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Championship · Round 25 · Thursday, Jan 01 2026

Watford
3 · 0
Full time

Birmingham City
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Vicarage Road, Watford
Events 3 goals · 3 cards · 10 subs
9'
⚽
T. Ince 1 - 0
38'
⚽
T. Ince 2 - 0
43'
M. Pollock
Yellow card
46'
⇄
↑ M. Leonard
↓ A. Sampsted
46'
⇄
↑ L. Dykes
↓ W. T. Willumsson
46'
⇄
↑ N. Irankunda
↓ G. Chakvetadze
60'
⚽
T. Ince 3 - 0
62'
⇄
↑ E. J. Cashin
↓ A. Cochrane
63'
L. Dykes
Yellow card
64'
⇄
↑ V. Semedo
↓ L. Kjerrumgaard
68'
⇄
↑ M. Ducksch
↓ K. Furuhashi
69'
⇄
↑ N. Mendy
↓ I. Louza
70'
⇄
↑ M. Sissoko
↓ O. Maamma
77'
⇄
↑ L. Koumas
↓ K. Anderson
77'
⇄
↑ K. Baah
↓ T. Ince
78'
S. Paik
Yellow card
FT 3 - 0
Momentum
0'HTFT
Top stats
45%
Ball possession
55%
1.56
Expected goals (xG)
0.4
13
Total shots
6
4
Big chances
0
Team form
Watford 3W · 2D · 0L
@ Norwich City 1–0
@ Leicester City 2–1
vs Stoke City 1–0
@ Wrexham 2–2
vs Sheffield Wednesday 1–1
Birmingham City 0W · 3D · 2L
vs Southampton 1–1
vs Derby County 1–1
@ Sheffield United 0–3
vs Charlton Athletic 1–1
@ Queens Park Rangers 1–2
Top Players
Watford
T. Ince
M · ⚽ 3
10.0
N. Irankunda
F
7.9
M. Alleyne
D
7.4
Birmingham City
K. Anderson
M
6.8
M. Leonard
M
6.8
E. J. Cashin
D
6.8
Head to Head
7
Watford
1
Draws
2
Birmingham City
Last 10 meetings · 1.4 avg goals
Match Facts
StadiumVicarage Road · Watford
Capacity22200
CountryEngland
KickoffThu, Jan 01 2026 · 19:00 UTC
Round25
CompetitionChampionship
Model Predictions #predict
✓ Hit · Top pick
Under 3.5 goals
82%
confidence
Both Teams to Score
BTTS Yes · 69% 31% · BTTS No ●
Total Goals 1.5
● Over 1.5 goals · 77% 23% · Under 1.5 goals
Total Goals 2.5
● Over 2.5 goals · 47% 53% · Under 2.5 goals
Total Goals 3.5 PICK
Over 3.5 goals · 18% 82% · Under 3.5 goals ●
Head Coaches
Edward Still
Edward Still
4-4-2 Mid
Pressing50%
🪽 Wing Play💨 Gegenpressing🔥 High Press
Chris Davies
Chris Davies
4-2-3-1 High
Pressing55%
🙏 Cross & Pray🔥 High Press💨 Gegenpressing
Watford 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1 E. Selvik
G · 90'
7.1
25 J. Abankwah
D · 90'
6.6
6 M. Pollock
D · 90'
7.0
3 M. Alleyne
D · 90'
7.4
16 M. Bola
D · 90'
7.1
5 H. Kyprianou
M · 90'
7.4
10 I. Louza ↓ 69'
M · 69'
7.1
42 O. Maamma ↓ 70'
M · 70'
6.5
8 G. Chakvetadze ↓ 46'
M · 45'
7.2
7 T. Ince ⚽⚽⚽ ↓ 77'
M · 77'
10.0
9 L. Kjerrumgaard ↓ 64'
F · 64'
6.4
Substitutes (9)
66 N. Irankunda ↑ 46'
F
7.9
18 V. Semedo ↑ 64'
F
6.3
23 N. Mendy ↑ 69'
M
6.8
17 M. Sissoko ↑ 70'
M
6.5
34 K. Baah ↑ 77'
F
6.6
12 N. Baxter
G
4 K. K. Biakolo
D
22 J. Morris
D
29 J. Petris
D
Birmingham City 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
25 J. Beadle
G · 90'
6.2
23 A. Sampsted ↓ 46'
D · 45'
6.0
5 P. Neumann
D · 90'
6.4
6 J. Robinson
D · 90'
6.3
20 A. Cochrane ↓ 62'
D · 62'
6.0
24 T. Iwata
M · 90'
6.0
8 S. Paik
M · 90'
6.3
16 P. Roberts
M · 90'
5.8
18 W. T. Willumsson ↓ 46'
M
6.2
14 K. Anderson ↓ 77'
M · 77'
6.8
9 K. Furuhashi ↓ 68'
F · 68'
6.4
