Birmingham City vs Watford: Soccer match betting guide

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Tue 16.August
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: St. Andrew's Stadium (30009 seats)

Let's look at this absorbing match in the Championship. Birmingham City is in the 10th spot from featuring in three games. They host Watford who are placed 2nd from three matches.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Birmingham City and Watford.

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Birmingham City form and stats

Birmingham City have only played one Championship game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 7 wins, 6 draws and 10 defeats from 23 matches.

No payout for Birmingham in their previous match, an away game at Cardiff City that ended in defeat 0-1. Ruddy had a busy but productive day in the Cardiff City match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Wigan Athletic are coming to town in four days.

At St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham City has the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Watford form and stats

The visitors settled for one point in their first Championship away game of the season. During their previous season 19 away games resulted in 4 wins, 3 draws and 12 defeats.

Watford won their last game, 1-0 versus Burnley played at home. Bachmann (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.8. Bachmann topped it up with a clean sheet.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus West Bromwich Albion that ended 1-1.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Championship trip to Preston North End.

1 goal so far away for Watford, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Birmingham City two wins, one draw and Watford seven victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Birmingham CityS. Hogan
S. Hogan
1 goals
Birmingham CityP. Płacheta
P. Płacheta
1 goals
WatfordT. Cleverley
T. Cleverley
1 goals

Birmingham City missing players

Watford missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Birmingham City Watford
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 1 3
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 2 0 Scored S 0 1 3
2 1 0 Conceded C 0 1 1
67% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
33% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 33%
33% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 33%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 67%
67% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4.7 6 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 2.7
6 7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 12 7.3
2.7 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11 17 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 5 6.7
3 6 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 2.7
22% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 38%
 
12.7 9 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 18 13.3
2.7 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4 4.3
Birmingham City Last season Watford
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   19 38
11 7   Won W   4 6
14 6   Drew D   3 5
21 10   Lost L   12 27
50 27   Scored S   17 34
75 33   Conceded C   31 77
87% 87%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 92%
78% 78%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   58% 71%
54% 61%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 55%
28% 22%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   26% 34%
11% 9%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   16% 26%
48% 48%   BTTS BTTS   42% 50%
30% 35%   Clean Sheets C S   16% 11%
35% 30%   Failed to Score F T   53% 47%
 
4.3 4.7   Corners for (avg) C F   4.1 4.2
5.3 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   6.5 6.2
1.8 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.7
4 1   Red cards R C   2 3
 
11.6 11.4   Shots (avg) S (   9.6 10.6
3.6 3.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.1 3.3
30% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 27%
 
