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Match preview · Championship

Watford – Blackburn Rovers

Watford Home 21st in Championship
1.36
Blackburn Rovers Away 10th in Championship
1.22 Projected xG
Watford
38%
Fair 2.64
Draw
31%
Fair 3.21
Blackburn Rovers
31%
Fair 3.23

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Data coverage · full
  • Watford 20/20
  • Blackburn Rovers 20/20
  • Model updated 30 October, 06:30
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Recent form

Last 6 · xG per match
Watford xG 1.00 xGA 1.95
  • L 0.39 created, 1.50 conceded against Stoke City
  • L 0.57 created, 1.47 conceded against Bristol City
  • L 0.64 created, 1.94 conceded against Burnley
  • L 1.46 created, 3.67 conceded against Cardiff City
  • W 2.78 created, 1.25 conceded against Charlton Athletic
  • L 0.13 created, 1.84 conceded against Wolverhampton
Blackburn Rovers xG 1.12 xGA 1.93
  • W 1.23 created, 1.67 conceded against Millwall
  • D 0.59 created, 1.60 conceded against Portsmouth
  • W 2.42 created, 1.05 conceded against Cardiff City
  • W 0.15 created, 1.89 conceded against Bristol City
  • L 0.82 created, 3.68 conceded against West Bromwich Albion
  • W 1.53 created, 1.69 conceded against Wrexham

xG created xG conceded (xGA) W / D / L: the match result

Goals & scorelines

Total goals
2.57
Over 2.5 goals
49%
Both teams to score
58%
Watford 2+ goals
40%
Watford clean sheet
27%

Most likely scorelines

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 35% of the model's distribution.

1:1
15.9%
2:1
10.0%
1:2
8.8%

Why the model leans Watford, but not by much

Home advantage carries the lean to Watford: in Championship, home sides score 1.19 times as many goals as visitors, and at most one of the three readings below backs Watford.

Attack
Favours Blackburn Rovers
22nd vs 21st
Watford attack v Blackburn Rovers defence
Defence
Favours Blackburn Rovers
23rd vs 21st
Watford defence v Blackburn Rovers attack
Recent xG form
Favours Blackburn Rovers
-0.95 vs -0.81
xGD per match, last 6
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Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Watford and Blackburn Rovers compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Watford Blackburn Rovers
xG / match (better) 1.05 · 20th 1.03 · 21st
xGA / match 1.88 · 23rd (better) 1.72 · 22nd
xGD / match -0.83 · 24th (better) -0.69 · 21st
xPts / match 0.82 · 24th (better) 0.92 · 23rd
Last 6 xGD / match -0.95 (better) -0.81

Head to head

Watford 0 Draws 1 Blackburn Rovers 1

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