Watford FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Watford FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship .
- Watford FC 46 games · 57 pts (2026/27)
- Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Dean Whitestone
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–1 L 30 Aug Southampton FC H 2–2 D 23 Aug Swansea City AFC A 1–1 D 16 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–1 W 09 Aug Charlton Athletic FC A 0–1 L 03 May Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 Sep Watford FC A 1–0 W 30 Aug Norwich City FC H 0–2 L 23 Aug Hull City AFC A 3–0 W 16 Aug Birmingham City FC H 1–2 L 09 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–1 L 03 May Sheffield United FC A 1–1 D Season Stats
Watford FC Blackburn Rovers FC #16 Position #20 57 Points 52 46 Played 46 14 / 15 / 17 W / D / L 13 / 13 / 20 53 Scored 42 65 Conceded 56 -12 GD -14 1.24 PPG 1.13 30% Win % 28% Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H historyWatford FC are 16th (57 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts).
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Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Watford FC.
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Lineups
Watford FC Lineups
Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups
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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
Watford FC Form
Blackburn Rovers FC Form
2025-09-13 Watford FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-08-30 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Norwich City FC L 2025-08-23 Hull City AFC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-08-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC L 2025-08-09 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-05-03 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.03 Watford FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.1 Blackburn Rovers FC xGI would bet for: Watford FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 65%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Blackburn Rovers FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.13Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 86% 14% ± 1.5 63% 37% ± 2.5 35% 65% ± 3.5 17% 83% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
Watford FC or Draw 65%Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC 67%Watford FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 68%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14.4%0 – 0 14.3%0 – 1 Actual1 – 0 11%1 – 2 7.2%0 – 2 6.9%2 – 1 6.7%2 – 0 6%2 – 2 3.8%1 – 3 2.7%0 – 3 2.5%3 – 1 2.3%Asian Handicap — Watford FC
Handicap Watford FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 9% 88% -1.5 12% — 88% -1 12% 19% 68% -0.5 32% — 68% +0.5 65% — 35% +1 65% 21% 15% +1.5 85% — 15% +2 85% 10% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Watford FC keeps clean sheet 34% ✓Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet 36% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.