Thursday , 2 July 2026

Watford FC vs Blackpool FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Watford FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Blackpool FC
Sat 14 Jan 2023 · 15:00 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Mario Gaspar 41' Y
Joao Ferreira 64' Y
Y 86' James Husband
Y 86' Chris Maxwell
Y 88' Charlie Patino

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Blackpool FC — Championship at Vicarage Road Stadium.

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

1
1
Watford FC 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Blackpool FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-14 Watford FC 2–0 Blackpool FC 2022-10-08 Blackpool FC 3–1 Watford FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jan Blackpool FC H 2–0 W
07 Jan Reading FC A 0–2 L
02 Jan Norwich City FC A 1–0 W
30 Dec Swansea City AFC A 0–4 L
26 Dec Millwall FC H 0–2 L
17 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–0 W
Blackpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jan Watford FC A 0–2 L
07 Jan Nottingham Forest FC H 4–1 W
01 Jan Sunderland AFC H 1–1 D
29 Dec Sheffield United FC H 1–2 L
26 Dec Hull City AFC A 1–1 D
17 Dec Cardiff City FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Vicarage Road Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The travelling Blackpool FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 20' Rhys Williams needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Chris Maxwell suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 41' The referee calls foul for Mario Gaspar. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Jeremy Ngakia is replaced by Joao Ferreira on 46 minute.
  • 51' Blackpool FC is showing some good football. However, Blackpool FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jordan Thorniley, as he is very good at scoring at Vicarage Road Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 64' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joao Ferreira.
  • 68' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Hamza Choudhury is replaced by Yaser Asprilla on 68 minute.
  • 72' What a strike from Tobi Adeyemo! The score is 1-0.
  • 73' Time for substitution for Blackpool FC. Morgan Rogers is replaced by Jerry Yates.
  • 75' Rhys Williams has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marvin Ekpiteta on 75 minute.
  • 80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Watford FC that had 358 games and scored 391 goals.
  • 82' Another substitution for Blackpool FC to replace Callum Connolly by Andy Lyons on 82 minute.
  • 86' James Husband was booked on 86.
  • 87' Goal! Ismaila Sarr scores his 69 goal in 422 matches.
  • 88' Charlie Patino was booked on 88.
  • 90' The Blackpool FC manager makes a substitution. Josh Bowler departs to be replaced by Shayne Lavery.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Slaven Bilic

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Appleton

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.39 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 Blackpool FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC47% Draw28% Blackpool FC25%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Blackpool FC
53%
Watford FC or Blackpool FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC31% Draw49% Blackpool FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
11.4%
0 – 0
11.1%
2 – 1
8.6%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Blackpool FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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