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Championship | Gameweek 12
Oct 26, 2024 at 12.30pm UK
Vicarage Road
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Watford
1 - 0
Blackburn

Kayembe (71' pen.)
Sierralta (36'), Chakvetadze (49'), Kayembe (51'), Baah (55'), Ebosele (88')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Cantwell (68'), Hedges (69'), Brittain (90'), Hyam (90+5')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Watford and Blackburn Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Leeds 2-1 Watford
Tuesday, October 22 at 7.45pm in Championship
Last Game: Blackburn 0-0 West Brom
Wednesday, October 23 at 7.45pm in Championship

We said: Watford 2-1 Blackburn Rovers

Although these teams have been going in different directions in the table since last weekend, we cannot ignore Watford's outstanding home form. With that in mind, we are backing Cleverley's side to get back on track with a hard-fought win. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Watford win with a probability of 47.35%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 27.94% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.39%) and 2-0 (7.99%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 (7.28%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.69%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Watford in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Watford.

Result
WatfordDrawBlackburn Rovers
47.35% (-0.012 -0.01) 24.71% (-0.010999999999999 -0.01) 27.94% (0.023999999999997 0.02)
Both teams to score 55.27% (0.055 0.05)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.62% (0.065000000000005 0.07)47.38% (-0.066000000000003 -0.07)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.41% (0.059999999999999 0.06)69.6% (-0.060000000000002 -0.06)
Watford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.93% (0.022000000000006 0.02)20.07% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.7% (0.033000000000001 0.03)52.3% (-0.033000000000001 -0.03)
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.15% (0.051000000000002 0.05)30.86% (-0.050999999999998 -0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.86% (0.058999999999997 0.06)67.14% (-0.060000000000002 -0.06)
Score Analysis
    Watford 47.35%
    Blackburn Rovers 27.94%
    Draw 24.71%
WatfordDrawBlackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 9.94% (-0.020999999999999 -0.02)
2-1 @ 9.39%
2-0 @ 7.99% (-0.011 -0.01)
3-1 @ 5.03% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-0 @ 4.28% (-0.0029999999999992 -0)
3-2 @ 2.96% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
4-1 @ 2.02% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-0 @ 1.72%
4-2 @ 1.19% (0.004 0)
Other @ 2.85%
Total : 47.35%
1-1 @ 11.69% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 6.19% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)
2-2 @ 5.52% (0.008 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.16% (0.004 0)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 24.71%
0-1 @ 7.28% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
1-2 @ 6.88% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-2 @ 4.28% (0.00099999999999945 0)
1-3 @ 2.7% (0.0059999999999998 0.01)
2-3 @ 2.16% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
0-3 @ 1.68% (0.0029999999999999 0)
Other @ 2.96%
Total : 27.94%

How you voted: Watford vs Blackburn

Watford
56.8%
Draw
18.2%
Blackburn Rovers
25.0%
44
Head to Head
Dec 23, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 23
Blackburn
1-2
Watford
Wharton (3')
Garrett (36'), Moran (89')
Rajovic (83'), Healey (87')
Hoedt (65'), Rajovic (81'), Andrews (87')
Aug 27, 2023 12pm
Gameweek 4
Watford
0-1
Blackburn

Hoedt (24'), Andrews (69'), Louza (69')
Hedges (72')
Hyam (63'), Rankin-Costello (77')
Feb 11, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 31
Watford
1-1
Blackburn
Hoedt (74')
Dack (24')
Sep 13, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 10
Blackburn
2-0
Watford
Hedges (38'), Hyam (82')
Feb 24, 2021 7.45pm
Gameweek 32
Blackburn
2-3
Watford
Elliott (43'), Brereton (82')
Rothwell (34')
Pedro (25'), Sarr (38'), Sema (60')
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4Burnley27141123192253
5Middlesbrough28128846341244
6Blackburn RoversBlackburn28126103126542
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2891453324941
8Watford28125113939041
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15Swansea CitySwansea2897123135-434
16Preston North EndPreston2871383035-534
17Millwall27710102626031
18Stoke CityStoke27610112533-828
19Cardiff CityCardiff28610123143-1228
20Derby CountyDerby2876153138-727
21Hull City2868142738-1126
22Portsmouth2668123245-1326
23Luton TownLuton2875162947-1826
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2749142555-3021


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