Championship

Championship | Gameweek 45

Apr 26, 2025 at 3pm UK

Ewood Park

Blackburn
2 - 1
Watford

Cantwell (59'), Dolan (74')
Hedges (34'), Dolan (44'), Forshaw (90+8'), Dennis (90+3'), Travis (90+6')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Pollock (47')
Louza (16'), Abankwah (24'), Morris (45+1'), Doumbia (65'), Kayembe (85')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Blackburn Rovers

All competitions

Last Game: Sunderland 0-1 Blackburn
Monday, April 21 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Watford

All competitions

Last Game: Portsmouth 1-0 Watford
Monday, April 21 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

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 Blackburn Rovers win with a probability of 47.83%. A win for Watford had a probability of 26.86% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.35%) and 2-0 (8.52%). The likeliest Watford win was 0-1 (7.75%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.03%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Blackburn Rovers in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Blackburn Rovers.

Result
Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Watford
47.83% ( 0.79)	25.31% ( -0.15)	26.86% ( -0.64)

Both teams to score 52.51% (

-0.05)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

49.4% (

0.17)

50.6% (

-0.17)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.48% (

0.15)

72.51% (

-0.15)

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.82% (

0.42)

21.17% (

-0.41)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.95% (

0.64)

54.04% (

-0.63)

Watford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.62% (

-0.41)

33.38% (

0.42)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30% (

-0.46)

70% (

0.46)

Score Analysis

Blackburn Rovers 47.83%

Watford 26.86%

Draw 25.3%

Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Watford
1-0 @ 10.97% ( 0.07) 2-1 @ 9.35% ( 0.07) 2-0 @ 8.52% ( 0.15) 3-1 @ 4.84% ( 0.09) 3-0 @ 4.41% ( 0.13) 3-2 @ 2.65% ( 0.02) 4-1 @ 1.88% ( 0.06) 4-0 @ 1.71% ( 0.07) 4-2 @ 1.03% ( 0.02) Other @ 2.48% Total : 47.83%	1-1 @ 12.03% ( -0.07) 0-0 @ 7.07% ( -0.05) 2-2 @ 5.13% ( -0.02) 3-3 @ 0.97% ( -0) Other @ 0.11% Total : 25.3%	0-1 @ 7.75% ( -0.14) 1-2 @ 6.61% ( -0.11) 0-2 @ 4.26% ( -0.13) 1-3 @ 2.42% ( -0.07) 2-3 @ 1.88% ( -0.03) 0-3 @ 1.56% ( -0.07) Other @ 2.4% Total : 26.86%