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Birmingham City Watford betting prediction


Betting suggestion:

Watford should control the match and take advantage of the opponent's various defensive flaws to create chances for goals. On the other hand, Birmingham should look for the attack from the first minute, since they are going through a very positive phase of the season. It should also be noted that Watford aspire to win to remain among the first in the championship. That said, and taking into account these factors, risking in favor of goals in this game is a good option.
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Preview
Birmingham City and Watford face at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium, in a match for the 18th round of the Championship. There is no record of official head‑to‑heads between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last time they met, on 18‑04‑2015, the match ended with the final score: Watford (1‑0) Birmingham City. Both teams register significant differences between home and away results, so the home/away factor is worth atention.

Analysis Birmingham

After 5 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses, the home team is in the 15th position, havinf won 22 points so far. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Reading by (1‑2), after in the previous match they have won (0‑1) an away match against Bristol City. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 7 goals scored and 12 conceded; against 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses at their stadium, with 14 goals scored and 22 conceded. In the last 8 home league matches Birmingham City has a record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 8 points out of 24 possible.

They haven’t won any of the last 4 home matches for this competition. In their home league matches there are a few frequent results at half‑time: 0‑0 (4 out of 8 matches) and 1‑0 (3 out of 8 matches). They haven't been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 17 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 4 times and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 10 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Birmingham arrive for this game with a 1-2 victory at Reading, registering in this way the second straight triumph in this competition: the two goals of the team were scored by Jon Toral. Now, on this game against Watford, coach Aitor Karanka should act in the usual 4-3-3 tactical system, privileging the organization of his defensive block and counterattacks, especially through the left aisle: Iván Sánchez offers great depth to the team. Scott Hogan is one of Birmingham's top scorers, with 2 goals scored. For this game the manager cannot count on Adam Clayton and Zach Jeacock due to physical problems.

Confirmed Lineup: Neil Etheridge, Marc Roberts, Jake Clarke-Salter, Kristian Pedersen, Josh Cogley, Ivan Šunjić, Maikel Kieftenbeld, Gary Gardner, Mikel San José, Jonathan Leko, Lukas Jutkiewicz.
Coach: T. Mowbray.

Analysis Watford

The away team is currently in the 3rd position of the league, with 30 points won, after 8 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Cardiff City, by (0‑1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Rotherham United, by (2‑0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 6 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 8 goals scored and 19 conceded; against 11 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses at their stadium, with 26 goals scored and 18 conceded. Their last away match for this competition ended in a draw by (0‑0) against Nottingham Forest. In the last 8 away league matches Watford has a record of 1 win, 5 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 8 points out of 24 possible.

In this competition, they haven’t won any of the last 5 away matches. In their away matches there are a few frequent results: at half‑time 0‑0 (5 out of 8 matches) and after the 90' 0‑0 (3 out of 8 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 8 of the last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 17 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 4 times and have only turned the score around in 1.

Watford come to this game with a 2-0 home victory over Rotherham, putting an end to the two consecutive matches without winning in this competition: the team's goals were signed by Troy Deeney and Christian Kabasele. Now in this away game, manager Vladimir Ivic should play with a daring strategy, privileging ball possession and positional attacks: Tom Cleverley will be the team's conductor, being responsible for creating the offensive process. Forward João Pedro is Watford's top scorer, with 5 goals. Out of this game are Andre Gray and Isaac Success, both with physical problems.

Confirmed Lineup: Ben Foster, Jeremy Ngakia, Kiko Femenía, Ben Wilmot, William Troost-Ekong, James Garner, Domingos Quina, Ken Sema, Nathaniel Chalobah.
Coach: T. Cleverley, T. Deeney, S. Bilić.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Birmingham vs Watford match, on 12 December 2020, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Handicap, Over 2 goals ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Birmingham vs Watford on 12 December 2020 will be played at Birmingham, St. Andrew's Stadium.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Birmingham Watford match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Watford at with 67% of the tips.

 

Championship - 2020/2021

  • 100% 557 / 557 Games

  • Home team wins 41.29%
  • Draws 25.13%
  • Away team wins 33.57%
  • Over 1.5 68.04%
  • Over 2.5 40.75%
  • Over 3.5 18.67%
  • Goals 1284
  • Goals /match 2.31
  • Goals /match home 1.25
  • Goals /match away 1.05
  • Both teams score 45.24%
  • Goals after 80' 17.21%
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