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 2.2 goals per match

Birmingham City0.6 Watford2.2

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Birmingham City concede 0.6.

Attack

Birmingham City score 2.0 goals per match

Birmingham City2.0 Watford0.6

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Watford score 0.6.

Last time

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

Tom Ince: 3 goals.

Player in form

Liam Millar: 4 goals in 5 league matches

Goals4

The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Players to watch

Championship, this season.

Liam Millar

Birmingham City · midfielder

4goals 3assists 7.35avg rating

Last match, Cardiff City: rating 6.6.

Iker Bravo

Watford · midfielder

1goal 2assists 6.85avg rating

Last match, Wolverhampton Wanderers: rating 6.4.

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

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

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

Birmingham City

at home · 10

5W4D1L2.1scored per match1.5conceded per match

Watford

away · 10

0W1D9L0.4scored per match2.3conceded 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: Cardiff City) · Watford (5-3-2, last: Wolverhampton Wanderers).

Official around 20:00, Tue 8 Dec

JBBeadle ACCochrane CKKlarer PNNeumann BSOsayi-Samuel JSSolís TIIwata LMMillar JSStansfield CVVicente LVVázquez FRRavaglia MBBola BMMlacic MPPollock KKKeben KDDiatta IBBravo HKKyprianou EKKayembe LKKjerrumgaard 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.

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

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

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