GolVolt — Birmingham City vs Watford: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Defence

Watford concede 1.8 goals per match

Birmingham City0.4 Watford1.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Birmingham City concede 0.4.

Attack

Birmingham City score 2.6 goals per match

Birmingham City2.6 Watford1.2

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Watford score 1.2.

Last time

Last meeting, 1 January 2026: Watford – Birmingham City 3:0

Tom Ince: 3 goals.

Player in form

August Priske Flyger: 5 goals in 5 league matches

Goals5 xG2.79

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 2.8).

Players to watch

Championship, this season.

Liam Millar

Birmingham City · midfielder

4goals 3assists 7.17avg rating

Last match, Millwall: rating 6.5.

Iker Bravo

Watford · midfielder

1goal 3assists 6.88avg rating

Last match, Lincoln City: rating 7.2.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Birmingham City at home and Watford away, as in this match.

Birmingham City

at home · 10

5W4D1L2.2scored per match1.5conceded per match

Watford

away · 10

0W1D9L0.5scored per match2.4conceded per match

Head to head

2 meetings since 2025.

Last time · 1 Jan 2026 · Championship Watford 3:0 Birmingham City Ince 9', 38', 60'

1wins

0 draws3.0 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 2

1wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Birmingham City (4-2-3-1, last: Millwall) · Watford (4-2-3-1, last: Lincoln City).

Official around 20:00, Tue 8 Dec

RAAllsop ELLaird PNNeumann CKKlarer ACCochrane TIIwata JSSolís PRRoberts JSStansfield LMMillar MBBird FRRavaglia OTTraoré MPPollock KKKeben MBBola EKKayembe HKKyprianou OMMaamma IBBravo SMMavididi MBBoadu

Birmingham CityWatford

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

58.0 38.8