Ace Football previews the Championship game between Watford and Birmingham who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Watford come up against visiting side Birmingham in a Championship fixture this coming Saturday at Vicarage Road Stadium.
Watford are placed 18 with five points after five matches. Birmingham occupy a position as four in the league on 11 points.
Team form: Watford vs Birmingham
Watford Form
Watford only added a single point to their account in their last three games, where they lost 1-0 and 0-1 against Stoke and Blackburn respectively. At least they managed a 3-3 draw with Coventry. In their last six Championship home matches, Watford have three wins, while they’ve drawn one and lost two. They scored nine and conceded four goals.
Birmingham Form
In has been a bit of everything for Birmingham in their previous three matches, as they first beat Plymouth by 2-1. This was followed by a disappointing 1-3 defeat against Cardiff, before an encounter with Millwall produced a 1-1 draw. Birmingham won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says six goals conceded and six scored.
Betting stats for Watford and Birmingham
Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when betting on the upcoming match between Watford and Birmingham. The facts are based on the data from matches played across all tournaments.
- Watford have not won 10 of the last 12 matches
- In 3 of the last 4 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- Watford have scored in 7 of the last 9 home matches
- In 3 of the last 4 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Watford home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Birmingham have scored in the last 13 matches in a row
- Birmingham have scored in 19 of the last 21 away matches
- In 13 of the last 15 Birmingham away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Birmingham have not lost 10 of the last 12 matches
- In the last 3 matches in a row Birmingham played, both teams scored
Players in form: Watford vs Birmingham
Mileta Rajovic is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Birmingham look to Lukas Jutkiewicz, hoping he can add to his current total of two Championship goals in his latest games.
Popular markets: Watford vs Birmingham
Full-time result
Vicarage Road Stadium witnessed Watford winning four times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing three and losing three as well. Birmingham claimed seven wins, one draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. Birmingham didn’t lose any of their previous 5 outings. Watford have not lost to Birmingham in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Watford scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Birmingham scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Watford managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Birmingham were first on target in six of their last 10 outings. Watford have scored in 10 consecutive league meetings with Birmingham.
Total goals
In the past ten matches for Watford across all competitions, over 2.5 goals happened in four times of them with an average of 1.3 goals goals scored by themselves. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Birmingham’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches.
Betting suggestion: Watford vs Birmingham
Here we present a free betting tip for this Championship match. The prediction is formed as a conclusion based on the abovementioned stats and facts for Watford and Birmingham.
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