Match summary
Before kickoff, Birmingham City were 16th in the table but 23rd on points from the last five league games.
Watford vs Birmingham CityResult, Lineups & H2H
Vicarage Road
Watford vs Birmingham City in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Watford3W 2D 0L
WatfordBirmingham City
11Pointsof 153
7Goals scored4
4Goals conceded8
2Clean sheets0
14Scored in a row2
6Unbeaten in a row2
0Without a win6
0Conceded in a row10
Head to head15 meetings · Aug 2011 – Dec 2025
- Watford wins
- 10
- Draws
- 2
- Birmingham City wins
- 3
2.27goals per meeting
27%both teams scored
47%3+ goals
60%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsWatford 3W 1D 1L · 2.2 goals per game
Meetings
- ChampionshipBirmingham City2-1Watford
- ChampionshipBirmingham City0-1Watford
- ChampionshipWatford2-0Birmingham City
- ChampionshipWatford3-0Birmingham City
- ChampionshipBirmingham City1-1Watford
Show all 15 meetings
- ChampionshipWatford3-0Birmingham City
- ChampionshipBirmingham City0-1Watford
- ChampionshipWatford1-0Birmingham City
- ChampionshipBirmingham City2-1Watford
- ChampionshipWatford1-0Birmingham City
- ChampionshipBirmingham City0-1Watford
- ChampionshipBirmingham City0-4Watford
- ChampionshipWatford2-0Birmingham City
- ChampionshipBirmingham City3-0Watford
- ChampionshipWatford2-2Birmingham City
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 287 earlier results
WatfordBirmingham City
#6Position#16
38Points24 v 24 games31
+5Goal difference+1
1.42Scored per gameleague avg 1.31.33
1.21Conceded per game1.29
#2Form table position#23
Match Timeline
WatfordBirmingham City
- 78'Yellow Card · Birmingham City · Seung-ho Paik
- Substitution · Watford · Kwadwo Baah · InOut: Tom Ince77'
- 77'Substitution · Birmingham City · Lewis Koumas · InOut: Keshi Anderson
- Substitution · Watford · Moussa Sissoko · InOut: Othmane Maamma70'
- Substitution · Watford · Nampalys Mendy · InOut: Imrân Louza69'
- 68'Substitution · Birmingham City · Marvin Ducksch · InOut: Kyogo Furuhashi
- Substitution · Watford · Vivaldo Semedo · InOut: Luca Kjerrumgaard64'
- 63'Yellow Card · Birmingham City · Lyndon Dykes
- 62'Substitution · Birmingham City · Eiran Cashin · InOut: Alex Cochrane
- Goal · Watford · Tom Ince3-060'
- 46'Substitution · Birmingham City · Lyndon Dykes · InOut: Willum Thór Willumsson
- Substitution · Watford · Nestory Irankunda · InOut: Giorgi Chakvetadze46'
- 46'Substitution · Birmingham City · Marc Leonard · InOut: Alfons Sampsted
- Yellow Card · Watford · Mattie Pollock43'
- Goal · Watford · Tom Ince2-038'
- Goal · Watford · Tom Ince1-09'
Match Statistics
Match stats
WatfordBirmingham City
45%Ball Possession55%
13Shots Total6
6Shots On Target2
4Corners4
5Fouls14
1Yellow Cards2
1Offsides3
2Saves3
402Passes484
5Shots Off Target3
89Attacks112
32Dangerous Attacks60
10Shots Inside Box5
3Shots Outside Box1
3Goals0
14Free Kicks5
2Shots Blocked1
5Substitutions5
0Hit Woodwork1
13Tackles13
2Assists0
317Accurate Passes396
16Total Crosses23
3Accurate Crosses3
6Interceptions8
46Duels Won35
4Big Chances Created0
2Big Chances Missed0
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Ince MF | 9.5 | 77' | 3 | 0 | 4/5 | 21(81%) | 1 | 4/8 |
| 7.7 | 46' | 0 | 1 | - | 24(75%) | 1 | 2/2 | |
| 7.6 | 44' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 15(69%) | - | 4/5 | |
| 7.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 49(82%) | 2 | 4/4 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 28(57%) | - | 3/3 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 32(87%) | 2 | 8/10 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 48(80%) | 3 | 4/4 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 48(73%) | 1 | 3/6 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 24(88%) | 1 | 1/3 | |
| 6.8 | 69' | 0 | 0 | - | 56(89%) | - | 1/3 | |
| 6.7 | 64' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 9(56%) | - | 4/10 | |
| 6.6 | 70' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 16(63%) | 2 | 6/13 | |
| 6.6 | 26' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 8(78%) | - | 1/5 | |
| 6.5 | 21' | 0 | 0 | - | 12(92%) | 1 | 1/1 | |
| 6.5 | 20' | 0 | 0 | - | 8(100%) | 1 | 1/2 | |
| 6.5 | 13' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(100%) | - | 1/2 |
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