Watford v Birmingham City

Watford v Birmingham City: what the numbers say

Watford meet Birmingham City at Vicarage Road, Sunday 12:00am (EFL Championship). Birmingham City have never beaten Watford at Vicarage Road (0 from 4).

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v Watford at Vicarage Road

Birmingham City have never beaten Watford at Vicarage Road (0 from 4).

18–13

head to head

Nothing between them: Watford 18, Birmingham City 13, 7 drawn from 38 meetings.

1st

on the ladder

Birmingham City sit 1st on 29 points (8–2–5).

goals — biggest win in the fixture

Biggest margin between these two: Watford by 3 goals in 2025-26 (3–0).

0.5 v 0.3

goals a match

Key match-up: August Priske (Birmingham City) gets a goal every 1.8 matches, Myron Boadu (Watford) one every 3.5 matches.

0.3 v 0.2

assists a match

Key match-up: Liam Millar (Birmingham City) gets an assist every 3.3 matches, Iker Bravo (Watford) one every 5 matches.

assists in 2026-27

Iker Bravo has 3 assists in 15 matches for Watford in 2026-27.

assists in 2026-27

Liam Millar has 3 assists in 10 matches for Birmingham City in 2026-27.

Head to head

18Watford

7Draws

13Birmingham City

38 meetings since 1969 · average score Watford 1.4, Birmingham City 1.2

2 Jan 26Watford3–0Vicarage Road

2 Dec 25Birmingham City2–1St. Andrew's Stadium

17 Mar 24Watford1–0St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park

17 Sept 23Watford2–0Vicarage Road

15 Mar 23Watford3–0Vicarage Road

17 Aug 22Draw1–1St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park

Last line-ups

Official team lists aren't out yet — they usually land a day or two before the game. These are each side's line-ups from their last game (Watford v Middlesbrough, Sun, 8 Nov · Birmingham City v Millwall, Wed, 4 Nov).

Watford v Birmingham City: what the numbers say

Watford meet Birmingham City at Vicarage Road, Sunday 12:00am (EFL Championship). Birmingham City have never beaten Watford at Vicarage Road (0 from 4).

The big picture

Watford come in 20th on the ladder with 15 points; Birmingham City are 1st on 29. Birmingham City are the side higher up the table.

Watford are 4–8–3 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 0.9 goals for and 1.5 against.

Birmingham City are 7–2–5 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.9 goals for and 0.9 against.

Form

Watford have won two of their last five and most recently drew with Middlesbrough 0–0.

Birmingham City have won four of their last five and most recently beat Millwall 3–0.

Head to head

These sides have met 38 times on our records since 1969: Watford 18, Birmingham City 13, 7 drawn.

Last time out (2025-26), Watford won 3–0 at Vicarage Road.

Biggest margin between these two: Watford by 3 goals in 2025-26 (3–0).

Players to watch

For Watford, watch Amin Nabizada (3 goals in 2026-27) and Myron Boadu (2 goals, 1 assist in 2026-27).

For Birmingham City, watch August Priske (6 goals, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Liam Millar (4 goals, 3 assists in 2026-27).

At Vicarage Road

Watford have won 8 of their last 20 at Vicarage Road.

The deeper numbers

Birmingham City have never beaten Watford at Vicarage Road (0 from 4).

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Birmingham City have the edge.

Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.

Watford v Birmingham City: what the numbers say

Watford meet Birmingham City at Vicarage Road, Sunday 12:00am (EFL Championship). Birmingham City have never beaten Watford at Vicarage Road (0 from 4).