Championship

Championship | Gameweek 6

Oct 21, 2020 at 7.45pm UK

Vicarage Road

Watford
3 - 1
Blackburn

Pedro (13'), Cleverley (17'), Lenihan (49' og.)
Kabasele (22'), Ngakia (75'), Pedro (84')

FT(HT: 2-1)

Brereton (28')

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Blackburn Rovers manager Tony Mowbray pictured on October 17, 2020

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The Match

Match Report

Rovers defender Darragh Lenihan scored an own goal as his side lost 3-1.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship fixture between Watford and Blackburn Rovers, including predictions, team news and lineups.

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 45.48%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 29.72% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.24%) and 2-0 (7.52%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 (7.41%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.7%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Watford would win this match.

Result
Watford	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
45.48%	24.8%	29.72%

Both teams to score 56.18%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

53.28%

46.72%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

31.01%

68.98%

Watford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.39%

20.61%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

46.84%

53.16%

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.76%

29.23%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.81%

65.19%

Score Analysis

Watford 45.48%

Blackburn Rovers 29.72%

Draw 24.8%

Watford	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 9.52% 2-1 @ 9.24% 2-0 @ 7.52% 3-1 @ 4.87% 3-0 @ 3.96% 3-2 @ 2.99% 4-1 @ 1.92% 4-0 @ 1.56% 4-2 @ 1.18% Other @ 2.72% Total : 45.48%	1-1 @ 11.7% 0-0 @ 6.02% 2-2 @ 5.68% 3-3 @ 1.23% Other @ 0.16% Total : 24.8%	0-1 @ 7.41% 1-2 @ 7.2% 0-2 @ 4.56% 1-3 @ 2.95% 2-3 @ 2.33% 0-3 @ 1.87% 1-4 @ 0.91% Other @ 2.5% Total : 29.72%