Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2025-26
Watford FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Thu 1 Jan 2026 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Lewis Smith

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

6
1
1
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#16 Position #10
57 Points 64
46 Played 46
14 / 15 / 17 W / D / L 17 / 13 / 16
53 Scored 57
65 Conceded 56
-12 GD +1
1.24 PPG 1.39
30% Win % 37%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Watford FC are 16th (57 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Watford FC is hosting Birmingham City FC for another epic battle.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Birmingham City FC.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ken Sema 2
George Hall 1
Britt Assombalonga 1
Keinan Davis 1
Imran Louza 1
Ryan Andrews 1
Mileta Rajovic 1
Emmanuel Dennis 1

Head to Head

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

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
1.78 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC61% Draw24% Birmingham City FC15%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
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 13%
87%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
39%
Watford FC or Birmingham City FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC41% Draw46% Birmingham City FC13%
Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.8%
2 – 0
11.7%
1 – 1
11.6%
0 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9.3%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
4.1%
2 – 2
3.7%
4 – 0
3%
4 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 19% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 25% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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