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Birmingham City v Watford : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Mon 1st Dec, 20:00 BST, St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham

Javier Gracia Carlos will be hoping for a precious away win in the Championship on Monday night, as he takes his Watford side to the St. Andrew's Stadium to visit Birmingham City and Chris Davies. We have odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for the 17 biggest betting markets plus predictions, statistics and head-to-head data for these two clubs. You can access it all using the tabs below.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Birmingham
62%
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Draw
23%
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Watford
15%
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Birmingham 1-0
14%
--
Birmingham 2-0
13%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Birmingham 2-1
9%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Birmingham 3-0
7%
--
Watford 1-0
6%
--
Birmingham 3-1
6%
--
Watford 2-1
4%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Birmingham 4-0
3%
--
Birmingham 4-1
3%
--
Watford 2-0
2%
--
Birmingham 3-2
2%
--
Birmingham 5-0
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
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Home 1st Goal
58%
--
Away 1st Goal
37%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
44%
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BTTS - No
56%
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BTTS - Home Win
23%
--
BTTS - Draw
15%
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BTTS - Away Win
7%
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Home/draw
85%
--
Away/draw
38%
--
Home/away
77%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
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Over 3.5 Goals
25%
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Under 3.5 Goals
75%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
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Home DNB
78%
--
Away DNB
31%
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Birmingham win to nil
39%
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Watford win to nil
9%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Birmingham have played 15 matches so far this season and lay in 11th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below in the table, having won 4, drawn 2 and lost 1 match. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Birmingham have outscored their opponents by 20 goals to 19 goals.

Home League Performance

Birmingham have played 7 games at home winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 15 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 6 goals at home.

Watford are in 15th position in the Championship on 20 points having played 15 matches so far this season. Watford are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 3 of those games.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 10 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 5 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 2 and won 3. Watford have conceded 9 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Birmingham
Watford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry1510412734 
Jan 4
l
 
3-0A
May 2
l
 
3-1A
2
M'Boro15852629 
Feb 28
l
 
2-1A
w
 
3-0F
Apr 25
3
Stoke158341127 
Jan 24
l
 
1-0A
Dec 20
Mar 14
4
Preston15753626 
Apr 22
w
 
0-1F
Nov 25
Feb 14
5
Hull15744225 
l
 
2-3A
Apr 18
w
 
2-1A
Jan 4
6
Millwall15744-325 
w
 
4-0F
Feb 25
Jan 17
l
 
1-0A
7
Ipswich146531023 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 6
Feb 24
d
 
1-1F
8
Bristol C15654423 
Apr 25
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
Feb 27
9
Charlton15654423 
Dec 13
Mar 7
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
10
Derby15654123 
Dec 26
Mar 21
Feb 21
Nov 22
11
Birmingham15636321 
-
-
Jan 1
Dec 1
12
Leicester15564221 
Feb 7
l
 
2-0A
Mar 21
Dec 26
13
Wrexham15564121 
Apr 11
d
 
1-1A
Mar 7
Dec 13
14
West Brom15636-221 
Feb 14
Nov 26
w
 
2-1A
Apr 21
15
Watford15555120 
Dec 1
Jan 1
-
-
16
QPR15546-619 
Mar 10
Dec 9
w
 
2-1F
Apr 3
17
Southampton15465-318 
Dec 29
Dec 6
d
 
2-2A
Feb 7
18
Swansea15456-417 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 17
Jan 31
d
 
1-1F
19
Blackburn14518-516 
Apr 3
w
 
1-2A
l
 
0-1A
Jan 24
20
Portsmouth15357-814 
w
 
4-0F
May 2
Jan 21
d
 
2-2A
21
Oxford Utd15348-613 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
w
 
2-1A
Apr 11
22
Sheff Utd153111-1510 
Mar 14
Dec 20
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
23
Norwich152310-99 
Nov 22
Feb 21
Dec 6
Dec 29
24
Sheff Wed15159-17-4 
d
 
