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Championship | Gameweek 12
Oct 26, 2024 at 12.30pm UK
Vicarage Road
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Watford
1 - 0
Blackburn

Kayembe (71' pen.)
Sierralta (36'), Chakvetadze (49'), Kayembe (51'), Baah (55'), Ebosele (88')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Cantwell (68'), Hedges (69'), Brittain (90'), Hyam (90+5')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Leeds 2-1 Watford
Tuesday, October 22 at 7.45pm in Championship
Last Game: Blackburn 0-0 West Brom
Wednesday, October 23 at 7.45pm in Championship

We said: Watford 2-1 Blackburn Rovers

Although these teams have been going in different directions in the table since last weekend, we cannot ignore Watford's outstanding home form. With that in mind, we are backing Cleverley's side to get back on track with a hard-fought win. 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 47.35%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 27.94% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.39%) and 2-0 (7.99%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 (7.28%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.69%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Watford in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Watford.

Result
WatfordDrawBlackburn Rovers
47.35% (-0.012 -0.01) 24.71% (-0.010999999999999 -0.01) 27.94% (0.023999999999997 0.02)
Both teams to score 55.27% (0.055 0.05)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.62% (0.065000000000005 0.07)47.38% (-0.066000000000003 -0.07)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.41% (0.059999999999999 0.06)69.6% (-0.060000000000002 -0.06)
Watford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.93% (0.022000000000006 0.02)20.07% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.7% (0.033000000000001 0.03)52.3% (-0.033000000000001 -0.03)
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.15% (0.051000000000002 0.05)30.86% (-0.050999999999998 -0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.86% (0.058999999999997 0.06)67.14% (-0.060000000000002 -0.06)
Score Analysis
    Watford 47.35%
    Blackburn Rovers 27.94%
    Draw 24.71%
WatfordDrawBlackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 9.94% (-0.020999999999999 -0.02)
2-1 @ 9.39%
2-0 @ 7.99% (-0.011 -0.01)
3-1 @ 5.03% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-0 @ 4.28% (-0.0029999999999992 -0)
3-2 @ 2.96% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
4-1 @ 2.02% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-0 @ 1.72%
4-2 @ 1.19% (0.004 0)
Other @ 2.85%
Total : 47.35%
1-1 @ 11.69% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 6.19% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)
2-2 @ 5.52% (0.008 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.16% (0.004 0)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 24.71%
0-1 @ 7.28% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
1-2 @ 6.88% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-2 @ 4.28% (0.00099999999999945 0)
1-3 @ 2.7% (0.0059999999999998 0.01)
2-3 @ 2.16% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
0-3 @ 1.68% (0.0029999999999999 0)
Other @ 2.96%
Total : 27.94%

How you voted: Watford vs Blackburn

Watford
56.8%
Draw
18.2%
Blackburn Rovers
25.0%
44
Head to Head
Dec 23, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 23
Blackburn
1-2
Watford
Wharton (3')
Garrett (36'), Moran (89')
Rajovic (83'), Healey (87')
Hoedt (65'), Rajovic (81'), Andrews (87')
Aug 27, 2023 12pm
Gameweek 4
Watford
0-1
Blackburn

Hoedt (24'), Andrews (69'), Louza (69')
Hedges (72')
Hyam (63'), Rankin-Costello (77')
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')
rhs 2.0
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1Leeds UnitedLeeds362210472234976
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd36246651272476
3Burnley362014249103974
4Sunderland361911654332168
5Coventry CityCoventry36168125246656
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom361316746321455
7Bristol City36131494639753
8Blackburn RoversBlackburn36157144137452
9Middlesbrough36148145547850
10Norwich CityNorwich361213115749849
11Watford36147154650-449
12Millwall361212123637-148
13Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds36139145056-648
14Queens Park RangersQPR361111144146-544
15Swansea CitySwansea36128163846-844
16Preston North EndPreston36916113642-643
17Portsmouth36119164457-1342
18Oxford UnitedOxford Utd36912153753-1639
19Hull City36910173645-937
20Stoke CityStoke36812163650-1436
21Cardiff CityCardiff36812163959-2036
22Derby CountyDerby3688203549-1432
23Luton TownLuton3687213259-2731
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth36612183673-3730


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