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Championship | Gameweek 38
Mar 16, 2024 at 3pm UK
St. Andrew's Stadium
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Birmingham
0 - 1
Watford

FT(HT: 0-1)
Dennis (44')
Chakvetadze (68'), Asprilla (88'), Bachmann (90+4')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Birmingham 0-1 Middlesbrough
Tuesday, March 12 at 7.45pm in Championship
Last Game: Watford 1-2 Coventry
Saturday, March 9 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Birmingham City 1-1 Watford

Birmingham's performance against Middlesbrough was highly concerning, but we reckon that a change of style could help Blues towards earning a result on Saturday. Watford will be hoping for a new manager bounce in the Second City, but we feel that Cleverley will have to wait for his maiden victory as a manager. 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 41.38%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 32.47% and a draw had a probability of 26.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.73%) and 0-2 (7.19%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 1-0 (8.85%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.43%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Watford in this match.

Result
Birmingham CityDrawWatford
32.47% (-0.033999999999999 -0.03) 26.14% (0.0060000000000002 0.01) 41.38% (0.027000000000001 0.03)
Both teams to score 53.03% (-0.028999999999996 -0.03)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
48.61% (-0.033000000000001 -0.03)51.39% (0.032000000000004 0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.79% (-0.029999999999998 -0.03)73.2% (0.027999999999992 0.03)
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.28% (-0.039000000000001 -0.04)29.71% (0.036999999999999 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.22% (-0.047000000000004 -0.05)65.77% (0.045000000000002 0.05)
Watford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.45%24.55% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.97%59.02% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
Score Analysis
    Birmingham City 32.47%
    Watford 41.38%
    Draw 26.14%
Birmingham CityDrawWatford
1-0 @ 8.85% (0.0020000000000007 0)
2-1 @ 7.54% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
2-0 @ 5.37% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
3-1 @ 3.05% (-0.0059999999999998 -0.01)
3-0 @ 2.17% (-0.004 -0)
3-2 @ 2.14% (-0.004 -0)
4-1 @ 0.93% (-0.003 -0)
Other @ 2.41%
Total : 32.47%
1-1 @ 12.43%
0-0 @ 7.29% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
2-2 @ 5.3% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-3 @ 1% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 26.14%
0-1 @ 10.24% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
1-2 @ 8.73% (0.0020000000000007 0)
0-2 @ 7.19% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
1-3 @ 4.09% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-3 @ 3.37% (0.004 0)
2-3 @ 2.48% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
1-4 @ 1.44%
0-4 @ 1.18% (0.002 0)
Other @ 2.66%
Total : 41.38%

How you voted: Birmingham vs Watford

Birmingham City
38.1%
Draw
40.5%
Watford
21.4%
42
Head to Head
Sep 16, 2023 3pm
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Watford
2-0
Birmingham
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Hoedt (55')

Drameh (5'), Buchanan (35'), Bielik (38'), Stansfield (57'), Sunjic (60'), Longelo (90+3')
Buchanan (88')
Mar 14, 2023 7.45pm
Gameweek 37
Watford
3-0
Birmingham
Louza (6'), Davis (16'), Assombalonga (74')
Aug 16, 2022 7.45pm
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Birmingham
1-1
Watford
Hall (19')
Sanderson (81')
Sema (63')
Choudhury (45+3')
Mar 20, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 38
Watford
3-0
Birmingham
Sema (4'), Chalobah (55'), Gray (80')
Success (44')

Pedersen (35')
Dec 12, 2020 3pm
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Watford

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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland1594225111431
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd1510321971231
3Leeds UnitedLeeds158522491529
4Burnley157621861227
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom15672169725
6Watford158162322125
7Middlesbrough157352317624
8Millwall156541813523
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn156451917222
10Bristol City155732019122
11Swansea CitySwansea155461110119
12Derby CountyDerby155461919019
13Stoke CityStoke155461819-119
14Norwich CityNorwich154652322118
15Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds155371725-818
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd154561718-117
17Coventry CityCoventry154472021-116
18Plymouth ArgylePlymouth154471526-1116
19Hull City153661620-415
20Preston North EndPreston153661523-815
21Luton TownLuton154381726-915
22Cardiff CityCardiff154381423-915
23Portsmouth152671628-1212
24Queens Park RangersQPR151771225-1310


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