11.1 9.6   Shots against (avg) S A   15.7 14.9
4.3 4.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.6 5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hull City 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 7
2 Watford 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 7
3 Blackburn Rovers 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 6
4 Millwall 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 6
5 Cardiff City 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 6
6 Sunderland 3 1 2 0 6 5 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 5
7 Preston North End 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 5
8 Rotherham United 2 1 1 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
9 Queens Park Rangers 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
10 Birmingham City 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 4
11 Burnley 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 4
12 Swansea City 3 1 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 -2 4
13 Sheffield United 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
14 Huddersfield Town 3 1 0 2 4 4 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
15 Wigan Athletic 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
16 Stoke City 3 1 0 2 3 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 -2 3
17 Blackpool 3 1 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 3
18 Reading 3 1 0 2 2 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 5 -4 3
19 West Bromwich Albion 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
20 Luton Town 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 2
21 Coventry City 2 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 1
22 Middlesbrough 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 1
23 Bristol City 3 0 1 2 4 6 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 -2 1
24 Norwich City 3 0 1 2 2 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 46 27 9 10 106 43 23 14 4 5 56 20 23 13 5 5 50 23 63 90
2 AFC Bournemouth 46 25 13 8 74 39 23 13 7 3 41 21 23 12 6 5 33 18 35 88
3 Huddersfield Town 46 23 13 10 64 47 23 13 6 4 35 23 23 10 7 6 29 24 17 82
4 Nottingham Forest 46 23 11 12 73 40 23 13 4 6 43 22 23 10 7 6 30 18 33 80
5 Sheffield United 46 21 12 13 63 45 23 13 5 5 38 15 23 8 7 8 25 30 18 75
6 Luton Town 46 21 12 13 63 55 23 12 7 4 37 22 23 9 5 9 26 33 8 75
7 Middlesbrough 46 20 10 16 59 50 23 14 2 7 34 21 23 6 8 9 25 29 9 70
8 Blackburn Rovers 46 19 12 15 59 50 23 12 5 6 36 26 23 7 7 9 23 24 9 69
9 Millwall 46 18 15 13 53 45 23 13 6 4 32 16 23 5 9 9 21 29 8 69
10 West Bromwich Albion 46 18 13 15 52 45 23 12 8 3 33 16 23 6 5 12 19 29 7 67
11 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 9 18 60 59 23 10 6 7 30 25 23 9 3 11 30 34 1 66
12 Coventry City 46 17 13 16 60 59 23 10 5 8 32 26 23 7 8 8 28 33 1 64
13 Preston North End 46 16 16 14 52 56 23 9 10 4 33 28 23 7 6 10 19 28 -4 64
14 Stoke City 46 17 11 18 57 52 23 10 5 8 30 23 23 7 6 10 27 29 5 62
15 Swansea City 46 16 13 17 58 68 23 9 8 6 30 27 23 7 5 11 28 41 -10 61
16 Blackpool 46 16 12 18 54 58 23 11 3 9 29 26 23 5 9 9 25 32 -4 60
17 Bristol City 46 15 10 21 62 77 23 8 8 7 33 29 23 7 2 14 29 48 -15 55
18 Cardiff City 46 15 8 23 50 68 23 7 4 12 22 29 23 8 4 11 28 39 -18 53
19 Hull City 46 14 9 23 41 54 23 7 4 12 22 28 23 7 5 11 19 26 -13 51
20 Birmingham City 46 11 14 21 50 75 23 7 6 10 27 33 23 4 8 11 23 42 -25 47
21 Reading 46 13 8 25 54 87 23 7 5 11 33 44 23 6 3 14 21 43 -33 41
22 Peterborough United 46 9 10 27 43 87 23 6 7 10 27 33 23 3 3 17 16 54 -44 37
23 Derby County 46 14 13 19 45 53 23 11 7 5 30 22 23 3 6 14 15 31 -8 34
24 Barnsley 46 6 12 28 33 73 23 5 7 11 18 29 23 1 5 17 15 44 -40 30
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 38 29 6 3 99 26 19 15 2 2 58 15 19 14 4 1 41 11 73 93
2 Liverpool 38 28 8 2 94 26 19 15 4 0 49 9 19 13 4 2 45 17 68 92
3 Chelsea 38 21 11 6 76 33 19 9 7 3 37 22 19 12 4 3 39 11 43 74
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 22 5 11 69 40 19 13 1 5 38 19 19 9 4 6 31 21 29 71
5 Arsenal 38 22 3 13 61 48 19 13 2 4 35 17 19 9 1 9 26 31 13 69
6 Manchester United 38 16 10 12 57 57 19 10 5 4 32 22 19 6 5 8 25 35 0 58
7 West Ham United 38 16 8 14 60 51 19 9 5 5 33 26 19 7 3 9 27 25 9 56
8 Leicester City 38 14 10 14 62 59 19 10 4 5 34 23 19 4 6 9 28 36 3 52
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 12 15 11 42 44 19 5 7 7 19 23 19 7 8 4 23 21 -2 51
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 15 6 17 38 43 19 7 3 9 20 25 19 8 3 8 18 18 -5 51
11 Newcastle United 38 13 10 15 44 62 19 8 6 5 26 27 19 5 4 10 18 35 -18 49
12 Crystal Palace 38 11 15 12 50 46 19 7 8 4 27 17 19 4 7 8 23 29 4 48
13 Brentford 38 13 7 18 48 56 19 7 3 9 22 21 19 6 4 9 26 35 -8 46
14 Aston Villa 38 13 6 19 52 54 19 6 5 8 29 29 19 7 1 11 23 25 -2 45
15 Southampton 38 9 13 16 43 67 19 6 7 6 23 24 19 3 6 10 20 43 -24 40
16 Everton 38 11 6 21 43 66 19 9 2 8 27 25 19 2 4 13 16 41 -23 39
17 Leeds United 38 9 11 18 42 79 19 4 6 9 19 38 19 5 5 9 23 41 -37 38
18 Burnley 38 7 14 17 34 53 19 5 6 8 18 25 19 2 8 9 16 28 -19 35
19 Watford 38 6 5 27 34 77 19 2 2 15 17 46 19 4 3 12 17 31 -43 23
20 Norwich City 38 5 7 26 23 84 19 3 3 13 12 43 19 2 4 13 11 41 -61 22

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hull City 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 7
2 Watford 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 7
3 Blackburn Rovers 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 6
4 Millwall 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 6
5 Cardiff City 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 6
6 Sunderland 3 1 2 0 6 5 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 5
7 Preston North End 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 5
8 Rotherham United 2 1 1 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
9 Queens Park Rangers 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
10 Birmingham City 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 4
11 Burnley 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 4
12 Swansea City 3 1 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 -2 4
13 Sheffield United 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
14 Huddersfield Town 3 1 0 2 4 4 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
15 Wigan Athletic 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
16 Stoke City 3 1 0 2 3 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 -2 3
17 Blackpool 3 1 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 3
18 Reading 3 1 0 2 2 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 5 -4 3
19 West Bromwich Albion 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
20 Luton Town 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 2
21 Coventry City 2 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 1
22 Middlesbrough 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 1
23 Bristol City 3 0 1 2 4 6 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 -2 1
24 Norwich City 3 0 1 2 2 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 1

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