Watford VS Birmingham

Fixtures, lineups and Stats

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Watford vs Birmingham leans toward Watford in Championship meetings, although Birmingham have supplied a win and a draw as counterpoints. Watford won 3-0 on 1 January 2026, 2-0 on 16 September 2023 and 3-0 on 14 March 2023, while Birmingham won 2-1 on 1 December 2025. The 1-1 draw on 16 August 2022 keeps the fixture from becoming one-dimensional overall.

Past matches, Watford vs Birmingham

  • League Regular Season - 25
    Home Watford
    3 - 0
    Birmingham Away
    Vicarage Road
  • League Regular Season - 18
    Home Birmingham
    2 - 1
    Watford Away
    St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
  • League Regular Season - 38
    Home Birmingham
    0 - 1
    Watford Away
    St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
  • League Regular Season - 6
    Home Watford
    2 - 0
    Birmingham Away
    Vicarage Road
  • League Regular Season - 37
    Home Watford
    3 - 0
    Birmingham Away
    Vicarage Road

Match center

3 - 0
FT

Starting eleven

Substitutes Watford
  • 12
    G
  • 4
    D
  • 22
    D
  • 29
    D
  • 23
    M
  • 17
    M
  • 66
    F
  • 34
    F
  • 18
    F
Birmingham Substitutes
  • G
    21
  • M
    12
  • F
    17
  • M
    27
  • F
    30
  • F
    33
  • M
    40
  • D
    41
  • M
    42

Match events

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90'
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  • 9'
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    T. Ince Normal Goal (Asst: G. Chakvetadze)
  • 38'
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    T. Ince Normal Goal
  • 43'
    Matthew Pollock Yellow Card
  • 46'
    N. Irankunda G. Chakvetadze
  • 46'
    M. Leonard A. Sampsted
  • 46'
    L. Dykes W. T. Willumsson
  • 60'
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    T. Ince Normal Goal (Asst: N. Irankunda)
  • 62'
    E. Cashin A. Cochrane
  • 63'
    Lyndon Dykes Yellow Card
  • 64'
    V. Semedo L. Kjerrumgaard
  • 68'
    M. Ducksch K. Furuhashi
  • 69'
    N. Mendy I. Louza
  • 70'
    M. Sissoko O. Maamma
  • 77'
    K. Baah T. Ince
  • 77'
    L. Koumas K. Anderson
  • 78'
    Seung-Ho Paik Yellow Card

Stats for this game

Matchup Watford VS Birmingham

Watford have the stronger league line

Watford’s Championship results include a 3-0 home win on 1 January 2026, a 2-0 victory on 16 September 2023, a 3-0 home result on 14 March 2023 and a 1-0 win at Birmingham on 16 March 2024. Birmingham’s 2-1 home victory on 1 December 2025 is a clear reply, while the 1-1 draw at Birmingham on 16 August 2022 adds shared points. The 3-0 wins give Watford a clear marker, but they do not erase Birmingham’s response. The comparison remains competitive. That keeps the question open.

Birmingham’s counterpoint keeps the fixture open

The results lean toward Watford, but Birmingham’s home win changed the direction of that contest. The draw and the narrow 2-1 score provide a measured counterweight to Watford’s wider victories. A future Championship meeting will ask whether Watford can preserve its edge or Birmingham can turn its counterpoint into a broader league balance.

Past head to head stats
Watford VS Birmingham

Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time

Watford
Birmingham

Points per match over time

Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games

Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 16 games

Watford VS Birmingham
Head-to-Head History

Regular Season - 25
Watford
3 - 0
Birmingham
Vicarage Road
Regular Season - 18
Birmingham
2 - 1
Watford
St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Regular Season - 38
Birmingham
0 - 1
Watford
St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Regular Season - 6
Watford
2 - 0
Birmingham
Vicarage Road
Regular Season - 37
Watford
3 - 0
Birmingham
Vicarage Road
Regular Season - 4
Birmingham
1 - 1
Watford
St Andrew's Stadium
Regular Season - 38
Watford
3 - 0
Birmingham
Vicarage Road
Regular Season - 18
Birmingham
0 - 1
Watford
St. Andrew's Stadium
Regular Season - 44
Watford
1 - 0
Birmingham
 
Regular Season - 16
Birmingham
2 - 1
Watford
St. Andrew's Stadium
Regular Season - 27
Watford
1 - 0
Birmingham
 
Regular Season - 1
Birmingham
0 - 1
Watford
St. Andrew's Stadium
Regular Season - 32
Birmingham
0 - 4
Watford
 
Regular Season - 3
Watford
2 - 0
Birmingham
Vicarage Road
Regular Season - 27
Birmingham
3 - 0
Watford
 
Regular Season - 5
Watford
2 - 2
Birmingham
Vicarage Road

Previous games Watford

Regular Season - 14
Watford
Lincoln
Vicarage Road
Regular Season - 13
Norwich
Watford
Carrow Road
Regular Season - 12
Wolves
Watford
Molineux Stadium
Regular Season - 11
Watford
Charlton
Vicarage Road
Regular Season - 10
Cardiff
Watford
Cardiff City Stadium

Previous games Birmingham

Regular Season - 14
Birmingham
Millwall
St Andrew's Stadium
Regular Season - 13
Lincoln
Birmingham
LNER Stadium
Regular Season - 12
Cardiff
Birmingham
Cardiff City Stadium
Regular Season - 11
Birmingham
QPR
St Andrew's Stadium
Regular Season - 10
Birmingham
Preston
St Andrew's Stadium

Upcoming games Watford

- Regular Season - 15
Watford
Middlesbrough
Vicarage Road
- Regular Season - 16
Sheffield Utd
Watford
Bramall Lane
- Regular Season - 17
Watford
Blackburn
Vicarage Road
- Regular Season - 18
Derby
Watford
 
- Regular Season - 19
Watford
Millwall
Vicarage Road

Upcoming games Birmingham

- Regular Season - 15
Birmingham
Swansea
St Andrew's Stadium
- Regular Season - 16
Stoke City
Birmingham
 
- Regular Season - 17
Burnley
Birmingham
Turf Moor
- Regular Season - 18
Birmingham
Bolton
 
- Regular Season - 19
Charlton
Birmingham
The Valley