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

Championship · 2025-26
Watford FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Sat 13 Sep 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Watford FC.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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
1.03 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC33% Draw32% Blackburn Rovers FC35%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.13
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
65%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
67%
Watford FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC22% Draw53% Blackburn Rovers FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 0
14.3%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11%
1 – 2
7.2%
0 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
3.8%
1 – 3
2.7%
0 – 3
2.5%
3 – 1
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 19% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 21% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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