MX23RW : Saturday, September 28 16:57:15| >> :300:86500:86500:
Blackburn logo
Bristol City
Burnley logo
Cardiff City logo
Coventry City
Derby logo
Hull logo
Leeds logo
Luton Town
Middlesbrough logo
Millwall logo
Norwich logo
Oxford United
Plymouth Argyle
Portsmouth
Preston North End logo
QPR logo
Sheffield United logo
Sheffield Wednesday logo
Stoke logo
Sunderland
Swansea logo
Watford logo
West Brom logo
Watford logo
Championship | Gameweek 4
Aug 27, 2023 at 12pm UK
Vicarage Road
Blackburn logo

Watford
0 - 1
Blackburn


Hoedt (24'), Andrews (69'), Louza (69')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Hedges (72')
Hyam (63'), Rankin-Costello (77')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Championship clash between Watford and Blackburn Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Stoke 1-0 Watford
Saturday, August 19 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Watford 2-0 Blackburn Rovers

On the back of two league games without a win, both sides will be eager to bounce back. While there is attacking talent in the two teams, we cannot ignore Watford's defensive record, leaving us to predict a hard-earned home success. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Watford win with a probability of 37.36%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 35.93% and a draw had a probability of 26.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.18%) and 2-0 (6.5%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 (9.86%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.7%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood.

Result
WatfordDrawBlackburn Rovers
37.36% (-0.137 -0.14) 26.71% (0.236 0.24) 35.93% (-0.097000000000001 -0.1)
Both teams to score 51.85% (-0.77500000000001 -0.78)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
46.81% (-0.98 -0.98)53.19% (0.982 0.98)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
25.24% (-0.838 -0.84)74.76% (0.84 0.84)
Watford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.43% (-0.54299999999999 -0.54)27.57% (0.545 0.55)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.91% (-0.706 -0.71)63.1% (0.708 0.71)
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.58% (-0.52900000000001 -0.53)28.42% (0.531 0.53)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.83% (-0.673 -0.67)64.17% (0.675 0.68)
Score Analysis
    Watford 37.36%
    Blackburn Rovers 35.93%
    Draw 26.71%
WatfordDrawBlackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 10.09% (0.229 0.23)
2-1 @ 8.18% (-0.055999999999999 -0.06)
2-0 @ 6.5% (0.053 0.05)
3-1 @ 3.51% (-0.079 -0.08)
3-0 @ 2.79% (-0.02 -0.02)
3-2 @ 2.21% (-0.083 -0.08)
4-1 @ 1.13% (-0.043 -0.04)
Other @ 2.93%
Total : 37.36%
1-1 @ 12.7% (0.11 0.11)
0-0 @ 7.84% (0.298 0.3)
2-2 @ 5.15% (-0.113 -0.11)
3-3 @ 0.93% (-0.049 -0.05)
Other @ 0.1%
Total : 26.71%
0-1 @ 9.86% (0.233 0.23)
1-2 @ 7.99% (-0.051 -0.05)
0-2 @ 6.2% (0.055 0.05)
1-3 @ 3.35% (-0.072 -0.07)
0-3 @ 2.6% (-0.015 -0.02)
2-3 @ 2.16% (-0.08 -0.08)
1-4 @ 1.05% (-0.039 -0.04)
Other @ 2.72%
Total : 35.93%

How you voted: Watford vs Blackburn

Watford
80.0%
Draw
10.0%
Blackburn Rovers
10.0%
10
Head to Head
Feb 11, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 31
Watford
1-1
Blackburn
Hoedt (74')
Dack (24')
Sep 13, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 10
Blackburn
2-0
Watford
Hedges (38'), Hyam (82')
Feb 24, 2021 7.45pm
Gameweek 32
Blackburn
2-3
Watford
Elliott (43'), Brereton (82')
Rothwell (34')
Pedro (25'), Sarr (38'), Sema (60')
Oct 21, 2020 7.45pm
Gameweek 6
Watford
3-1
Blackburn
Pedro (13'), Cleverley (17'), Lenihan (49' og.)
Kabasele (22'), Ngakia (75'), Pedro (84')
Brereton (28')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom7511125716
2Sunderland7502146815
3Blackburn RoversBlackburn7430146815
4Burnley7421134914
5Leeds UnitedLeeds7421124814
6Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd743093613
7Watford74121210213
8Middlesbrough732285311
9Norwich CityNorwich7322119211
10Swansea CitySwansea631274310
11Oxford UnitedOxford Utd7313108210
12Hull City72329819
13Derby CountyDerby7304101009
14Millwall7223121028
15Plymouth ArgylePlymouth7223811-38
16Bristol City6222812-48
17Queens Park RangersQPR7142811-37
18Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds7214914-57
19Luton TownLuton7214611-57
20Stoke CityStoke7205411-76
21Coventry CityCoventry7124611-55
22Preston North EndPreston7124412-85
23Portsmouth7043713-64
24Cardiff CityCardiff7016217-151


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!