Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

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 #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' The game is set. Birmingham City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 4' The deadlock is broken! Ken Sema gets on the scoresheet on 4 minutes.
  • 9' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 14' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 19' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 24' With 0 assists to his name this season, Adam Masina is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Watford FC.
  • 29' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 34' The 24-year-old Joao Pedro has been sensational this season — 7 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 35' Kristian Pedersen picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 40' It’s high time Xisco Munoz made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 44' Isaac Success picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 49' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 54' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 55' The deadlock is broken! Nathaniel Chalobah gets on the scoresheet on 55 minutes.
  • 56' Watford FC make a change. Dan Gosling trudges off to be replaced by Carlos Sanchez on 56 minutes.
  • 57' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Isaac Success is replaced by Joseph Hungbo on 57 minute.
  • 61' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Jeremie Bela by San Jose on 61 minute.
  • 66' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 67' Achraf Lazaar has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adam Masina on 67 minute.
  • 72' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Watford FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 77' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 78' Ivan Sunjic is replacing Gary Gardner for the Birmingham City FC side.
  • 80' What a strike from Andre Gray! The score is 3-0.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Jeremy Ngakia. He replaces Joao Pedro on 80 minute.
  • 85' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Francisco Sierralta has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' Watford FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Watford FC and Birmingham City FC (для сухой ничьи).

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
Imran Louza 1
Ryan Andrews 1
Mileta Rajovic 1
Emmanuel Dennis 1
Troy Deeney 1
Nathaniel Chalobah 1
Andre Gray 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
1.53 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.66 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC59% Draw26% Birmingham City FC15%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.19
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
41%
Watford FC or Birmingham City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC38% Draw50% Birmingham City FC12%
Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16.2%
0 – 0
13.4%
2 – 0
12.7%
1 – 1
12%
2 – 1
8.4%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
6.3%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 2
3.5%
2 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2.5%
0 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 18% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 26% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 11% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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