Thursday , 2 July 2026

Watford FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Watford FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Sat 26 Oct 2024 · 11:30 UTC Vicarage Road 18,880 HT 45' · FT 45'
Edo Kayembe pen 71' 1–0
Francisco Sierralta 36' Y
Giorgi Chakvetadze 49' Y
Edo Kayembe 51' Y
Kwadwo Baah 55' Y
Y 68' Todd Cantwell
Y 69' Ryan Hedges
Festy Ebosele 88' Y
Y 90' Callum Brittain
Y 90' Dominic Hyam

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Darren England
  • Assistant 1 Wade Smith
  • Assistant 2 Marc Perry

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

4
2
4
Watford FC 10 games · Avg 2.4 goals Blackburn Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-26 Watford FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-12-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Watford FC 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

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–0 W
22 Oct Leeds United FC A 1–2 L
19 Oct Luton Town FC A 0–3 L
05 Oct Middlesbrough FC H 2–1 W
02 Oct Preston North End FC A 0–3 L
28 Sep Sunderland AFC H 2–1 W
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct Watford FC A 0–1 L
23 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–0 D
19 Oct Swansea City AFC H 1–0 W
05 Oct Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–2 L
01 Oct Coventry City FC A 0–3 L
28 Sep Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–0 W

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 history

Watford FC are 16th (57 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Watford FC gets underway.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Watford FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Watford FC are deployed in a 3-5-2 today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Watford FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' Blackburn Rovers FC have won 469 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' Germany international Kwadwo Baah has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 36' The referee has no hesitation. Francisco Sierralta is booked for Watford FC — card on 36.
  • 41' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
  • 46' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 49' It’s gonna be a card for Giorgi Chakvetadze.
  • 51' Watford FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 51.
  • 55' Kwadwo Baah catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 55.
  • 56' Vakoun Issouf Bayo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tom Ince at the 56 minute mark.
  • 60' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Makhtar Gueye departs to be replaced by Yuki Ohashi.
  • 65' It’s high time John Eustace made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 66' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Matthew Pollock by Rocco Vata on 66 minute.
  • 68' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a card on 68.
  • 69' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ryan Hedges on 69 minutes.
  • 71' A goal from the Congo DR international Edo Kayembe! He fires home on 71 to make it 1-0!
  • 76' Watford FC currently sit 9 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 77' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 77 minute. Andreas Weimann leaves to be changed by Arnor Sigurdsson.
  • 78' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Joe Rankin-Costello on, Ryan Hedges off on 78 minutes.
  • 83' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 84' Ryan Andrews is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kwadwo Baah at the 84 minute mark.
  • 88' A moment of madness from Festy Ebosele on 88 minutes earns him a card. Watford FC will be frustrated.
  • 90' Callum Brittain was booked on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Blackburn Rovers FC.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joao Pedro 2
Ryan Hedges 2
Ben Brereton 2
Mileta Rajovic 1
Edo Kayembe 1
Harvey Elliot 1
Todd Cantwell 1
Ken Sema 1

Head to Head

2024-10-26 Watford FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-12-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Watford FC 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

Watford FC Form

2024-10-26 Watford FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-10-22 Leeds United FC 2–1 Watford FC L 2024-10-19 Luton Town FC 3–0 Watford FC L 2024-10-05 Watford FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-10-02 Preston North End FC 3–0 Watford FC L 2024-09-28 Watford FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC W

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-10-26 Watford FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-10-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-10-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2024-10-05 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-10-01 Coventry City FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-09-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.31 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC49% Draw29% Blackburn Rovers FC22%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.12
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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
78%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
51%
Watford FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC32% Draw53% Blackburn Rovers FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
14.3%
1 – 1
13.6%
2 – 0
9.9%
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 1
3.6%
2 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 24% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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