Birmingham City vs Watford prediction | 8 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


Birmingham City
Ranking: #199 overall, #29 in England

66.2 → 66.6 (+0.4 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-1 25 Apr Bristol City (H) 65.4 +0.2
1-1 02 May Portsmouth (A) 66.3 +0.9
0-0 15 Aug Sheff Utd (A) 66.9 +0.6
2-2 22 Aug Bristol City (H) 66.5 -0.4
1-2 28 Aug Wrexham (A) 66.6 +0.1
Watford
Ranking: #257 overall, #36 in England

64.9 → 63.7 (-1.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
5-1 25 Apr Boro (A) 63.4 -0.2
0-4 02 May Coventry (H) 63.8 +0.4
2-1 16 Aug Southampton (H) 63.3 -0.5
1-1 22 Aug Wrexham (A) 62.7 -0.6
1-1 29 Aug West Ham (H) 63.7 +1.0

Birmingham City vs Watford: by the numbers

Watford trail Birmingham City by 58 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 7 in England.

The recent trend shows Birmingham City on the rise, +0.4 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Watford has gone the other way at -1.2.

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

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

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