Championship

Championship | Gameweek 4

Aug 16, 2022 at 7.45pm UK

St. Andrew's Stadium

Birmingham
1 - 1
Watford

Hall (19')
Sanderson (81')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Sema (63')
Choudhury (45+3')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Championship clash between Birmingham City and Watford, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Birmingham City

Last Six:

Last Game: Cardiff 1-0 Birmingham
Saturday, August 13 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
10	Queens Park Rangers	3	0	4
11	Birmingham City	3	0	4
12	Burnley	3	0	4

Watford

Last Six:

Last Game: Watford 1-0 Burnley
Friday, August 12 at 8pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
2	Hull City	3	2	7
3	Watford	3	2	7
4	Millwall	3	1	6

We said: Birmingham City 1-2 Watford

Birmingham have been quite resolute so far, conceding only two goals in three league games, but faced by a well-stocked Watford attack, they may not be able to hold out on Tuesday: the visitors' abundance of options up front will tip the result in their favour. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Watford win with a probability of 49.14%. A draw had a probability of 26% and a win for Birmingham City had a probability of 24.89%.

The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.34%) and 1-2 (9.25%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.29%), while for a Birmingham City win it was 1-0 (8.18%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.3% likelihood.

Result
Birmingham City	Draw	Watford
24.89% ( -0.01)	25.97% ( 0)	49.14% ( 0.01)

Both teams to score 48.86% (

-0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

45.44% (

-0.01)

54.55% (

0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24.1% (

-0.01)

75.9% (

0.01)

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.82% (

-0.02)

37.17% (

0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.04% (

-0.02)

73.96% (

0.02)

Watford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.77% (

22.23% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.34% (

0.01)

55.66% (

-0)

Score Analysis

Birmingham City 24.89%

Watford 49.13%

Draw 25.96%

Birmingham City	Draw	Watford
1-0 @ 8.18% ( -0) 2-1 @ 6.09% ( -0) 2-0 @ 4.05% ( -0) 3-1 @ 2.01% ( -0) 3-2 @ 1.51% ( -0) 3-0 @ 1.34% ( -0) Other @ 1.73% Total : 24.89%	1-1 @ 12.29% 0-0 @ 8.26% ( 0) 2-2 @ 4.58% ( -0) Other @ 0.83% Total : 25.96%	0-1 @ 12.42% 0-2 @ 9.34% ( 0) 1-2 @ 9.25% ( 0) 0-3 @ 4.68% ( 0) 1-3 @ 4.63% 2-3 @ 2.29% ( -0) 0-4 @ 1.76% ( 0) 1-4 @ 1.74% Other @ 3.01% Total : 49.13%