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Blackburn Rovers v Watford : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 24th Jan, 15:00 BST, Ewood Park, Blackburn

Blackburn Rovers are in Championship action on Saturday afternoon, as Valérien Ismaël looks to get one over on Javier Gracia Carlos and his Watford side at the Ewood Park. All of the key statistics for the clash, including head-to-heads, predictions and odds from leading bookmakers across seventeen major markets are included in this preview. It's all brought together specifically to help you make the most well-informed bet possible.


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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Blackburn
37%
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Draw
26%
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Watford
37%
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Draw 1-1
13%
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Watford 1-0
10%
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Blackburn 1-0
10%
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Watford 2-1
8%
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Blackburn 2-1
8%
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Draw 0-0
7%
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Watford 2-0
6%
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Blackburn 2-0
6%
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Draw 2-2
5%
--
Watford 3-1
4%
--
Blackburn 3-1
4%
--
Watford 3-0
3%
--
Blackburn 3-0
3%
--
Watford 3-2
2%
--
Blackburn 3-2
2%
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Over 2.5 Goals
48%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
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Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
48%
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No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
53%
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BTTS - No
47%
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BTTS - Home Win
17%
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BTTS - Draw
19%
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BTTS - Away Win
17%
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Home/draw
63%
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Away/draw
63%
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Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
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Over 3.5 Goals
27%
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Under 3.5 Goals
73%
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Over 4.5 Goals
12%
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Under 4.5 Goals
88%
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Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
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Over 0.5 Goals
93%
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Under 0.5 Goals
7%
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Home DNB
55%
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Away DNB
55%
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Blackburn win to nil
20%
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Watford win to nil
20%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Blackburn have played 25 matches so far this season and are in 20th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

21 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 5 and won 7. Blackburn have conceded 25 goals, scored 22, failed to score in 6 matches and kept 6 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Blackburn have played 13 games at home, winning 2, drawing 4 and losing 7 fixtures. They have scored 13 goals, conceded 20 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Watford lay in 6th place on 41 points in the Championship league table having played 25 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 20 games against teams below them in the table, winning 10, drawing 6 and losing 4 games. They have scored 31 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Watford have conceded 23 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Watford have played 12 away games, winning 3, drawing 4 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Blackburn
Watford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry2615742852 
Apr 18
l
 
2-0A
May 2
l
 
3-1A
2
M'Boro2613761146 
Mar 21
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-0F
Apr 25
3
Ipswich2512851844 
Sep 20
Jan 17
Feb 24
d
 
1-1F
4
Preston26111051143 
Feb 20
w
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1A
Feb 14
5
Millwall261277-443 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 14
Jan 17
l
 
1-0A
6
Watford251186841 
Jan 24
w
 
0-1F
-
-
7
Hull251258241 
Jan 31
w
 
0-3F
w
 
2-1A
-
8
Stoke2612410940 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
w
 
1-0F
Mar 14
9
Wrexham2610106640 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
Mar 7
d
 
2-2A
10
Bristol C261169939 
Feb 24
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1F
Feb 27
11
QPR2611510-138 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 14
w
 
2-1F
Apr 3
12
Leicester261079-137 
May 2
w
 
0-2F
Mar 21
w
 
1-2A
13
Derby26989035 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 28
Feb 21
w
 
2-3A
14
Birmingham269710-134 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 3
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-1A
15
Southampton26899033 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 25
d
 
2-2A
Feb 7
16
Sheff Utd2510213-232 
l
 
1-3F
Apr 22
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
17
Swansea269512-632 
l
 
1-2F
Jan 20
Jan 31
d
 
1-1F
18
West Brom269413-631 
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1A
Apr 21
19
Charlton257810-729 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-0A
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
20
Blackburn257711-628 
-
-
l
 
0-1A
Jan 24
21
Portsmouth246711-1425 
Mar 7
l
 
2-1F
Jan 21
d
 
2-2A
22
Norwich266614-1124 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 7
w
 
3-2A
w
 
0-1F
23
Oxford Utd255713-1022 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 11
w
 
