0 – 4

0.5%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	1%	99%
-1.5	1%	—	99%
-1	1%	10%	89%
-0.5	11%	—	89%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	29%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	11%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

46% ✓

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

74% ✓

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