Sunday , 16 August 2026

Blackpool FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Blackpool FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Watford FC
Sat 8 Oct 2022 · 14:00 UTC Bloomfield Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Dominic Thompson 51' Y
Y 88' Imran Louza

Overview

Match Preview

Blackpool FC vs Watford FC — Championship at Bloomfield Road.

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

1
1
Blackpool FC 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Watford FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-08 Blackpool FC 3–1 Watford FC

Recent Form

Blackpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Oct Watford FC H 3–1 W
04 Oct Sunderland AFC A 0–0 D
01 Oct Norwich City FC H 0–1 L
17 Sep Millwall FC A 1–2 L
14 Sep Rotherham United FC A 0–3 L
04 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–0 W
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Oct Blackpool FC A 1–3 L
05 Oct Swansea City AFC H 1–2 L
02 Oct Stoke City FC A 4–0 W
17 Sep Sunderland AFC H 2–2 D
13 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–2 L
03 Sep Rotherham United FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Blackpool FC welcome Watford FC for this crunch clash at Bloomfield Road.
  • 5' Ken Sema needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Gary Madine makes it 1-0.
  • 15' Blackpool FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 29' Brilliant from the ! Imran Louza makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 29.
  • 34' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 39' Theo Corbeanu, a Canada , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 44' Marvin Ekpiteta has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 46' The whistle greets Sonny Carey as he departs to be replaced by Liam Bridcutt.
  • 51' Dominic Thompson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 51.
  • 56' The energy levels are beginning to show. Slaven Bilic might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 59' Keinan Davis is replacing Vakoun Issouf Bayo for the Watford FC side.
  • 64' Blackpool FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 66' Blackpool FC ring the changes. Theo Corbeanu has done his job and it is now time for Shayne Lavery to step up.
  • 71' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 75' CJ Hamilton is replacing Gary Madine for the Blackpool FC side.
  • 78' The whistle greets Edo Kayembe as he departs to be replaced by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
  • 81' What composure from Jerry Yates! The England international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 85' Jerry Yates with the second goal in the match!
  • 87' Watford FC make a change. Francisco Sierralta trudges off to be replaced by James Morris on 87 minutes.
  • 88' Imran Louza catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 88.
  • The points are shared — Blackpool FC 3-1 Watford FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Appleton

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Slaven Bilic

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.79 Blackpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackpool FC52% Draw25% Watford FC23%
Actual: Blackpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Blackpool FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Watford FC
48%
Blackpool FC or Watford FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackpool FC37% Draw44% Watford FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
8.7%
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 1
5.2%
3 – 0
4.9%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC

Handicap Blackpool FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 22% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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