Watford vs Birmingham
Ref: Lewis Smith, EnglandVicarage Road, Watford · 22,200 cap
Match recap
Watford beat Birmingham 3–0 in their Championship fixture. Ince, Ince, and Ince scored for Watford. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.56 for Watford versus 0.40 for Birmingham. Watford sit 16th in the Championship table while Birmingham are 10th.
First Half
⚽
Ince
Assist: Chakvetadze
⚽
Ince
Pollock
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Sampsted
46'
⇄
Willumsson
⇄
Chakvetadze
⚽
Ince
Assist: Irankunda
62'
⇄
Cochrane
63'
Dykes
Yellow Card
⇄
Kjerrumgaard
68'
⇄
Furuhashi
⇄
Louza
⇄
Maamma
77'
⇄
Anderson
⇄
Ince
78'
Paik Seung-Ho
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 9 |  Norwich | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |  Birmingham | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |  Swansea | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 64 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
WatfordBirmingham
9Won
Statistical edge
9–5
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.56VS0.40
Attack5 · 0 won
13
Shots
6
6
Shots on target
2
10
Shots in the box
5
3
Shots outside box
1
5
Shots off goal
3
4
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
45%
Possession
55%
402
Total passes
484
317
Accurate passes
396
79%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline3 · 0 won
5
Fouls
14
1
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
3
2
Blocked shots
1
-0.60
Goals prevented
-0.60
Watford
4-2-3-1
Birmingham
4-2-3-1Watford
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1E. SelvikG
- 3Max AlleyneD
- 5H. KyprianouM
- 6M. PollockD
- 7T. InceM
- 8G. ChakvetadzeM
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 10I. LouzaM
- 16M. BolaD
- 25J. AbankwahD
- 42O. MaammaM
Substitutes
- 4K. KebenD
- 12N. BaxterG
- 17M. SissokoM
- 18Vivaldo SemedoF
- 22J. MorrisD
- 23N. MendyM
- 29J. PétrisD
- 34K. BaahF
- 66N. IrankundaF
Birmingham
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5P. NeumannD
- 6J. RobinsonD
- 8Paik Seung-HoM
- 9K. FuruhashiF
- 14K. AndersonM
- 16P. RobertsM
- 18W. WillumssonM
- 20A. CochraneD
- 23A. SampstedD
- 24T. IwataM
- 25J. BeadleG
Substitutes
- 12M. LeonardM
- 17L. DykesF
- 21R. AllsopG
- 27K. FujimotoM
- 30L. KoumasF
- 33M. DuckschF
- 40M. MazwiM
- 41E. CashinD
- 42D. IsicheiM
Watford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Ince | M | 77 | 10.0 | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — |
| Max Alleyne | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hector Kyprianou | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | M | 45 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Egil Selvik | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Imrân Louza(C) | M | 69 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Marc Bola | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Matthew Pollock | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Abankwah | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | F | 64 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Othmane Maamma | M | 70 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/5 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| James Morris | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Baxter | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kévin Keben Biakolo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Petris | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nestory Irankunda | F | 45 | 7.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Nampalys Mendy | M | 21 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kwadwo Baah | F | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Moussa Sissoko | M | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Vivaldo | F | 26 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Birmingham
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keshi Anderson | M | 77 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | F | 68 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Phil Neumann | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Willum Thor Willumsson | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| James Beadle | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Robinson | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Seung-Ho Paik | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Alfons Sampsted | D | 45 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Alex Cochrane | D | 62 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomoki Iwata(C) | M | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Roberts | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Menzi Mazwi | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Allsop | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kanya Fujimoto | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Isichei | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eiran Cashin | D | 28 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Marc Leonard | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Koumas | F | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lyndon Dykes | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marvin Ducksch | F | 22 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |