Blackburn Rovers

Football England - EFL Championship Ewood Park Sat 23 Dec 10:00

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  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Our betting prediction is to bet on Over 2.5 Goals. This means we need Blackburn Rovers and Watford to score three or more goals combined, with this available at -143.

Expert Analysis

Team news plays a valuable role and we’re always monitoring the players who have an injury concern. We’ve also got a handle on the form guide, with plenty of data provided which puts you in the picture in terms of stats.

Key Blackburn Rovers vs Watford stats:

  • In 17 of the last 22 Blackburn Rovers matches, there have been Over 2.5 Goals this season
  • Blackburn Rovers have conceded 2 or more goals in 6 of their last 10 home matches
  • Blackburn Rovers have scored 2 or more goals in 10 of their past 22 matches this season
  • Watford have scored 2 or more goals in 9 of their past 20 matches
  • Watford have conceded 2 or more goals in 9 of their last 20 matches

Providing three or more goals are scored in this Championship clash, we will win with our tip of Over 2.5 Goals. Let’s hope that we see an attacking game.

There’s the opportunity to look at other betting angles and that includes Over 3.5 Goals if you want to chance four or more being scored.

Last Matches & H2H

Blackburn´s last Championship clash was against Southampton and the game finished in a 4-0 loss at St. Mary's Stadium.

Watford played Preston in their last match and this was an away game at Deepdale. The scoreline was a 5-1 win in this Championship encounter, with Vakoun Issouf Bayo (2), Matheus Martins, Edo Kayembe and Ismael Kone scoring for Watford.

When Blackburn Rovers and Watford last played, it was a 1-0 win for Blackburn Rovers at Vicarage Road Stadium.

Blackburn Rovers have won two of their last 5 matches against Watford, with one draw and two Watford wins. An average of 2.8 goals have been scored in these games.

Confirmed Lineups

Blackburn Rovers (confirmed lineup): Leopold Wahlstedt, Hayden Carter, Dominic Hyam, Scott Wharton, Lewis Travis, Adam Wharton, Sondre Tronstad, Andrew Moran, Jake Garrett, Arnor Sigurdsson, Niall Ennis.

Watford (confirmed lineup): Ben Hamer, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Ryan Porteous, Wesley Hoedt, Jamal Lewis, Jake Livermore, Matheus Martins, Edo Kayembe, Ismael Kone, Ken Sema, Vakoun Issouf Bayo.

Blackburn Rovers vs Watford Prediction

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Blackburn Rovers vs Watford Odds

With a 38% chance of winning, Blackburn Rovers are favourites to win this Championship match and they’re available at betting odds of +160 with the bookies. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get +162.5 about Watford.

The odds suggest that Over 2.5 Goals is a strong probability in this exciting match. An alternative angle is a Both Teams to Score bet and Yes has been chalked up at -175.

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Team Stats

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Full time Result

  • 9 wins, 11 defeats and 0 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 4 wins, 6 defeats and 0 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 7 wins, 7 defeats and 6 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Blackburn Rovers FC

Watford FC

Goals / match
1.4 2.4
Conceded / match
2.4 1.4
Total / match
3.8 3.8

Corners

Corners

Blackburn Rovers FC

Watford FC

For / match
6.4 5.2
Against / match
6.8 5.8
Total / match
13.2 11

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

Make sure you know the lineups ahead of kick-off, with injuries also playing a part when it comes to Blackburn Rovers vs Watford team news.

We’re on hand to provide you with full details of the latest Championship squads.

Blackburn Rovers vs Watford Lineups

Blackburn Rovers Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Watford Confirmed Lineup 4-1-4-1

Blackburn Rovers Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

12 Leopold Wahlstedt
17 Hayden Carter 5 Dominic Hyam 16 Scott Wharton 27 Lewis Travis
23 Adam Wharton 6 Sondre Tronstad
24 Andrew Moran 30 Jake Garrett 7 Arnor Sigurdsson
14 Niall Ennis
26 Ben Hamer
24 Tom Dele-Bashiru 5 Ryan Porteous 4 Wesley Hoedt 6 Jamal Lewis
8 Jake Livermore
37 Matheus Martins 39 Edo Kayembe 11 Ismael Kone 12 Ken Sema
19 Vakoun Issouf Bayo

Watford Confirmed Lineup 4-1-4-1

Blackburn Rovers Substitutes

  • 4James Hill
  • 8Charlie Weston
  • 9Tom Bloxham
  • 15Patrick Gamble
  • 18Dilan Markanday
  • 20Harry Leonard
  • 33Semir Telalovic
  • 34Joe Hilton
  • 41Leo Duru

Watford Substitutes

  • 1Daniel Bachmann
  • 3Francisco Sierralta
  • 7Thomas Ince
  • 9Mileta Rajovic
  • 14Rhys Healey
  • 15Matthew Pollock
  • 16Giorgi Chakvetadze
  • 18Yaser Asprilla
  • 45Ryan Andrews

Previous Blackburn Rovers Lineups

16 Dec Championship
Southampton 4-0 Blackburn
12 Dec Championship
Blackburn 2-1 Bristol City
09 Dec Championship
Blackburn 0-2 Leeds United

Previous Watford Lineups

16 Dec Championship
Preston 1-5 Watford
12 Dec Championship
Watford 1-2 Ipswich Town
09 Dec Championship
Watford 1-1 Southampton

The latest Blackburn Rovers vs Watford lineups, including predicted lineups and confirmed starting 11s. Find out each team’s formation along with the substitutes.

Injuries & Suspensions

Blackburn Rovers Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Callum Brittain Red card
Tyrhys Dolan Knee injury
Joe Rankin-Costello Hamstring
Aynsley Pears Foot injury
Ryan Hedges Hamstring
Sam Gallagher Tendon injury

Watford Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.

Find out each player’s availability thanks to our injuries and suspensions news. We have a full list of players for each team that are currently sidelined.

Every squad is covered in-depth so that you can get all the player info you need.

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Championship 2023/2024

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Leicester City 21 17 1 3 41:14 52
2 Ipswich Town 22 16 4 2 47:28 52
3 Leeds United 22 12 6 4 37:22 42
4 Southampton 22 12 6 4 37:29 42
5 West Brom 22 10 6 6 34:22 36
6 Hull City 22 10 6 6 34:27 36
7 Sunderland 22 10 3 9 32:24 33
8 Preston 22 9 5 8 28:38 32
9 Watford 22 8 7 7 35:27 31
10 Norwich 22 9 4 9 39:39 31
11 Blackburn 22 10 1 11 34:38 31
12 Cardiff City 22 9 3 10 28:27 30
13 Middlesbrough 22 9 3 10 34:34 30
14 Bristol City 22 8 5 9 23:24 29
15 Coventry 22 6 9 7 28:25 27
16 Plymouth 22 7 5 10 34:35 26
17 Birmingham 21 7 5 9 24:29 26
18 Swansea City 22 6 7 9 30:31 25
19 Stoke City 22 6 5 11 21:30 23
20 Millwall 22 5 7 10 24:31 22
21 Huddersfield 22 4 10 8 21:36 22
22 QPR 22 5 5 12 20:32 20
23 Sheffield Wed 22 4 4 14 16:35 16
24 Rotherham 22 2 7 13 20:44 13
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Ipswich Town 11 9 1 1 32:19 28
2 Leicester City 11 9 0 2 20:6 27
3 Leeds United 11 7 4 0 22:10 25
4 Southampton 11 7 2 2 23:14 23
5 Plymouth 11 7 1 3 27:16 22
6 West Brom 11 6 3 2 18:10 21
7 Sunderland 11 7 0 4 20:13 21
8 Watford 12 5 4 3 23:13 19
9 Hull City 11 5 4 2 18:10 19
10 Birmingham 10 5 4 1 15:9 19
11 Cardiff City 11 6 1 4 16:11 19
12 Norwich 11 6 1 4 16:13 19
13 Coventry 11 4 6 1 13:8 18
14 Bristol City 11 5 2 4 14:12 17
15 Preston 11 5 2 4 16:22 17
16 Middlesbrough 11 5 1 5 12:11 16
17 Blackburn 11 5 0 6 15:19 15
18 Stoke City 11 4 2 5 10:13 14
19 Sheffield Wed 11 3 3 5 10:15 12
20 Swansea City 11 2 5 4 13:14 11
21 Rotherham 11 2 5 4 14:16 11
22 Huddersfield 11 2 5 4 10:18 11
23 QPR 10 2 3 5 10:16 9
24 Millwall 11 2 3 6 9:17 9

We recommend looking at the Championship standings after each round of games so you can see where each side are placed in the table.