Blackburn Rovers FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 24 Jan 2026 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Watford FC — Championship .

Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Watford FC 8 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Adam Herczeg

5 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 11.8 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 10 games · Avg 2.4 goals Watford FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Watford FC 2025-09-13 Watford FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2025-04-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Watford FC 2024-10-26 Watford FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-12-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Watford FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Jan	Watford FC	H	1–1	D
20 Jan	Swansea City AFC	A	1–3	L
17 Jan	Ipswich Town FC	A	0–3	L
11 Jan	Hull City AFC	A	3–4	L
04 Jan	Charlton Athletic FC	H	2–2	D
01 Jan	Wrexham AFC	H	0–2	L

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–1	D
21 Jan	Portsmouth FC	H	1–1	D
17 Jan	Millwall FC	H	0–2	L
10 Jan	Bristol City FC	A	1–5	L
01 Jan	Birmingham City FC	H	3–0	W
29 Dec	Norwich City FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC		Watford FC
#16	Position	#20
9	Points	8
8	Played	8
2 / 3 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 4
12	Scored	7
12	Conceded	10
+0	GD	-3
1.13	PPG	1.00
25%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts). Watford FC are 20th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

1/2

46-60

6/2

61-75

–/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Watford FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/2

31-45

–/3

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/–

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Oladapo Afolayan	3 G	2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen	3 G	1 A
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Watford FC

Amin Nabizada	3 G
Iker Bravo	1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Blackburn Rovers FC launch into their encounter with Watford FC.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ben Brereton	2
Joao Pedro	2
Ryan Hedges	2
Wesley Hoedt	1
Darragh Lenihan	1
Adam Wharton	1
Rhys Healey	1
Tom Cleverley	1

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2026-01-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2026-01-20 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2026-01-17 Ipswich Town FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2026-01-11 Hull City AFC 4–3 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2026-01-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Charlton Athletic FC D 2026-01-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Wrexham AFC L

Watford FC Form

2026-01-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2026-01-21 Watford FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2026-01-17 Watford FC 0–2 Millwall FC L 2026-01-10 Bristol City FC 5–1 Watford FC L 2026-01-01 Watford FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC W 2025-12-29 Norwich City FC 0–1 Watford FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.42 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.03 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC43% Draw29% Watford FC28%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.45

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Watford FC

57%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Watford FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC31% Draw49% Watford FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

11.1%

0 – 0

10.7%

2 – 1

8.7%

2 – 0

8.4%

0 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

4.6%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 1

4.2%

3 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	14%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	22%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	16%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.