The Match
Match Report
It was a thoroughly deserved victory for Xisco Munoz's side, who made it five successive victories in the Championship.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Watford and Birmingham City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Watford win with a probability of 56.71%. A draw had a probability of 25.3% and a win for Birmingham City had a probability of 17.97%.
The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.03%) and 2-1 (9.1%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.6%), while for a Birmingham City win it was 0-1 (7.4%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 6.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Watford would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Watford | Draw | Birmingham City |
| 56.71% | 25.33% | 17.97% |
| Both teams to score 41.99% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
