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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')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds452813493296497
2Burnley452716266155197
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd452871062352789
4Sunderland4521131158431576
5Bristol City451716125753467
6Coventry CityCoventry45199176258466
7Millwall451812154646066
8Blackburn RoversBlackburn45198185247565
9Middlesbrough4518101764541064
10West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom451419125244861
11Swansea CitySwansea45179194853-560
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds451512185968-957
13Watford45168215260-856
14Norwich CityNorwich451315176766154
15Queens Park RangersQPR451314185263-1153
16Portsmouth451411205770-1353
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd451313194662-1652
18Stoke CityStoke451214194562-1750
19Derby CountyDerby451310224856-849
20Preston North EndPreston451019164657-1149
21Luton TownLuton451310224264-2249
22Hull City451212214353-1048
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth451113215086-3646
24Cardiff CityCardiff45917194669-2344


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