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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

Watford

All competitions
Championship
Last Game: Leeds 2-1 Watford
Tuesday, October 22 at 7.45pm in Championship

Blackburn Rovers

All competitions
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
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1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd22155232112148
2Leeds UnitedLeeds22136341152645
3Burnley2212822891944
4Sunderland22127334181643
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2111462518737
6Middlesbrough22105738281035
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom22811326161035
8Watford2110473028234
9Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds229582830-232
10Millwall217772118328
11Swansea CitySwansea227692424027
12Bristol City226972628-227
13Norwich CityNorwich226883734326
14Queens Park RangersQPR2251072328-525
15Luton TownLuton2274112538-1325
16Derby CountyDerby2266102728-124
17Coventry CityCoventry2266102834-624
18Preston North EndPreston2241172229-723
19Stoke CityStoke2257102330-722
20Portsmouth204882535-1020
21Hull City2247112131-1019
22Cardiff CityCardiff2146111934-1518
23Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2146112137-1618
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2146112245-2318
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