Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Championship · 2025-26
Blackburn Rovers FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Watford FC
Sat 24 Jan 2026 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Watford FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Adam Herczeg

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

4
2
4
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#6 Position #19
1 Points 0
1 Played 0
0 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
2 Scored 0
2 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
1.00 PPG –
0% Win % –

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 6th (1 pts). Watford FC are 19th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Blackburn Rovers FC welcome Watford FC for this crunch clash at .
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ryan Hedges 2
Ben Brereton 2
Joao Pedro 2
Ismaila Sarr 1
Matthew Pollock 1
Dominic Hyam 1
Bradley Dack 1
Wesley Hoedt 1

Head to Head

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

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
3 / 4
0.68 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.6 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 85% + Under — clean sheet likely 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC34% Draw39% Watford FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes24% 0% No76%
Avg goals/match: 1.28
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 70%
30%
± 1.5 37%
63%
± 2.5 15%
85%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Watford FC
66%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Watford FC
61%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC18% Draw67% Watford FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
30.5%
1 – 0
17.2%
0 – 1
14.9%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
5.9%
0 – 2
4.5%
2 – 1
4%
1 – 2
3.5%
2 – 2
1.4%
3 – 0
1.3%
3 – 1
1%
0 – 3
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 22% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 19% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✗
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✗

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