Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Championship · 2020-21
Watford FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 20 Mar 2021 · 15:00 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+7'
Y 35' Kristian Pedersen
Isaac Success 44' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Vicarage Road Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Referee Robert Hyde
  • Referee Mark Russell

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

6
1
1
Watford FC 8 games · Avg 2.3 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-20 Watford FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC 2020-12-12 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Watford FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Mar Birmingham City FC H 3–0 W
16 Mar Rotherham United FC A 4–1 W
13 Mar Cardiff City FC A 2–1 W
06 Mar Nottingham Forest FC H 1–0 W
03 Mar Wycombe Wanderers FC H 2–0 W
27 Feb AFC Bournemouth A 0–1 L
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Mar Watford FC A 0–3 L
17 Mar Reading FC H 2–1 W
13 Mar Bristol City FC H 0–3 L
06 Mar Barnsley FC A 0–1 L
02 Mar Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–1 D
27 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Watford FC to score. At the same time, Birmingham City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 4' A stunning finish from Ken Sema — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 9' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 14' Francisco Sierralta, a Chile , has 31 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 19' Ivan Sanchez Aguayo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 24' Watford FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 29' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 34' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Daniel Bachmann has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Kristian Pedersen gets a Yellow card.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Watford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 44' Watford FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 44.
  • 49' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 54' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dan Gosling made 349 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 55' Nathaniel Chalobah doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 56' Carlos Sanchez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dan Gosling at the 56 minute mark.
  • 57' Joseph Hungbo is replacing Isaac Success for the Watford FC side.
  • 61' The Birmingham City FC bench stirs into life. Jeremie Bela is withdrawn and San Jose gets his opportunity.
  • 66' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 67' Another change for Watford FC made on 67 minute. Adam Masina leaves to be changed by Achraf Lazaar.
  • 72' Supporters expect more eagerness from Scott Hogan, as he is very good at scoring at Vicarage Road Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 77' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 77.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Gary Gardner as he leaves the pitch. Ivan Sunjic steps in for Birmingham City FC.
  • 80' A stunning finish from Andre Gray — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 80' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Joao Pedro departs to be replaced by Jeremy Ngakia.
  • 85' Harlee Dean needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 90' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Xisco Munoz will be considering his options from the bench.
  • Birmingham City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Watford FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xisco Munoz

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2021-03-20 Watford FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC 2020-12-12 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Watford FC

Watford FC Form

2021-03-20 Watford FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC W 2021-03-16 Rotherham United FC 1–4 Watford FC W 2021-03-13 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Watford FC W 2021-03-06 Watford FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2021-03-03 Watford FC 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2021-02-27 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Watford FC L

Birmingham City FC Form

2021-03-20 Watford FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2021-03-17 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Reading FC W 2021-03-13 Birmingham City FC 0–3 Bristol City FC L 2021-03-06 Barnsley FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2021-03-02 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2021-02-27 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.37 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC50% Draw27% Birmingham City FC23%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.34
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
50%
Watford FC or Birmingham City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC31% Draw50% Birmingham City FC19%
Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
1 – 0
12.1%
0 – 0
11.8%
2 – 0
8.7%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
6%
0 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 23% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 16% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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