Saturday , 14 November 2026

Watford FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Watford FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Tue 14 Mar 2023 · 19:45 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Keinan Davis 52' Y
Y 61' Lukas Jutkiewicz
Y 66' Kevin Long
Y 80' Harlee Dean

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
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 2020-12-12 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Watford FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Mar Birmingham City FC H 3–0 W
11 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–1 L
04 Mar Preston North End FC H 0–0 D
25 Feb Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L
20 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC H 3–2 W
14 Feb Burnley FC A 1–1 D
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Mar Watford FC A 0–3 L
11 Mar Rotherham United FC H 2–0 W
04 Mar Wigan Athletic FC A 1–1 D
25 Feb Luton Town FC H 0–1 L
21 Feb Norwich City FC A 1–3 L
18 Feb Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–2 L

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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Watford FC and Birmingham City FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Watford FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
  • 6' GOAL! Imran Louza fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 11' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 16' What a moment for Keinan Davis! That strike on 16 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 21' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 26' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 31' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 36' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 41' Harlee Dean is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Watford FC so far.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Reda Khadra is replaced by Scott Hogan on 46 minute.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 52' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Keinan Davis.
  • 57' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 61' Lukas Jutkiewicz catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 61.
  • 66' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Kevin Long on 66 minutes.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Keinan Davis as he leaves the pitch. Britt Assombalonga steps in for Watford FC.
  • 71' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Lukas Jutkiewicz suffering a number of foals already.
  • 74' Britt Assombalonga adds to his 0 season tally! Watford FC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 79' The home supporters are growing impatient. Watford FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 80' The whistle greets Harlee Dean as he departs to be replaced by Marc Roberts.
  • 80' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Harlee Dean gets a Yellow card.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Hannibal Mejbri is replaced by Jordan James.
  • 86' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Watford FC that had 373 games and scored 406 goals.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Watford FC players.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

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

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 2020-12-12 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Watford FC

Watford FC Form

2023-03-14 Watford FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC W 2023-03-11 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2023-03-04 Watford FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2023-02-25 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2023-02-20 Watford FC 3–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-02-14 Burnley FC 1–1 Watford FC D

Birmingham City FC Form

2023-03-14 Watford FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2023-03-11 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC W 2023-03-04 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2023-02-25 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L 2023-02-21 Norwich City FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-02-18 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.41 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC47% Draw27% Birmingham City FC26%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
53%
Watford FC or Birmingham City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC30% Draw48% Birmingham City FC22%
Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
9.8%
0 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.8%
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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