Saturday , 14 November 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 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

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
20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/4
31-45
–/6
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Bloomfield Road. Blackpool FC are looking to make home advantage count against Watford FC.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackpool FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Magnificent from Gary Madine! That is 31 goals in 384 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackpool FC and Watford FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 29' Imran Louza makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Watford FC are in front.
  • 34' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 39' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackpool FC that had 395 games and scored 484 goals.
  • 44' It looks surprising Blackpool FC does not make any changes. Chris Maxwell has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' Another change for Blackpool FC made on 46 minute. Sonny Carey leaves to be changed by Liam Bridcutt.
  • 51' Blackpool FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 51.
  • 56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 59' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Keinan Davis on, Vakoun Issouf Bayo off on 59 minutes.
  • 64' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael Appleton will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Shayne Lavery. He replaces Theo Corbeanu on 66 minute.
  • 71' Daniel Bachmann, a Austria goalkeeper, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Blackpool FC. Gary Madine is replaced by CJ Hamilton.
  • 78' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Edo Kayembe departs to be replaced by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
  • 81' Brilliant from the forward! Jerry Yates makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 81.
  • 85' A stunning finish from Jerry Yates — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 87' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Francisco Sierralta by James Morris on 87 minute.
  • 88' Controversy at the stadium! Imran Louza argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • With this win, Blackpool FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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.