Watford FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

Watford FC

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Wed 21 Oct 2020 · 18:45 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'

Christian Kabasele 22' Y

Jeremy Ngakia 75' Y

Joao Pedro 84' Y

Overview

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Watford FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Vicarage Road Stadium.

Watford FC 15 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bhupinder Gill
Referee Matthew Jones
Referee James Wilson
Referee Robert Hyde
Referee Andy Woolmer

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

Watford FC 10 games · Avg 2.4 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-10-21 Watford FC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	3–1	W
16 Oct	Derby County FC	A	1–0	W
03 Oct	Reading FC	A	0–1	L
26 Sep	Luton Town FC	H	1–0	W
19 Sep	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	0–0	D
11 Sep	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–0	W

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	Watford FC	A	1–3	L
17 Oct	Nottingham Forest FC	H	0–1	L
03 Oct	Cardiff City FC	H	0–0	D
26 Sep	Derby County FC	A	4–0	W
19 Sep	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	5–0	W
12 Sep	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–3	L

Season Stats

Watford FC		Blackburn Rovers FC
#20	Position	#13
15	Points	21
15	Played	15
4 / 3 / 8	W / D / L	6 / 3 / 6
13	Scored	22
23	Conceded	23
-10	GD	-1
1.00	PPG	1.40
27%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Watford FC are 20th (15 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 13th (21 pts).

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

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

7/4

61-75

1/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC

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

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	10 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	5 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. blackburn rovers fc kicks off things out of here…
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering watford fc that had 373 games and scored 406 goals.
13' The deadlock is broken! Joao Pedro gets on the scoresheet on 13 minutes.
17' What composure from Tom Cleverley! The England international strokes it home. 0-2.
22' Poor challenge from Christian Kabasele. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
27' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
28' Ben Brereton has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 28 minutes.
33' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
38' Craig Cathcart is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for blackburn rovers fc tonight.
43' James Garner is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for blackburn rovers fc so far.
48' watford fc are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined blackburn rovers fc backline.
49' Darragh Lenihan is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the centre-back.
54' watford fc are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
59' Amari'i Bell has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 397 appearances.
61' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Etienne Capoue is hanging Tom Cleverley on the field on 61 minute.
66' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
67' Scott Wharton is replacing Daniel Ayala for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
70' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 70 minute. Corry Evans leaves to be changed by Tom Trybull.
71' Watford FC make a change. Femenia Far trudges off to be replaced by Jeremy Ngakia on 71 minutes.
75' Jeremy Ngakia has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 75.
77' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Ben Brereton has done his job and it is now time for Tyrhys Dolan to step up.
82' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
84' Joao Pedro picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
89' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Quina on, Ismaila Sarr off on 89 minutes.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from watford fc to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vladimir Ivic

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ryan Hedges	2
Ben Brereton	2
Joao Pedro	2
Ken Sema	1
Tyrhys Dolan	1
Ismaila Sarr	1
Matthew Pollock	1
Dominic Hyam	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.76 Watford FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.35 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC50% Draw24% Blackburn Rovers FC26%

Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.11

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

50%

Watford FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Watford FC34% Draw43% Blackburn Rovers FC23%

Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

1 – 0

7.1%

2 – 0

6.9%

1 – 2

6.9%

0 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

5.2%

0 – 2

3 – 0

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap	Watford FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	21%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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

Watford FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Watford FC Form

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Clean Sheet