Championship

Championship | Gameweek 4

Aug 27, 2023 at 12pm UK

Vicarage Road

Watford
0 - 1
Blackburn

Hoedt (24'), Andrews (69'), Louza (69')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Hedges (72')
Hyam (63'), Rankin-Costello (77')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Watford

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Stoke 1-0 Watford
Saturday, August 19 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Blackburn Rovers

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Blackburn 1-2 Hull City
Saturday, August 19 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Watford 2-0 Blackburn Rovers

On the back of two league games without a win, both sides will be eager to bounce back. While there is attacking talent in the two teams, we cannot ignore Watford's defensive record, leaving us to predict a hard-earned home success. 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 37.36%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 35.93% and a draw had a probability of 26.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.18%) and 2-0 (6.5%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 (9.86%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.7%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood.

Result
Watford	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
37.36% ( -0.14)	26.71% ( 0.24)	35.93% ( -0.1)

Both teams to score 51.85% (

-0.78)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

46.81% (

-0.98)

53.19% (

0.98)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

25.24% (

-0.84)

74.76% (

0.84)

Watford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.43% (

-0.54)

27.57% (

0.55)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.91% (

-0.71)

63.1% (

0.71)

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.58% (

-0.53)

28.42% (

0.53)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.83% (

-0.67)

64.17% (

0.68)

Score Analysis

Watford 37.36%

Blackburn Rovers 35.93%

Draw 26.71%

Watford	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 10.09% ( 0.23) 2-1 @ 8.18% ( -0.06) 2-0 @ 6.5% ( 0.05) 3-1 @ 3.51% ( -0.08) 3-0 @ 2.79% ( -0.02) 3-2 @ 2.21% ( -0.08) 4-1 @ 1.13% ( -0.04) Other @ 2.93% Total : 37.36%	1-1 @ 12.7% ( 0.11) 0-0 @ 7.84% ( 0.3) 2-2 @ 5.15% ( -0.11) 3-3 @ 0.93% ( -0.05) Other @ 0.1% Total : 26.71%	0-1 @ 9.86% ( 0.23) 1-2 @ 7.99% ( -0.05) 0-2 @ 6.2% ( 0.05) 1-3 @ 3.35% ( -0.07) 0-3 @ 2.6% ( -0.02) 2-3 @ 2.16% ( -0.08) 1-4 @ 1.05% ( -0.04) Other @ 2.72% Total : 35.93%