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 8 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Dean Whitestone

3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game

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

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	#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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Watford FC is hosting Blackburn Rovers FC for another epic battle.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ryan Hedges	2
Ben Brereton	2
Joao Pedro	2
Todd Cantwell	1
Ken Sema	1
Tyrhys Dolan	1
Ismaila Sarr	1
Matthew Pollock	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

1.24 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC29% Draw32% Blackburn Rovers FC39%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.16

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

71%

Watford FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC19% Draw52% Blackburn Rovers FC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

13.8%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.4%

0 – 2

8.5%

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 1

5.9%

2 – 0

4.7%

2 – 2

3.8%

0 – 3

3.4%

1 – 3

3.3%

3 – 1

1.8%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap	Watford FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	17%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	23%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

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