2-2F
Jan 20
Dec 9
Mar 10
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Birmingham 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
43
Conceded
11
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
7 / 20
Clean sheets
13 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
15
D
4
L
1
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Birmingham4 - 0Millwall
Birmingham4 - 0Portsmouth
Birmingham2 - 3Hull
Birmingham2 - 2Sheff Wed
Birmingham1 - 0Swansea
Birmingham1 - 0Oxford Utd
Birmingham1 - 1Ipswich
Birmingham4 - 0Mansfield
Birmingham0 - 0Crawley
Birmingham6 - 2Barnsley
Birmingham4 - 1Shrewsbury
Birmingham2 - 1Stevenage
Birmingham1 - 0Lincoln
Birmingham1 - 0Wycombe
Birmingham2 - 0L Orient
Birmingham1 - 0Charlton
Birmingham4 - 0Cambridge
Birmingham2 - 1Rotherham
Birmingham1 - 0Exeter
Birmingham0 - 0Blackpool
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABirmingham1 - 2M'Boro
HBirmingham4 - 0Millwall
HBirmingham4 - 0Portsmouth
ABirmingham0 - 1Bristol C
ABirmingham1 - 0Preston
HBirmingham2 - 3Hull
ABirmingham1 - 1Wrexham
HBirmingham2 - 2Sheff Wed
ABirmingham0 - 3Coventry
HBirmingham1 - 0Swansea
ABirmingham0 - 1Stoke
ABirmingham0 - 2Leicester
HBirmingham1 - 0Oxford Utd
ABirmingham2 - 1Blackburn
HBirmingham1 - 1Ipswich
ABirmingham2 - 1Cambridge
ABirmingham2 - 0Blackpool
HBirmingham4 - 0Mansfield
ABirmingham1 - 0Stevenage
ABirmingham2 - 1Burton
Watford 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
2
Draw
6
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Ipswich1 - 1Watford
Coventry3 - 1Watford
Sheff Utd1 - 0Watford
Portsmouth2 - 2Watford
Millwall1 - 0Watford
Swansea1 - 1Watford
Charlton1 - 0Watford
Blackburn2 - 1Watford
Portsmouth1 - 0Watford
West Brom2 - 1Watford
Bristol C2 - 1Watford
Oxford Utd1 - 0Watford
Stoke0 - 0Watford
M'Boro0 - 1Watford
Sunderland2 - 2Watford
Coventry2 - 1Watford
Derby0 - 2Watford
Cardiff1 - 1Watford
QPR3 - 1Watford
Burnley2 - 1Watford
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HWatford1 - 1Bristol C
AWatford1 - 1Ipswich
HWatford3 - 0M'Boro
AWatford1 - 3Coventry
HWatford2 - 1West Brom
AWatford0 - 1Sheff Utd
HWatford2 - 1Oxford Utd
AWatford2 - 2Portsmouth
HWatford2 - 1Hull
AWatford0 - 1Millwall
HWatford0 - 1Blackburn
HWatford2 - 2Southampton
AWatford1 - 1Swansea
HWatford2 - 1QPR
AWatford0 - 1Charlton
HWatford1 - 1Sheff Wed
AWatford1 - 2Blackburn
AWatford0 - 1Portsmouth
HWatford1 - 2Burnley
AWatford1 - 2West Brom
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Watford have beaten Birmingham in 3 consecutive league meetings
7
Watford have not lost to Birmingham in 7 consecutive league meetings
3
Watford have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive league meetings with Birmingham
League games at Birmingham since 1999
Birmingham
Watford
Goals: Scored
15
15
Games: Scored
7 / 11
9 / 11
Clean sheets
2 / 11
4 / 11
BIR
5
D
1
WAT
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Birmingham
0 - 1Watford
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Watford
Birmingham2 - 1
0 - 1Watford
0 - 4Watford
Birmingham3 - 0
Birmingham3 - 2
Birmingham3 - 2
Birmingham2 - 0
1 - 2Watford
League games at Watford since 1998
Watford
Birmingham
Goals: Scored
20
7
Games: Scored
10 / 11
4 / 11
Clean sheets
7 / 11
1 / 11
BIR
1
D
3
WAT
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Watford
Watford2 - 0
Watford3 - 0
Watford3 - 0
Watford1 - 0
Watford1 - 0
Watford2 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 1Birmingham
Draw3 - 3Draw
Watford2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics
Birmingham 11th Watford 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 83% probability that Birmingham will score 1 or more goals
0
47%
1
36%
2
13%
3
4+
There is a 83% probability of Watford scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+25
Birmingham have scored 25% more goals at home than predicted
-22
Watford have scored 22% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.2
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
0.6
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Birmingham
PG (predicted goals)
Watford
1.8
0.8
Attack rating
7%
better
BIR
WAT
view stats
Games scored11
11
Failed to score4
4
Scored first7
5
Goals scored20
19
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.3
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal7
8
Conversion rate for14
12
Avg. XG for1.5
1.4
KickOff rating
+7%
Defence rating
17%
better
BIR
WAT
view stats
Games conceded10
14
Clean sheets5
1
Conceded first8
10
Goals conceded17
18
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded7
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against17%
13%
Avg. XG against0.9
1.3
KickOff rating
+17%

Birmingham v Watford Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Birmingham Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15635
C KlarerJ StansfieldA CochraneB Osayi-Samuel
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Klarer DEF151
3
-
T Doyle MID151
-
S Paik MID153
3
-
T Iwata MID1511
4
-
D Gray FWD1531
2
-
K Furuhashi FWD14
1
-
J Stansfield FWD1462
3
-
A Cochrane DEF1313
2
-
L Dykes FWD132
-
L. Koumas FWD12
1
-
B Osayi-Samuel DEF11
5
-
K Anderson  FWD111
1
-
P Neumann DEF101
-
P Roberts FWD1012
1
-
R Allsop GLK8
1
-
M Leonard MID8
1
-
J Beadle GLK7
2
-
E Laird DEF71
-
M Ducksch FWD7
-
E Cashin DEF5
-
J Robinson DEF4
2
2
W Willumsson MID3
-
A Sampsted DEF1
-
K Fujimoto MID1
-
Watford Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14634
E SelvikI Louza I Louza K Baah
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Irankunda FWD1521
3
-
E Selvik GLK14
1
-
E Kayembe MID14
1
-
K Baah FWD1411
4
-
J Ngakia DEF1321
1
-
H Kyprianou MID13
2
-
L Kjerrumgaard FWD134
1
-
K Keben DEF121
3
-
I Louza  MID1263
2
1
M Sissoko MID12
-
M Bola DEF111
1
-
M Pollock DEF10
2
-
V Semedo FWD1011
1
-
R Vata FWD1022
-
M. Doumbia FWD101
1
-
J Abankwah DEF9
1
1
M. Alleyne DEF9
1
-
J Petris DEF7
2
-
T Ince FWD7
-
C Wiley DEF5
-
N Mendy MID4
-
N Baxter GLK2
-
F Mendy DEF2
-
O. Maamma FWD2
-
J Morris DEF1
1
-
P Dwomoh MID1
-