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'

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Watford FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship .

Watford FC 8 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lewis Smith

5 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

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
#20	Position	#10
8	Points	11
8	Played	8
2 / 2 / 4	W / D / L	2 / 5 / 1
7	Scored	12
10	Conceded	11
-3	GD	+1
1.00	PPG	1.38
25%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Watford FC are 20th (8 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/2

31-45

–/3

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/–

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Birmingham City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/6

46-60

2/1

61-75

3/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC

Amin Nabizada	3 G
Iker Bravo	1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard	1 G

Birmingham City FC

Phil Neumann	2 G
Demarai Gray	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Watford FC and Birmingham City FC.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Watford FC and Birmingham City FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

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

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

1.63 Watford FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.77 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Watford FC to win 59% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC59% Draw25% Birmingham City FC16%

Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.4

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

41%

Watford FC or Birmingham City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Watford FC39% Draw48% Birmingham City FC13%

Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

13.9%

1 – 1

12.2%

2 – 0

11.7%

0 – 0

11.1%

2 – 1

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

5.9%

3 – 1

1 – 2

4.2%

2 – 2

3.5%

4 – 0

2.6%

0 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap	Watford FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	18%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	25%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	11%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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