England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Watford and Birmingham City, taking place on Tuesday, 14 March 2023, at Vicarage Road Stadium in Watford.
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Watford, Recent FormThe Watford squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 1-0 away defeat against Queens Park Rangers, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed. Their share of possession in that meeting was 60%, while racking up 9 shots along the way, 2 of which were on target, in contrast to Queens Park Rangers, who had 11 shots on goal with 4 on target.
While they have been reasonably effective at circumventing their opponents defence, scoring 5 in their last 6 games, it's largely been tit for tat with their own defence proving to be equally ineffectual, conceding 6, and leading to valuable points being dropped. The art of scoring goals has eluded them, having failed to find the back of the net for the past 3 games in a row. They are struggling defensively and as a result have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games.
They've had a less than ideal run of form recently, winning just 1 of their last 6 games.
Birmingham City, Recent FormBirmingham City will be happy to have grabbed 3 points in their last match, where they clocked up a 2-0 win in their home outing against Rotherham United. They came away from that fixture with a 41% share of the possession and clocked up 12 attempts on goal with 5 on target, in comparison to Rotherham United, who managed 12 attempts on goal, 1 of which were on target.
It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 5 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 9 goals shipped and valuable points dropped. On the road, they are showing great consistency in finding the back of the net, having scored in 5 of their last 6 away games. They are in some turmoil defensively at the moment and have been unable to record a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games.
Results have been poor for Birmingham recently, with 4 losses and only 1 win from their last 6 league games their current form is not going to help them move up the table.
On an individual basis, Troy Deeney has scored in each of Birmingham City's last 0 league games away from home.
In the most recent meeting between these teams, they both managed to find the net, but the game finished in a 1-1 draw.
It's been a very long time since The Blues came to Vicarage Road Stadium in the league and scored a goal, having left goalless in their last 4 visits. Watford will feel sure their attacking prowess will yield results in this one, having scored at least 1 goal in the previous 9 encounters with The Blues.
Birmingham will be hoping to get at least a point from this game having lost the last 4 times they've visited Watford in the league and not won this away fixture at Vicarage Road Stadium for 5 games in a row.
Ken Sema has scored in each of Watford's last 2 league games against Birmingham.
Watford manager Chris Wilder has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Tom Cleverley (Leg), Tom Dele-Bashiru (Ligament), João Ferreira (Hamstring), Dan Gosling (Achilles tendon), Kortney Hause (Knee), Hassane Kamara (Hamstring), Edo Kayembe (Calf) and Francisco Sierralta (Broken ankle) are all currently out of contention for this game.
John Eustace has a number of injury concerns in his Birmingham squad to contend with: Jobe Bellingham (Abdominal), Krystian Bielik (Calf), Tate Campbell (Hamstring), Harlee Dean (Muscle), Troy Deeney (Hamstring), Gary Gardner (Groin) and Dion Sanderson (Back)
Watford Playing at home | Birmingham City Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | Goals scored | 1.1 |
| 0.9 | Goals conceded | 1.5 |
| 37' | Time first goal scored | 29' |
| 34' | Time first goal conceded | 31' |
| 2.1 | Yellow cards | 2.2 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.6 | Subs used | 4.1 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 2-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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