Watford FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

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Sat 13 Sep 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Watford FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship .

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

Match Details

Referee Dean Whitestone

8 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 8.3 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

2025-09-13 Watford FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2025-04-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Watford FC 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

Recent Form

Watford FC

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

Blackburn Rovers FC

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
#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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Watford FC and Blackburn Rovers FC has kicked off!
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Blackburn Rovers FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ben Brereton	2
Joao Pedro	2
Ryan Hedges	2
Bradley Dack	1
Wesley Hoedt	1
Darragh Lenihan	1
Adam Wharton	1
Rhys Healey	1

Head to Head

Watford FC Form

2025-09-13 Watford FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-08-30 Watford FC 2–2 Southampton FC D 2025-08-23 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Watford FC D 2025-08-16 Watford FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-08-09 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2025-05-03 Watford FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D

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 accuracy

4 / 4

0.92 Watford FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.35 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC28% Draw31% Blackburn Rovers FC41%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.27

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

72%

Watford FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC18% Draw51% Blackburn Rovers FC31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.7%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

12.5%

0 – 2

9.1%

1 – 2

8.4%

1 – 0

8.3%

2 – 1

5.7%

2 – 0

4.2%

0 – 3

2 – 2

1 – 3

3.8%

2 – 3

1.9%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap	Watford FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	15%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	23%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	14%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

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