Watford FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Watford FC

3 – 0

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Birmingham City FC

Thu 1 Jan 2026 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Watford FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship .

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

Match Details

Referee Lewis Smith

3 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

Watford FC 8 games · Avg 2.3 goals Birmingham City FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-01 Watford FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC 2025-12-01 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Watford FC 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

Recent Form

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Birmingham City FC	H	3–0	W
29 Dec	Norwich City FC	A	1–0	W
26 Dec	Leicester City FC	A	2–1	W
20 Dec	Stoke City FC	H	1–0	W
13 Dec	Wrexham AFC	A	2–2	D
09 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	1–1	D

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Watford FC	A	0–3	L
29 Dec	Southampton FC	H	1–1	D
26 Dec	Derby County FC	H	1–1	D
20 Dec	Sheffield United FC	A	0–3	L
13 Dec	Charlton Athletic FC	H	1–1	D
09 Dec	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Watford FC		Birmingham City FC
#12	Position	#18
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

0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Watford FC are 12th (0 pts). Birmingham City FC are 18th (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' The ball is rolling at . Watford FC are looking to make home advantage count against Birmingham City FC.
The final score is 3-0.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Watford FC Form

2026-01-01 Watford FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC W 2025-12-29 Norwich City FC 0–1 Watford FC W 2025-12-26 Leicester City FC 1–2 Watford FC W 2025-12-20 Watford FC 1–0 Stoke City FC W 2025-12-13 Wrexham AFC 2–2 Watford FC D 2025-12-09 Watford FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D

Birmingham City FC Form

2026-01-01 Watford FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2025-12-29 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2025-12-26 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Derby County FC D 2025-12-20 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2025-12-13 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 2025-12-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.16 Watford FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.3 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 81% + Under — clean sheet likely 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC60% Draw30% Birmingham City FC10%

Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes19% 0% No81%

Avg goals/match: 1.46

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	74%	26%
± 1.5	43%	57%
± 2.5	19%	81%
± 3.5	7%	93%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw

90%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

40%

Watford FC or Birmingham City FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Watford FC34% Draw61% Birmingham City FC5%

Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

25.9%

0 – 0

25.7%

2 – 0

14.7%

1 – 1

8.7%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

5.6%

2 – 1

3 – 1

2.1%

4 – 0

1.6%

1 – 2

1.1%

0 – 2

0.8%

2 – 2

0.8%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap	Watford FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	17%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	31%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	92%	—	8%
+1	92%	7%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

74% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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