Watford conquers Birmingham City 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

WATFORD. Watford prevails over Birmingham City with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Rajović (90') and a goal from R. Andrews (90').

By
Mark Hall
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Watford conquers Birmingham City 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

WATFORD. Watford prevails over Birmingham City with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Rajović (90′) and a goal from R. Andrews (90′). Watford was much better in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Vicarage Road stadium in Watford on Saturday and it started at 11:00 am local time. The referee was Keith Stroud with the collaboration of Matthew Smith and Richard Wild. The 4th official was Sam Purkiss. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was pleasant at 17.32 degrees Celsius or 63.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Watford

2 - 0

Team 1

Birmingham City

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 12 Total 8
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 3 Off Target 1
  • 5 Shots blocked 4
  • 132 Attack 61
  • 68 Dangerous attack 18
  • 74 Ball safe 66
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 16
  • 1 Yellow Cards 6
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Watford was in firm control of the ball 67% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Watford was putting more pressure with 68 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Watford won the match​.

Watford shot 12 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Birmingham City shot 8 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Watford received 1 yellow card (Wesley Hoedt). On the other side, Birmingham City received 6 yellow cards (Emmanuel Longelo, Ivan Šunjić, Jay Stansfield, Cody Drameh, Lee Buchanan and Krystian Bielik).

Match Timeline

5'
Cody Drameh- Yellow
35'
Lee Buchanan- Yellow
38'
Krystian Bielik- Yellow
Jamal Lewis- sub ->James Morris
46'
Wesley Hoedt- Yellow
55'
Y. Asprilla- sub ->Thomas Ince
56'
57'
J. Stansfield- Yellow
60'
Ivan Šunjić- Yellow
Giorgi Chakvetadze- sub ->Tom Dele-Bashiru
65'
Ismaël Koné- sub ->Matheus Martins
65'
68'
Koji Miyoshi- sub ->Keshi Anderson
71'
J. Bacuna- sub ->Oliver Burke
77'
88'
Lee Buchanan(yellowredcard)
87'
87'
J. James- sub ->Scott Hogan
90'
Mileta Rajovic(goal)Yaser Asprilla
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
94
44
Leeds United
90
45
Ipswich Town
90
44
Southampton
84
45
Norwich City
73
45
West Bromwich Albion
72
45
Hull City
70
45
Middlesbrough
66
45
Coventry City
64
44
Preston North End
63
44
Bristol City
62
45
Cardiff City
62
45
Swansea City
57
45
Watford
56
45
Sunderland
56
45
Millwall
56
45
Queens Park Rangers
53
45
Stoke City
53
45
Blackburn Rovers
50
45
Sheffield Wednesday
50
45
Plymouth Argyle
48
45
Birmingham City
47
45
Huddersfield Town
45
45
Rotherham United
24
45

After this encounter, Watford will have 8 points like West Bromwich Albion to sit in the 11th place. On the other side, Birmingham City will stay with 11 points like Hull City to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Watford will play away with Ipswich Town on the 10th of April with a 13-3 head to head stats in favor of Watford (3 draws).

Birmingham City will host Cardiff City on the 10th of April with a 12-4 head to head record in favor of Cardiff City (9 draws).

Watford – Formation

Watford
G
Daniel Bachmann  1.Austria
7.3
D
Jeremy Ngakia 2.England
7.3
77'
D
J. Morris 42.England
6.4
46'
D
Wesley Hoedt 4.Netherlands
7.3
55'
D
R. Porteous 5.Scotland
7.8
D
Ken Sema 12.Sweden
M
T. Dele-Bashiru 24.Nigeria
6.8
65'
M
F. Sierralta 3.Chile
6.7
M
Tom Ince 7.England
6.4
56'
M
Imrân Louza 10.Morocco
7.7
M
Matheus Martins 37.Brazil
6.7
65'
F
Mileta Rajovic 9.Denmark
7.0
Goals90'
Substitutes
G
Ben Hamer 26.England
D
Mattie Pollock 15.England
D
Jamal Lewis 6.Northern Ireland
6.4
46'
D
R. Andrews 45.England
7.3
77' Goals90'
M
Edo Kayembe 39.DR Congo
M
Giorgi Chakvetadze 16.Georgia
7.5
65'
M
Jake Livermore 8.England
M
Y. Asprilla 18.Colombia
7.3
56'
M
Ismaël Koné 11.Canada
6.7
65'

Watford started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Valérien Ismaël decided to play with the following team: Ken Sema, Daniel Bachmann (7.3), Jeremy Ngakia (7.3), Ryan Porteous (7.8), Wesley Hoedt (7.3), James Morris (6.4), Imrân Louza (7.7), Francisco Sierralta (6.7), Tom Dele-Bashiru (6.8), Thomas Ince (6.4), M. Rajović (7.0) and Matheus Martins (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Ismael Koné (6.7), Ryan Andrews (7.3), Edo Kayembe, Giorgi Chakvetadze (7.5), Jake Livermore, Matthew Pollock, Jamal Lewis (6.4), Ben Hamer and Yaser Asprilla (7.3).

Substitutions

Watford made 5 changes: James Morris for Jamal Lewis (46′), Thomas Ince for Yaser Asprilla (56′), Tom Dele-Bashiru for Giorgi Chakvetadze (65′), Matheus Martins for Ismael Koné (65′) and Jeremy Ngakia for Ryan Andrews (77′).

Best player: Ryan Porteous​

The player that probably impressed the most for Watford was Ryan Porteous even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 90 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Birmingham City – Formation

Birmingham City
G
John Ruddy 21.England
6.8
D
Lee Buchanan 3.England
6.4
35'
D
Dion Sanderson 5.England
6.8
D
Cody Drameh 12.England
6.4
5'
D
Kevin Long 26.Republic of Ireland
6.8
M
Oliver Burke 45.Scotland
7.0
71'
M
Krystian Bielik 6.Poland
6.3
38'
M
Keshi Anderson 14.England
6.8
68'
M
J. Stansfield 28.England
7.5
87' 57'
M
Ivan Šunjić 34.Croatia
6.4
60'
F
Scott Hogan 9.Republic of Ireland
6.4
87'
Substitutes
G
N. Etheridge 1.Philippines
D
Marc Roberts 4.England
D
Emanuel Aiwu 44.Austria
D
M. Emmanuel 23.England
6.3
87' 90'
M
G. Gardner 20.England
M
Brandon Khela 27.England
M
J. James 19.Wales
6.3
87'
M
J. Bacuna 7.Netherlands
6.6
71'
M
Koji Miyoshi 11.Japan
6.3
68'

Birmingham City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

John Eustace played with: John Ruddy (6.8), Cody Drameh (6.4), Dion Sanderson (6.8), Kevin Long (6.8), Lee Buchanan (6.4), Ivan Šunjić (6.4), Krystian Bielik (6.3), Oliver Burke (7.0), Jay Stansfield (7.5), Keshi Anderson (6.8), Scott Hogan (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Juninho Bacuna (6.6), Koji Miyoshi (6.3), Neil Etheridge, Gary Gardner, Marc Roberts, Emanuel Aiwu, Emmanuel Longelo (6.3), Brandon Khela and Jordan James (6.3).

Substitutions

Birmingham City made 4 changes: Oliver Burke for Juninho Bacuna (71′), Keshi Anderson for Koji Miyoshi (68′), Jay Stansfield for Emmanuel Longelo (87′) and Scott Hogan for Jordan James (87′).

Best player: Jay Stansfield​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Birmingham City was Jay Stansfield.

His rating is (7.5) with 14 passes (36% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 14. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​