Watford FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Watford FC

0 – 1

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Sun 27 Aug 2023 · 11:00 UTC Vicarage Road 17,810 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 72' Ryan Hedges

Wesley Hoedt 24' Y

Y 63' Dominic Hyam

Imran Louza 69' Y

Ryan Andrews 69' Y

Y 77' Joe Rankin-Costello

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Gavin Ward
Assistant 1 Gregory Read (England)
Assistant 2 Alex James (England)

6 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game

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

2023-08-27 Watford FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-02-11 Watford FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-09-13 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Watford FC 2021-02-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–3 Watford FC 2020-10-21 Watford FC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Aug	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–1	L
19 Aug	Stoke City FC	A	0–1	L
12 Aug	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	0–0	D
05 Aug	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	4–0	W
08 May	Stoke City FC	H	2–0	W
29 Apr	Sunderland AFC	A	2–2	D

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Aug	Watford FC	A	1–0	W
19 Aug	Hull City AFC	H	1–2	L
12 Aug	Rotherham United FC	A	2–2	D
05 Aug	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–1	W
08 May	Millwall FC	A	4–3	W
01 May	Luton Town FC	H	1–1	D

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Watford FC launch into their encounter with Blackburn Rovers FC.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
15' Dominic Hyam has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
20' Hayden Carter has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 397 appearances.
24' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Wesley Hoedt on 24 minutes.
29' It’s high time Valerien Ismael made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
34' The home supporters are growing impatient. Watford FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
39' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
44' Blackburn Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Blackburn Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
46' Ismael Kone makes way for Imran Louza at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Watford FC.
51' Ryan Andrews is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Watford FC so far.
55' Giorgi Chakvetadze is replacing Tom Dele-Bashiru for the Watford FC side.
56' Vakoun Bayo makes way for Mileta Rajovic at the 56 minute mark. A tactical switch from Watford FC.
57' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andrew Moran is hanging Tyrhys Dolan on the field on 57 minute.
62' Lewis Travis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
63' It’s a booking for Blackburn Rovers FC player. Dominic Hyam gets a Yellow card.
64' A meaty challenge results in booking for Dominic Hyam on 64.
69' The referee shows Watford FC player a Yellow card on 69.
72' Brilliant from the forward! Ryan Hedges makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 72.
73' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Yaser Asprilla is withdrawn and Tom Ince gets his opportunity.
77' That is a Yellow card for Blackburn Rovers FC. Joe Rankin-Costello will be fuming at that decision.
77' Scott Wharton gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Joe Rankin-Costello and will look to change the dynamic.
80' The crowd applauds Ryan Andrews as he leaves the pitch. Jeremy Ngakia steps in for Watford FC.
85' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
90' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 90 minute. Lewis Travis leaves to be changed by Jake Garrett.
It finishes all square. Watford FC and Blackburn Rovers FC share the spoils 0-1.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

12
Ken Sema
4
Wesley Hoedt
1
Daniel Bachmann
5
Ryan Porteous
39
Edo Kayembe
19
Vakoun Issouf Bayo ↓ Mileta Rajovic 56'
24
Tom Dele-Bashiru ↓ Giorgi Chakvetadze 55'
37
Matheus Martins
11
Ismael Kone ↓ Imran Louza 46'
18
Yaser Asprilla ↓ Tom Ince 73'
45
Ryan Andrews ↓ Jeremy Ngakia 80'

Bench

26
Ben Hamer
8
Jake Livermore
7
Tom Ince ↑ 73'
16
Giorgi Chakvetadze ↑ 55'
15
Matthew Pollock
10
Imran Louza ↑ 46'
2
Jeremy Ngakia ↑ 80'
42
James Morris
9
Mileta Rajovic ↑ 56'

Coach Valerien Ismael

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

2
Callum Brittain
1
Aynsley Pears
19
Ryan Hedges
27
Lewis Travis ↓ Jake Garrett 90'
11
Joe Rankin-Costello ↓ Scott Wharton 77'
8
Samuel Szmodics
5
Dominic Hyam
17
Hayden Carter
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Andrew Moran 57'
20
Harry Leonard ↓ Sam Gallagher 57'
23
Adam Wharton

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Watford FC Form

2023-08-27 Watford FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-08-19 Stoke City FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2023-08-12 Watford FC 0–0 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2023-08-05 Watford FC 4–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-05-08 Watford FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 2023-04-29 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Watford FC D

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2023-08-27 Watford FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-08-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Hull City AFC L 2023-08-12 Rotherham United FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2023-08-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-05-08 Millwall FC 3–4 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-05-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Luton Town FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.22 Watford FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.39 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Watford FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC32% Draw29% Blackburn Rovers FC39%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.61

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

68%

Watford FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC24% Draw48% Blackburn Rovers FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 0

9.4%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.4%

1 – 0

7.9%

2 – 1

7.3%

0 – 2

2 – 0

5.3%

2 – 2

5.1%

1 – 3

3.9%

0 – 3

3.2%

3 – 1

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap	Watford FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	18%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	20%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

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