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Birmingham City vs Watford (2025-12-01T20:00:00.000Z)

Championship Round 18
  • St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
  • Adam Herczeg
2 - 1Full time

Birmingham City vs Watford (2025-12-01T20:00:00.000Z)


Match review

Birmingham City 2-1 Watford: Paik and Gray on target as hosts close gap on top six

Birmingham City got back to winning ways in the Championship, with two first-half goals enough to get them past Watford on Monday.


Momentum

    Top stats

    Ball possession
    49%
    51%
  • 1.21
    Expected goals (xG)
    0.92
  • 13
    Total shots
    12
  • 4
    Big chances
    1

Events

20‎’‎
Hector Kyprianou
24‎’‎
Seung-Ho Paik (1 - 0)
31‎’‎
61‎’‎
76‎’‎
78‎’‎
80‎’‎
90‎’‎+2
7.1

Birmingham City

4-2-3-1

6.4

Watford

4-4-2
7.1
Birmingham City
4-2-3-1
7.1
25Beadle
6.4
Watford
4-4-2

Coach

Coach

Substitutes

Team form


    Top stats

    Ball possession
    49%
    51%
  • 1.21
    Expected goals (xG)
    0.92
  • 13
    Total shots
    12
  • 4
    Big chances
    1

Player of the Match

Seung-Ho Paik
Birmingham City
8.0

About the match

    Birmingham City faces Watford at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park on Mon, Dec 1, 2025, 20:00 UTC. This match is part of the Championship. You can check the recent head-to-head encounters, as well as full H2H record on this page to see how Birmingham City and Watford have fared against each other in the past. On FotMob, you can follow the Birmingham City vs Watford live score with a full set of match features, including:

  • Live updates: Every goal, card, substitution and key moment instantly delivered on FotMob.

  • Real-time extensive stats powered by Opta: Possession, shots, corners, big chances created, xG, momentum, and shot maps.

  • The lineups are:
    Birmingham City (4-2-3-1): James Beadle - Bright Osayi-Samuel, Phil Neumann, Christoph Klarer, Alexander Cochrane - Tommy Doyle, Seung-Ho Paik - Patrick Roberts, Jay Stansfield, Demarai Gray - Marvin Ducksch.
    Watford (4-4-2): Nathan Baxter - Jeremy Ngakia, Kevin Keben, Matthew Pollock, Marc Bola - Thomas Ince, Imran Louza, Hector Kyprianou, Othmane Maamma - Mamadou Doumbia, Luca Kjerrumgaard.

  • Unavailable players for Birmingham City: Tomoki Iwata (suspension), Ethan Laird (injury), Lee Buchanan (injury), Scott Wright (injury), Willum Willumsson (injury). Unavailable players for Watford: Nestory Irankunda (suspension), Caleb Wiley (injury), Egil Selvik (injury), Kwadwo Baah (injury), Nikoloz Chikovani (injury), Rocco Vata (injury).

  • Team form & Head-to-head history: Compare recent results and see how Birmingham City and Watford have performed against each other. The current head to head record for the teams are Birmingham City 2 win(s), Watford 10 win(s), and 2 draw(s).

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Insights

  • Have scored 14 goals in their last 5 matches

  • Marvin Ducksch has the most shots on target per match for Birmingham City (1.4)

  • Demarai Gray has created the most big chances for Birmingham City (7)

  • Have scored 9 goals in their last 5 matches

  • Watford haven't lost to Birmingham City in their last 7 meetings (6W, 1D).

  • Haven't lost in 5 matches

St. Andrew's @ Knighthead ParkBirmingham, England
Capacity30,009
Attendance26,086
87%
SurfaceGrass
Weather conditions
10°C

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St. Andrew's @ Knighthead ParkBirmingham, England
Capacity30,009
Attendance26,086
87%
SurfaceGrass
Weather conditions
10°C

Insights

  • Have scored 14 goals in their last 5 matches

  • Marvin Ducksch has the most shots on target per match for Birmingham City (1.4)

  • Demarai Gray has created the most big chances for Birmingham City (7)

  • Have scored 9 goals in their last 5 matches

  • Watford haven't lost to Birmingham City in their last 7 meetings (6W, 1D).

  • Haven't lost in 5 matches

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