Substitutes (9)
12 M. Leonard ↑ 46'
M
6.8
17 L. Dykes ↑ 46'
F
6.1
41 E. J. Cashin ↑ 62'
D
6.8
33 M. Ducksch ↑ 68'
F
6.3
30 L. Koumas ↑ 77'
F
6.5
27 K. Fujimoto
M
40 M. Mazwi
D
42 D. Isichei
M
21 R. Allsop
G
Match stats Final
Top stats
45%
Ball possession
55%
1.56
Expected goals (xG)
0.4
13
Total shots
6
6
Shots on target
2
4
Big chances
0
317
Accurate passes
396
5
Fouls
14
4
Corners
4
Expected goals
1.59
Total xG
0.4
1.52
xG open play
0.2
0.07
xG set play
0.2
1.59
Non-penalty xG
0.4
2.4
xG on target (xGOT)
0.19
Shots
13
Total shots
6
5
Shots off target
3
6
Shots on target
2
2
Blocked shots
1
0
Hit woodwork
1
10
Shots inside box
5
3
Shots outside box
1
Passes
402
Passes
484
317
Accurate passes
396
28/69 (41%)
Long balls
19/46 (41%)
3/16 (19%)
Crosses
3/23 (13%)
17
Throws
19
18
Touches in opp. box
10
1
Offsides
3
Defense
13
Tackles
13
6
Interceptions
8
2
Blocks
1
44
Clearances
26
2
Keeper saves
3
Duels
57
Duels
43
30/50 (60%)
Ground duels won
20/50 (40%)
16/31 (52%)
Aerial duels won
15/31 (48%)
4/14 (29%)
Successful dribbles
2/7 (29%)
Discipline
1
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
0
Shots · 19
9' Goal
T. Ince
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.43
xGOT
0.96
10' Saved
K. Furuhashi
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.04
xGOT
0.08
19' Off target
T. Ince
Left foot · Counter
xG
0.16
xGOT
—
29' Off target
M. Bola
Left foot · Counter
xG
0.05
xGOT
—
38' Goal
T. Ince
Left foot · Open play
xG
0.22
xGOT
0.53
38' Saved
T. Ince
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.15
xGOT
0.21
40' Off target
P. Roberts
Left foot · Open play
xG
0.09
xGOT
—
44' Off target
P. Roberts
Right foot · Throw-in
xG
0.13
xGOT
—
47' Saved
P. Roberts
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.08
xGOT
0.11
55' Off target
M. Bola
Left foot · Corner
xG
0.03
xGOT
—
57' Off target
M. Bola
Left foot · Open play
xG
0.16
xGOT
—
57' Blocked
L. Kjerrumgaard
Left foot · Open play
xG
0.04
xGOT
—
58' Off target
L. Kjerrumgaard
Left foot · Counter
xG
0.02
xGOT
—
60' Goal
T. Ince
Left foot · Counter
xG
0.12
xGOT
0.53
67' Saved
O. Maamma
Right foot · Counter
xG
0.12
xGOT
0.16
76' Blocked
K. Anderson
Left foot · Corner
xG
0.03
xGOT
—
79' Blocked
N. Irankunda
Right foot · Free kick
xG
0.04
xGOT
—
82' Hit post
E. J. Cashin
Header · Corner
xG
0.04
xGOT
—
90'+5 Saved
V. Semedo
Left foot · Counter
xG
0.03
xGOT
0.02
Player stats
Watford vs Birmingham City · Last 10 meetings
7
Watford
1
Draws
2
Birmingham City
DateHomeScoreAway
2026-01-01 Watford 3 – 0 Birmingham City
2025-12-01 Birmingham City 2 – 1 Watford
2024-03-16 Birmingham City 0 – 1 Watford
2023-09-16 Watford 2 – 0 Birmingham City
2023-03-14 Watford 3 – 0 Birmingham City
2022-08-16 Birmingham City 1 – 1 Watford
2021-03-20 Watford 3 – 0 Birmingham City
2020-12-12 Birmingham City 0 – 1 Watford
2015-04-18 Watford 1 – 0 Birmingham City
2014-11-04 Birmingham City 2 – 1 Watford
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