Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2020-21
Watford FC
3 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

4
2
4
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #16
8 Points 9
8 Played 8
2 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 2 / 3 / 3
7 Scored 12
10 Conceded 12
-3 GD +0
1.00 PPG 1.13
25% Win % 25%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Watford FC are 20th (8 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G
Blackburn Rovers FC
Oladapo Afolayan 3 G 2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen 3 G 1 A
Sean McLoughlin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Vicarage Road Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Watford FC and Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 5' Watford FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's shape.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 13' Joao Pedro adds to his 7 season tally! Watford FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 17' Goal! Tom Cleverley scores his 7 goal in 363 matches.
  • 22' Christian Kabasele picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 27' Blackburn Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 28' Ben Brereton is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
  • 33' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 38' The 32-year-old Darragh Lenihan has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 43' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 48' Blackburn Rovers FC have won 474 goals from 387 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 49' Goal! Darragh Lenihan scores his 13 goal in 387 matches.
  • 54' Supporters expect more eagerness from Craig Cathcart, as he is very good at scoring at Vicarage Road Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 59' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 61' Tom Cleverley makes way for Etienne Capoue at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Watford FC.
  • 66' Over 66 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 67' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Scott Wharton comes on to replace Daniel Ayala.
  • 70' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Corry Evans is withdrawn and Tom Trybull gets his opportunity.
  • 71' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Femenia Far by Jeremy Ngakia on 71 minute.
  • 75' Jeremy Ngakia is having his name booked by the referee on 75.
  • 77' Tyrhys Dolan is replacing Ben Brereton for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
  • 82' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Corry Evans has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 84' Joao Pedro is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
  • 89' Ismaila Sarr makes way for Quina at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Watford FC.
  • The points are shared — Watford FC 3-1 Blackburn Rovers FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vladimir Ivic

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ben Brereton 2
Joao Pedro 2
Ryan Hedges 2
Wesley Hoedt 1
Darragh Lenihan 1
Adam Wharton 1
Rhys Healey 1
Tom Cleverley 1

Head to Head

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

Watford FC Form

2020-10-21 Watford FC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2020-10-16 Derby County FC 0–1 Watford FC W 2020-10-03 Reading FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2020-09-26 Watford FC 1–0 Luton Town FC W 2020-09-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2020-09-11 Watford FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2020-10-21 Watford FC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-10-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2020-10-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2020-09-26 Derby County FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2020-09-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2020-09-12 AFC Bournemouth 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.77 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC52% Draw24% Blackburn Rovers FC24%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
48%
Watford FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC35% Draw44% Blackburn Rovers FC21%
Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
8%
2 – 0
7.7%
0 – 0
6.7%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 21% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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