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.
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




