Birmingham City vs Watford — Championship
ChampionshipChampionship 23/24
Sat 16 Mar··Matchday 38·St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham·Watford won
Match overview
12 priority stats · full time- 7Corners6
- 0Cards3
- 26Shots14
- 4Shots on target4
- 11Fouls12
- 24Throw-ins26
- 2Offsides5
- 6Goal kicks14
- 2Saves4
- 21Tackles23
- 7Interceptions3
- 9Dribbles14
Period
Match statistics
| Birmingham City | Statistic | Watford |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 7 | Corner kicks | 6 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 26 | Total shots | 14 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 11 | Fouls | 12 |
| 24 | Throw-ins | 26 |
| 2 | Offsides | 5 |
| 6 | Goal kicks | 14 |
| 2 | Goalkeeper saves | 4 |
| 21 | Tackles | 23 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 9 | Dribbles | 14 |
| 52 | Ball possession | 48 |
| 1.94 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.41 |
| 328 | Accurate passes | 293 |
| 2 | Big chances | 2 |
| 427 | Passes | 401 |
| 12 | Free kicks | 11 |
| Attack | ||
| 2 | Fouled in final third | 2 |
| 2 | Big chances missed | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 5 |
| Passing | ||
| 24 | Throw-ins | 26 |
| 6 | Accurate crosses | 6 |
| 36 | Accurate long balls | 33 |
| 77 | Final third entries | 69 |
| Defending | ||
| 7 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 22 | Clearances | 36 |
| 58 | Ball recoveries | 55 |
| 17% | Tackles won (%) | 11% |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 6 | Goal kicks | 14 |
| 0.01 | Goals prevented | 0.62 |
| Non-penalty expected goals | ||
| 1.9 | Non-penalty expected goals (npxG) | 1.4 |
| Shots | ||
| 14 | Shots off target | 7 |
| 8 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 17 | Shots inside box | 9 |
| 9 | Shots outside box | 5 |
| 1 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Duels | ||
| 51% | Duels won (%) | 49% |
| 5 | Dispossessed | 10 |
| 9 | Dribbles | 14 |
| 42% | Ground duels (%) | 48% |
| 23% | Aerial duels (%) | 15% |
| Birmingham City | Statistic | Watford |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 4 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 10 | Total shots | 9 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 11 | Throw-ins | 13 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Goal kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Goalkeeper saves | 1 |
| 13 | Tackles | 12 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 1 |
| 2 | Dribbles | 7 |
| 47 | Ball possession | 53 |
| 0.54 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.80 |
| 170 | Accurate passes | 191 |
| 0 | Big chances | 2 |
| 213 | Passes | 234 |
| 4 | Free kicks | 4 |
| Attack | ||
| 0 | Fouled in final third | 0 |
| 0 | Big chances missed | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| Passing | ||
| 11 | Throw-ins | 13 |
| 2 | Accurate crosses | 3 |
| 17 | Accurate long balls | 17 |
| 35 | Final third entries | 30 |
| Defending | ||
| 5 | Interceptions | 1 |
| 6 | Clearances | 14 |
| 29 | Ball recoveries | 30 |
| 11% | Tackles won (%) | 5% |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 3 | Goal kicks | 5 |
| Shots | ||
| 5 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 6 | Shots inside box | 5 |
| 4 | Shots outside box | 4 |
| 1 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Duels | ||
| 48% | Duels won (%) | 52% |
| 3 | Dispossessed | 9 |
| 2 | Dribbles | 7 |
| 19% | Ground duels (%) | 23% |
| 7% | Aerial duels (%) | 5% |
| Birmingham City | Statistic | Watford |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 3 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 16 | Total shots | 5 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 13 | Throw-ins | 13 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Goal kicks | 9 |
| 1 | Goalkeeper saves | 3 |
| 8 | Tackles | 11 |
| 2 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 7 | Dribbles | 7 |
| 57 | Ball possession | 43 |
| 1.40 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.61 |
| 158 | Accurate passes | 102 |
| 2 | Big chances | 0 |
| 214 | Passes | 167 |
| 8 | Free kicks | 7 |
| Attack | ||
| 2 | Fouled in final third | 2 |
