Watford host Birmingham at Vicarage Road, Watford on 24 April 2027 at 15:00 in the Championship. Watford's last five results: L L W L L (1 win and 4 losses). Birmingham's last five: W W W L W (4 wins and 1 loss). In their last 6 meetings, Watford have won 4, Birmingham 1, with 1 draw.
Watford vs Birmingham kicks off at 15:00 UK time on Saturday 24 April 2027 in the Championship, at Vicarage Road, Watford. Vicarage Road holds 22,200 people. The confirmed lineups replace the predicted XIs on this page about an hour before kick-off, and the live score and match stats follow from 15:00.
Watford vs Birmingham is being played at Vicarage Road in Watford on Saturday 24 April 2027, the home ground of Watford, which holds 22,200 people. Kick-off is at 15:00 UK time, and the match is part of the Championship.
Watford have won 1, drawn 0 and lost 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 5 and conceding 13, with results reading L L W L L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-3 defeat away to Norwich in the Championship on 31 October.
Birmingham have won 4, drawn 0 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 11 and conceding 2, with results reading W W W L W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 3-1 win away to Lincoln in the Championship on 31 October.
Across the last 6 meetings Watford have won 4, Birmingham have won 1 and 1 was drawn, with Watford scoring 11 goals to Birmingham's 3. The most recent was Watford 3-0 Birmingham City on 1 January 2026 in the Championship.
Iker Bravo leads Watford with 4 yellow cards across their last 10 games, 0.4 a game, the most of any Watford player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Watford player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
August Priske leads Birmingham with 6 goals across their last 10 games, 0.6 a game, the most of any Birmingham player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Birmingham player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Until the team news for Watford vs Birmingham is in, the Lineups tab shows the XI each side last started with: Watford's XI from their 2-3 defeat at Norwich on Sat 31 Oct 2026, and Birmingham's XI from their 3-1 win at Lincoln on Sat 31 Oct 2026. Predicted lineups replace them once the team news is in, and the confirmed XIs about an hour before kick-off.
Statz projects 9 player markets for Watford vs Birmingham, from goals and shots to fouls, cards, tackles and passes, for every starter on the Projections tab of this page. The Bets tab prices the best bet builder picks against bet365, and the match projection gives each side's chance of winning.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Championship | Watford vs Birmingham City | 3-0 |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Championship | Birmingham City vs Watford | 2-1 |
| 16 Mar 2024 | Championship | Birmingham City vs Watford | 0-1 |
| 16 Sep 2023 | Championship | Watford vs Birmingham City | 2-0 |
| 14 Mar 2023 | Championship | Watford vs Birmingham City | 3-0 |
| 16 Aug 2022 | Championship | Birmingham City vs Watford | 1-1 |
Predicted lineups for Watford vs Birmingham are not in yet, so these are the XIs each side last started with: Watford's XI from their 2-3 defeat at Norwich on Sat 31 Oct 2026, and Birmingham's XI from their 3-1 win at Lincoln on Sat 31 Oct 2026.
| # | Watford | Fouls committed | Birmingham | Fouls committed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H. Kyprianou | 13 | C. Klarer | 18 |
| 2 | M. Doumbia | 13 | J. Stansfield | 18 |
| 3 | E. Kayembe | 11 | A. Priske | 13 |
| 4 | K. Keben | 9 | A. Cochrane | 12 |
| 5 | I. Bravo | 9 | T. Iwata | 11 |
| # | Watford | Shots | Birmingham | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E. Kayembe | 16 | A. Priske | 25 |
| 2 | M. Doumbia | 13 | J. Stansfield | 25 |
| 3 | H. Kyprianou | 10 | T. Iwata | 15 |
| 4 | M. Payero | 10 | C. Vicente | 14 |
| 5 | I. Bravo | 9 | L. Millar | 13 |
| # | Watford | Shots on target | Birmingham | Shots on target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. Doumbia | 7 | A. Priske | 12 |
| 2 | E. Kayembe | 4 | J. Stansfield | 10 |
| 3 | H. Kyprianou | 3 | L. Millar | 8 |
| 4 | R. Vata | 3 | C. Vicente | 4 |
| 5 | I. Bravo | 3 | D. Gray | 4 |
| # | Watford | Goals | Birmingham | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. Boadu | 2 | A. Priske | 6 |
| 2 | L. Kjerrumgaard | 1 | L. Millar | 4 |
| 3 | J. Zemura | 1 | D. Gray | 2 |
| 4 | H. Kyprianou | 1 | C. Vicente | 2 |
| 5 | A. Nabizada | 1 | A. Cochrane | 1 |
| # | Watford | Yellow cards | Birmingham | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I. Bravo | 4 | C. Klarer | 3 |
| 2 | H. Kyprianou | 3 | J. SolÃs | 3 |
| 3 | J. Zemura | 3 | C. Vicente | 3 |
| 4 | A. Nabizada | 3 | P. Neumann | 3 |
| 5 | E. Kayembe | 3 | L. Millar | 2 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.9 | 22 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.8 | 19 of 24 |
| Shots | 11.9 | 19 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 4.1 | 13 of 24 |
| Fouls | 10.9 | 12 of 24 |
| Tackles | 15.4 | 9 of 24 |
| Passes | 379.7 | 17 of 24 |
| Corners | 3.4 | 24 of 24 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.9 | 4 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1 | 3 of 24 |
| Shots | 13.4 | 13 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 4.8 | 7 of 24 |
| Fouls | 12.2 | 6 of 24 |
| Tackles | 15.1 | 14 of 24 |
| Passes | 387.5 | 14 of 24 |
| Corners | 5.3 | 14 of 24 |