Betting tips & odds comparison 16.08.2022 Birmingham City FC – Watford FC
Gameweek 4 in the Championship will see the clash between Birmingham City and Watford FC at St Andrew’s Ground. Kick-off time is at 8:45 PM on Aug 16, 2022. In our preview of Birmingham City vs. Watford FC we will provide you with all the important facts and stats for this Championship fixture. Let’s start by having a look at the current form of the two teams involved.
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The two have 16 historical meetings. Birmingham won 6 games, Watford won 8, and 2 matches ended in a draw. Their last meeting was in week 38 of the same league, Watford won 3-0, making the highest scoring game in the last five they played out.
BIRMINGHAM
Birmingham is straight off a loss against Norwich in EFL Cup, the match ended in a 2-2 draw but Birmingham lost on the post-match penalties. A miss by Cosgrove and Leko gave Norwich a 3-2 win.
Back to the League now, Birmingham will be looking to maintain a good run they have enjoyed so far, in two games, their first match started on the goalless draw at Luton, and the second game saw them beat Huddersfield 2-1 at home. The Eustace side has only lost two games at home in their last five, in five of both home and away, Birmingham has had 2d, a win, and losses.
Birmingham has been involved in a total of 12 goals in the last five, scoring 6 and allowing 6 and they currently sit 6th position with 4 points with two games played so far.
WATFORD
Watford will be hoping to maintain their early lead in the league as they lock horns with Birmingham. Watford kicked off the campaign with a win at home against Sheffield, followed by a 1-1 draw at West Brom, straight off clinching a 1-0 win at home, Watford will be out to make it a second in a roll.
Watford has not had a good run on the road, losing all four out of five last away games, those five away matches include four losses from last season’s EPL and a recent draw in the English Championship, and they, however, have a good overall run in the last five games with, 3 wins and 2 draws.
The last five matches had a total of 9 goals, Watford scored 7 goals and allowed 2. Watford boasts of a tight back line, and that seems to yield some positive results, and up a team that on paper better then, it is certain they will claim all three points.
POSSIBLE LINE-UPS
BIRMINGHAM
- Ruddy
- Trusty
- Roberts
- Sanderson
- Platcheta
- James
- Chang
- Colin
- Bacuna
- Hogan
- Deeney
- COACH : Eustace Frank
- MISSING PLAYERS : None
WATFORD
- Bachmann
- Gasper
- Sireralta
- Cathcart
- Kamara
- Kayembe
- Choudhury
- Sarr
- Cleverley
- Sema
- Pedro
- COACH :Vincent Kompany
- MISSING PLAYERS : None
OUR PREVIEW AND PREDICTIONS FOR BIRMINGHAM VS. WATFORD
Looking at their most recent matches, both ends seem too rocky at the back, the host has allowed 6 goals in their last five, and they allowed goals in four. Meanwhile, the visitors have only allowed two in the last five and they have scored at least a goal in four out of five games. We feel the host might struggle to find the back of the net, we backing the option of home under 1.5 goals as the first of today betting tips.
TIP 1 : Birmingham Under 1.5 Goals – [email protected]
Both teams have had some great displays and improvement and their recent form makes it even for us to separate them. But considering that the away side has been more consistent, we feel they already lead at halftime as our second England Championship predicion for this game.
TIP 2 : Watford to Win First Half – [email protected]
Performance
Birmingham City performance of the last 5 home matches
Watford FC performance of the last 5 away matches
Current Standing
| POS | TEAM | PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Burnley FC
|
101 | 46 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 87 | 35 | 52 |
|
2
|
Sheffield United FC
|
91 | 46 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 73 | 39 | 34 |
|
3
|
Luton Town FC
|
80 | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 57 | 39 | 18 |
|
4
|
Middlesbrough FC
|
75 | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 84 | 56 | 28 |
|
5
|
Coventry City
|
70 | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 58 | 46 | 12 |
|
6
|
Sunderland AFC
|
69 | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 68 | 55 | 13 |
|
7
|
Blackburn Rovers Footbal & Athletic
|
69 | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 52 | 54 | -2 |
|
8
|
Millwall FC
|
68 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 50 | 7 |
|
9
|
West Bromwich Albion FC
|
66 | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 59 | 53 | 6 |
|
10
|
Swansea City AFC
|
66 | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 68 | 64 | 4 |
|
11
|
Watford FC
|
63 | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 56 | 53 | 3 |
|
12
|
Preston North End FC
|
63 | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 59 | -14 |
|
13
|
Norwich City FC
|
62 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 54 | 3 |
|
14
|
Bristol City FC
|
59 | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 55 | 56 | -1 |
|
15
|
Hull City AFC
|
58 | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 61 | -10 |
|
16
|
Stoke City FC
|
53 | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 55 | 54 | 1 |
|
17
|
Birmingham City FC
|
53 | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 58 | -11 |
|
18
|
Huddersfield Town AFC
|
53 | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 62 | -15 |
|
19
|
Rotherham United
|
50 | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 49 | 60 | -11 |
|
20
|
Queens Park Rangers
|
50 | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 44 | 71 | -27 |
|
21
|
Cardiff City FC
|
49 | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 41 | 58 | -17 |
|
22
|
Reading FC
|
44 | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 46 | 68 | -22 |
|
23
|
Blackpool FC
|
44 | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 48 | 72 | -24 |
|
24
|
Wigan Athletic FC
|
42 | 46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 38 | 65 | -27 |
- Promotion
- Play-offs
- Relegation