| 2 | Big chances missed | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| Passing | ||
| 13 | Throw-ins | 13 |
| 4 | Accurate crosses | 3 |
| 19 | Accurate long balls | 16 |
| 42 | Final third entries | 39 |
| Defending | ||
| 2 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 16 | Clearances | 22 |
| 29 | Ball recoveries | 25 |
| 6% | Tackles won (%) | 6% |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 3 | Goal kicks | 9 |
| Shots | ||
| 9 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 11 | Shots inside box | 4 |
| 5 | Shots outside box | 1 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Duels | ||
| 53% | Duels won (%) | 47% |
| 2 | Dispossessed | 1 |
| 7 | Dribbles | 7 |
| 23% | Ground duels (%) | 25% |
| 16% | Aerial duels (%) | 10% |
Line-ups
Player roles only · exact formation positions unavailable
Bench
Shot map
Birmingham City26 shots · 4 on target · 0 goals · 1.93 xG
Watford14 shots · 3 on target · 1 goals · 1.42 xG
Birmingham City10 shots · 1 on target · 0 goals · 0.52 xG
Watford9 shots · 2 on target · 1 goals · 0.79 xG
Birmingham City16 shots · 3 on target · 0 goals · 1.41 xG
Watford5 shots · 1 on target · 0 goals · 0.63 xG
- Birmingham City
- Watford
- goal
- on target
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- dot size = expected goals
Player ratings
Birmingham City14 rated
Watford15 rated
Player statistics
Birmingham City
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3Lee BuchananDefender | 90′ | 8.2 | 49/63 | 1 | 5/8 | 1 | ||||||
| Juninho BacunaForward | 90′ | 7.7 | 4 | 0.21 | 21/30 | 10 | 5/12 | 2 | ||||
| 8Seung Ho PaikMidfielder | 90′ | 7.4 | 1 | 0.04 | 43/58 | 3 | 7/12 | 2 | ||||
| John RuddyGoalkeeper | 90′ | 7.1 | 20/27 | 2 | ||||||||
| Emanuel AiwuDefender | 90′ | 6.6 | 3 | 0.35 | 57/65 | 13/18 | 6 | |||||
| Cody DramehDefender | 90′ | 6.4 | 25/32 | 4/7 | 1 | |||||||
| 28Jay StansfieldForward | 90′ | 6.3 | 5 | 0.26 | 10/15 | 1 | 3/13 | 1 | ||||
| Ivan ŠunjićMidfielder | 83′ | 7.4 | 3 | 0.24 | 30/35 | 5/11 | 1 | |||||
| 2Ethan LairdDefender | 83′ | 7.1 | 2 | 0.09 | 27/32 | 6/12 | 1 | |||||
| Jordan JamesForward | 72′ | 6.4 | 2 | 0.08 | 14/20 | 3 | 2/8 | 1 | ||||
| Koji MiyoshiMidfielder | 72′ | 6.4 | 3 | 0.49 | 18/30 | 2 | 3/8 | 1 | ||||
| Tyler RobertsForward | 18′ | 7.1 | 1 | 0.09 | 9/9 | 2/6 | 1 | |||||
| 10Lukas JutkiewiczForward | 17′ | 7.4 | 2 | 0.05 | 1/4 | 4/6 | ||||||
| George HallMidfielder | 17′ | 7.1 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 2 | |||||||
| Scott HoganForward | 1′ | — | ||||||||||
| Andre DozzellMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| Dion SandersonDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Emmanuel LongeloDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Neil EtheridgeGoalkeeper | — | — |
Watford
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Daniel BachmannGoalkeeper | 90′ | 8.2 | 18/42 | 4 | ||||||||
| Ryan PorteousDefender | 90′ | 8.2 | 42/56 | 6/8 | 3 | |||||||
| 6Matthew PollockDefender | 90′ | 7.8 | 1 | 0.33 | 40/47 | 10/14 | 2 | |||||
| 39Edo KayembeMidfielder | 90′ | 7.2 | 1 | 0.03 | 32/40 | 4 | 7/9 | 2 | ||||
| James MorrisDefender | 90′ | 6.7 | 33/39 | 7/12 | 5 | |||||||
| Ryan AndrewsDefender | 90′ | 6.7 | 13/29 | 1 | 5/11 | 3 | ||||||
| Tom Dele-BashiruMidfielder | 90′ | 6.7 | 1 | 0.05 | 30/34 | 5/8 | 1 | |||||
| Yáser AsprillaForward | 89′ | 7.3 | 5 | 0.33 | 18/28 | 3 | 8/18 | 3 | ||||
| Giorgi ChakvetadzeForward | 79′ | 6.8 | 1 | 0.01 | 26/34 | 1 | 3/9 | 1 | ||||
| Ismael KonéMidfielder | 79′ | 6.6 | 19/20 | 2 | 6/15 | 2 | ||||||
| Emmanuel DennisForward | 63′ | 7.4 | 1 | 3 | 0.38 | 8/10 | 2/11 | |||||
| Vakoun Issouf BayoForward | 27′ | 6.8 | 2 | 0.20 | 8/12 | 3/7 | 1 | |||||
| Francisco SierraltaDefender | 11′ | 6.8 | 1/2 | 0/1 | ||||||||
| Matheus MartinsForward | 11′ | 6.3 | 3/4 | 1 | 1/4 | |||||||
| Tom InceMidfielder | 11′ | 6.1 | 2/4 | 0/1 | ||||||||
| 56Albert EamesDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Ben HamerGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| 43Jack GrievesForward | — | — | ||||||||||
| Mileta RajovićForward | — | — |
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- Home shape
- 4-2-3-1
- Away shape
- 4-2-3-1
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