Blackburn Rovers FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Refresh

Championship · 2023-24

Blackburn Rovers FC

1 – 2

Full Time

Watford FC

Sat 23 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Adam Wharton 3' 1–0

1–1 83' Mileta Rajovic

1–2 87' Rhys Healey

Jake Garrett 36' Y

Y 65' Wesley Hoedt

Y 81' Mileta Rajovic

Andrew Moran 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Watford FC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)
Watford FC 46 games · 57 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Dean Whitestone
Assistant 1 Daniel Leach
Assistant 2 Carl Fitch-Jackson

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 10 games · Avg 2.4 goals Watford FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Watford FC 2023-08-27 Watford FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-02-11 Watford FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-09-13 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Watford FC 2021-02-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–3 Watford FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Dec	Watford FC	H	1–2	L
16 Dec	Southampton FC	A	0–4	L
12 Dec	Bristol City FC	H	2–1	W
09 Dec	Leeds United FC	H	0–2	L
02 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–3	L
29 Nov	Birmingham City FC	H	4–2	W

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–1	W
16 Dec	Preston North End FC	A	5–1	W
12 Dec	Ipswich Town FC	H	1–2	L
09 Dec	Southampton FC	H	1–1	D
02 Dec	Hull City AFC	A	2–1	W
28 Nov	Norwich City FC	H	3–2	W

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC		Watford FC
#20	Position	#16
52	Points	57
46	Played	46
13 / 13 / 20	W / D / L	14 / 15 / 17
42	Scored	53
56	Conceded	65
-14	GD	-12
1.13	PPG	1.24
28%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts). Watford FC are 16th (57 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Blackburn Rovers FC and Watford FC has kicked off!
3' GOAL! Adam Wharton fires home to make it 1-0!
8' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
13' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jon Dahl Tomasson will be considering his options from the bench.
18' Blackburn Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
23' Arnor Sigurdsson, a Iceland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
28' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
33' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
36' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 36.
41' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
46' Watford FC make a change. Tom Dele-Bashiru trudges off to be replaced by Ryan Andrews on 46 minutes.
51' Watford FC is showing some good football. However, Watford FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
56' Jamal Lewis has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
61' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Niall Ennis trudges off to be replaced by Harry Leonard on 61 minutes.
65' Wesley Hoedt has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 65.
67' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. James Hill is hanging Dominic Hyam on the field on 67 minute.
72' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Vakoun Issouf Bayo is replaced by Mileta Rajovic.
77' Rhys Healey has been relatively quiet despite scoring 60 goals in his last 177 appearances.
81' The referee shows Watford FC player a Yellow card on 81.
83' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Ismael Kone is replaced by Rhys Healey.
83' What a strike from Mileta Rajovic! The score is 1-1.
87' Sensational shot from Rhys Healey. Watford FC is back in the lead.
89' It’s a booking for Blackburn Rovers FC player. Andrew Moran gets a Yellow card.
90' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Dilan Markanday comes on to replace Andrew Moran.
1-2 the final result. Blackburn Rovers FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

Watford FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

12
Ken Sema
26
Ben Hamer
8
Jake Livermore ↓ Giorgi Chakvetadze 72'
4
Wesley Hoedt
6
Jamal Lewis
5
Ryan Porteous
39
Edo Kayembe
19
Vakoun Issouf Bayo ↓ Mileta Rajovic 72'
24
Tom Dele-Bashiru ↓ Ryan Andrews 46'
37
Matheus Martins ↓ Yaser Asprilla 46'
11
Ismael Kone ↓ Rhys Healey 83'

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ben Brereton	2
Joao Pedro	2
Ryan Hedges	2
Rhys Healey	1
Tom Cleverley	1
Mileta Rajovic	1
Edo Kayembe	1
Harvey Elliot	1

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2023-12-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Watford FC L 2023-12-16 Southampton FC 4–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-12-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Bristol City FC W 2023-12-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Leeds United FC L 2023-12-02 Sheffield Wednesday FC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-11-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC W

Watford FC Form

2023-12-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Watford FC W 2023-12-16 Preston North End FC 1–5 Watford FC W 2023-12-12 Watford FC 1–2 Ipswich Town FC L 2023-12-09 Watford FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2023-12-02 Hull City AFC 1–2 Watford FC W 2023-11-28 Watford FC 3–2 Norwich City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.26 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.53 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Watford FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC31% Draw28% Watford FC41%

Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.79

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Watford FC

69%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Watford FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC23% Draw46% Watford FC31%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

8.5%

0 – 0

8.1%

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 2

7.1%

1 – 0

6.8%

2 – 2

5.5%

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 3

4.5%

0 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	17%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	21%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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