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

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Championship · 2025-26

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

Overview

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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Watford FC — Championship .

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

Match Details

Referee Adam Herczeg

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

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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Blackburn Rovers FC and Watford FC is underway.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ryan Hedges	2
Ben Brereton	2
Joao Pedro	2
Harvey Elliot	1
Todd Cantwell	1
Ken Sema	1
Tyrhys Dolan	1
Ismaila Sarr	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

1.25 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.12 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Watford FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC39% Draw30% Watford FC31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.37

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Watford FC

61%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Watford FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC27% Draw50% Watford FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

11.5%

1 – 0

10.5%

0 – 1

9.3%

2 – 1

7.9%

2 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

0 – 2

5.6%

2 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

3.3%

3 – 0

2.9%

1 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	21%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	18%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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