2-1A
Apr 11
24
Sheff Wed251816-33-7 
Feb 3
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
Mar 10
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Blackburn 19TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Blackburn2 - 2Charlton
Blackburn0 - 2Wrexham
Blackburn2 - 0Millwall
Blackburn1 - 1Oxford Utd
Blackburn1 - 1Ipswich
Blackburn0 - 1QPR
Blackburn1 - 2Derby
Blackburn2 - 1Southampton
Blackburn1 - 3Sheff Utd
Blackburn1 - 1Stoke
Blackburn1 - 2Swansea
Blackburn0 - 2Norwich
Blackburn1 - 2Birmingham
Blackburn2 - 1Watford
Blackburn4 - 1Millwall
Blackburn2 - 2Sheff Wed
Blackburn0 - 2M'Boro
Blackburn1 - 2Cardiff
Blackburn1 - 1Norwich
Blackburn2 - 0Plymouth
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBlackburn2 - 2Charlton
HBlackburn0 - 2Wrexham
ABlackburn0 - 0Sheff Wed
ABlackburn0 - 0M'Boro
HBlackburn2 - 0Millwall
ABlackburn1 - 2Portsmouth
HBlackburn1 - 1Oxford Utd
HBlackburn1 - 1Ipswich
ABlackburn1 - 1Wrexham
HBlackburn0 - 1QPR
ABlackburn2 - 1Preston
HBlackburn1 - 2Derby
ABlackburn1 - 0Bristol C
ABlackburn2 - 0Leicester
HBlackburn2 - 1Southampton
HBlackburn1 - 3Sheff Utd
ABlackburn0 - 2Coventry
HBlackburn1 - 1Stoke
HBlackburn1 - 2Swansea
ABlackburn0 - 3Charlton
Watford 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Norwich0 - 1Watford
Leicester1 - 2Watford
Wrexham2 - 2Watford
Birmingham2 - 1Watford
Derby2 - 3Watford
Ipswich1 - 1Watford
Coventry3 - 1Watford
Sheff Utd1 - 0Watford
Portsmouth2 - 2Watford
Millwall1 - 0Watford
Swansea1 - 1Watford
Charlton1 - 0Watford
Blackburn2 - 1Watford
Portsmouth1 - 0Watford
West Brom2 - 1Watford
Bristol C2 - 1Watford
Oxford Utd1 - 0Watford
Stoke0 - 0Watford
M'Boro0 - 1Watford
Sunderland2 - 2Watford
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HWatford3 - 0Birmingham
AWatford1 - 0Norwich
AWatford2 - 1Leicester
HWatford1 - 0Stoke
AWatford2 - 2Wrexham
HWatford1 - 1Sheff Wed
HWatford3 - 2Norwich
AWatford1 - 2Birmingham
HWatford1 - 1Preston
AWatford3 - 2Derby
HWatford1 - 1Bristol C
AWatford1 - 1Ipswich
HWatford3 - 0M'Boro
AWatford1 - 3Coventry
HWatford2 - 1West Brom
AWatford0 - 1Sheff Utd
HWatford2 - 1Oxford Utd
AWatford2 - 2Portsmouth
HWatford2 - 1Hull
AWatford0 - 1Millwall
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Blackburn since 2000
Blackburn
Watford
Goals: Scored
17
13
Games: Scored
9 / 9
6 / 9
Clean sheets
3 / 9
0 / 9
BLB
5
D
1
WAT
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Blackburn
Blackburn2 - 1
1 - 2Watford
Blackburn2 - 0
2 - 3Watford
Draw2 - 2Draw
Blackburn1 - 0
Blackburn1 - 0
Blackburn3 - 1
3 - 4Watford
League games at Watford since 2001
Watford
Blackburn
Goals: Scored
15
9
Games: Scored
7 / 10
7 / 10
Clean sheets
3 / 10
3 / 10
BLB
3
D
2
WAT
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Watford
0 - 1Blackburn
Watford1 - 0
0 - 1Blackburn
Draw1 - 1Draw
Watford3 - 1
Watford1 - 0
Draw3 - 3Draw
Watford4 - 0
Watford2 - 1
0 - 1Blackburn
Goal Statistics
Blackburn 19th Watford 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Blackburn will score no more than 1 goal
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Watford will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-6
Blackburn’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-8
Watford’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Blackburn
PG (predicted goals)
Watford
1.3
1.3
Attack rating
BLB
WAT
19%
better
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Games scored17
21
Failed to score8
4
Scored first11
8
Goals scored24
37
Avg. goals scored1
1.5
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal9
7
Conversion rate for11
15
Avg. XG for1.4
1.5
KickOff rating
+19%
Defence rating
9%
better
BLB
WAT
view stats
Games conceded18
21
Clean sheets7
4
Conceded first12
17
Goals conceded30
29
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against16%
13%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.2
KickOff rating
+9%

Blackburn v Watford Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Blackburn Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
23727
Y OhashiA GudjohnsenL MillerS Tronstad
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Y Ohashi FWD2561
3
-
L Miller DEF2412
3
-
S McLoughlin DEF23
5
1
R Hedges FWD2212
3
-
R Alebiosu DEF2012
2
-
S Tronstad MID20
7
-
T Gardner-Hickman DEF18
7
-
R Morishita  MID1812
1
-
A Henriksson MID17
2
-
A Gudjohnsen FWD177
1
-
D Neve MID161
-
M Gueye FWD16
1
-
T Cantwell MID1542
6
-
A Pears GLK13
1
-
B Tóth GLK13
-
Y Ribeiro DEF11
-
M. Baradji MID112
1
-
S Tavares MID111
2
-
A Kargbo FWD1011
-
S Wharton DEF9
1
-
K. Montgomery MID9
-
H Pickering DEF6
-
A Forshaw MID6
1
-
H Carter DEF1
-
Watford Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
22866
I Louza L KjerrumgaardI Louza H Kyprianou
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Kjerrumgaard FWD238
1
-
H Kyprianou MID221
6
-
I Louza  MID2266
5
1
N Irankunda FWD2223
5
-
J Ngakia DEF2124
1
-
M Bola DEF2113
2
-
M Pollock DEF2011
4
-
M Sissoko MID20
-
E Kayembe MID202
2
-
V Semedo FWD2031
2
-
E Selvik GLK19
1
-
K Keben DEF171
3
-
M. Alleyne DEF16
2
-
M. Doumbia FWD1621
2
-
K Baah FWD1611
4
-
T Ince FWD154
-
J Abankwah DEF12
1
1
O. Maamma FWD1231
1
-
R Vata FWD1022
-
G Chakvetadze MID91
2
-
N Baxter GLK7
-
J Petris DEF7
2
-
N Mendy MID7
-
C Wiley DEF5
-
J Morris DEF2
1
-
F Mendy DEF2
-
P Dwomoh MID1
-