Birmingham City vs Watford prediction | 8 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


Birmingham City
Ranking: #147 overall, #24 in England

66.9 → 69.2 (+2.3 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-1 09 Sep Norwich City (A) 67.2 +0.6
1-2 12 Sep Derby (A) 68.3 +1.1
2-2 19 Sep Boro (H) 67.8 -0.5
0-1 10 Oct West Brom (A) 68.8 +1.0
4-0 13 Oct Preston (H) 69.2 +0.4
Watford
Ranking: #408 overall, #48 in England

63.3 → 59.5 (-3.8 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-1 08 Sep Preston (H) 62.5 -0.9
1-2 12 Sep Stoke City (H) 61.4 -1.1
1-0 18 Sep Bristol City (A) 61.0 -0.4
0-4 10 Oct Burnley (H) 60.3 -0.7
5-1 13 Oct Cardiff City (A) 59.5 -0.8

Birmingham City vs Watford: by the numbers

Watford trail Birmingham City by 261 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 24 in England.

The recent trend shows Birmingham City on the rise, +2.3 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Watford has gone the other way at -3.8.

Last time these teams played, on 1 January 2026, Birmingham City lost 0.6 rating points.

Birmingham City first climbed to joint #127 in our European rankings on 22 December 2018.

Watford first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 78.8 on 22 December 2018.