Match Report
The table read 16th (Watford, 57 pts) against 10th (Birmingham City, 64 pts), 7 points apart. Birmingham City ranked 1st in the league on five-round form, well above their 10th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Watford 1.15 scored and 1.41 conceded per game, Birmingham City 1.24 and 1.22, with the league averaging 1.3.
Watford had won three straight, having scored in 14 consecutive games. 6 games without a win framed Birmingham City's arrival. Recent form was uneven: 11/15 points for Watford, 3/15 for Birmingham City.
The sides have met 15 times in the GioScore results database: 10 wins for Watford, 2 draws and 3 for Birmingham City, at 2.27 goals per meeting.
The referee was L. Smith, with 100 matches in our database and 2.5 yellows per game on average. Vicarage Road staged the fixture, a ground that holds 21,400. Watford led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Watford: Tom Ince (9'), Tom Ince (38'), Tom Ince (60')
Key stats
Possession: Watford 45% · Birmingham City 55% · Total shots: 13-6 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 4-4




