ChampionshipFull time
WatfordWatford vs Birmingham — Championship
1-0
BirminghamVicarage Road, Watford
Going into the match, Watford had won 2, drawn 5, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.5 goals a game; Birmingham had won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.2. The sides have met 2 times in our records: Watford 1 win, Birmingham 1 win. Watford are 20th in the Championship on 8 points; Birmingham are 10th on 11.
Match report
Home form going in: Watford
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 5, lost 3 (D W L D L). 1.5 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 at Leicester · 8 Feb 2014
- W 2-0 vs Brighton · 2 Feb 2014
- L 4-2 at Nott'm Forest · 30 Jan 2014
- D 1-1 at Bournemouth · 18 Jan 2014
- L 0-1 vs Reading · 11 Jan 2014
- D 0-0 vs QPR · 29 Dec 2013
Away form going in: Birmingham
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 (W D L L L). 1.2 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 0-2 at Charlton · 8 Feb 2014
- D 3-3 vs Derby · 1 Feb 2014
- L 1-2 vs Leicester · 28 Jan 2014
- L 0-2 vs Yeovil · 18 Jan 2014
- L 1-0 at Brighton · 11 Jan 2014
- D 1-1 vs Barnsley · 1 Jan 2014
Head-to-head: Watford vs Birmingham
- Watford 3-0 Birmingham · 1 Jan 2026 · Championship
- Birmingham 2-1 Watford · 1 Dec 2025 · Championship
Match statistics
| Watford | Metric | Birmingham |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Total shots | 9 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 8 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 16 | Fouls | 5 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | West Ham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | West Brom | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | QPR | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Charlton | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 12 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Millwall | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Lincoln | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Southampton | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | Bolton | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 10 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | Norwich | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 18 | Sheffield Utd | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 20 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 21 | Cardiff | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 22 | Derby | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 5 |
| 23 | Preston | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 4 |
| 24 | Burnley | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -8 | 4 |