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Blackburn vs Watford: result 2-0 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 10Kick-off on September 13, 2022 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Ewood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire

Blackburn
2-0
Watford

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What was the result of Blackburn vs Watford?

Blackburn won 2-0 on September 13, 2022.

Goalscorers

  • 38′R. HedgesBlackburn
  • 82′D. HyamBlackburn

Official lineup for Blackburn vs Watford

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Blackburn

3-4-3
  1. 22B. Brereton
  2. 19R. Hedges
  3. 10T. Dolan
  1. 3H. Pickering
  2. 6T. Morton
  3. 27L. Travis
  4. 17H. Carter
  1. 16S. Wharton
  2. 4Daniel Ayala
  3. 5D. Hyam
  1. 1T. Kaminski

Watford

3-4-1-2
  1. 19V. Bayo
  2. 23I. Sarr
  1. 10João Pedro
  1. 12K. Sema
  2. 4H. Choudhury
  3. 39E. Kayembe
  4. 2J. Ngakia
  1. 15C. Cathcart
  2. 31F. Sierralta
  3. 27C. Kabasele
  1. 1D. Bachmann
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Blackburn have 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats; Watford have 4, 7 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Blackburn
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 3, 2022Bristol City(home)2-3Championship
Aug 31, 2022Blackpool(away)1-0Championship
Aug 27, 2022Stoke City(home)0-1Championship
Aug 23, 2022Bradford(away)2-1League Cup
Aug 20, 2022Sheffield Utd(away)0-3Championship
Watford
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 3, 2022Rotherham(away)1-1Championship
Aug 30, 2022Middlesbrough(home)2-1Championship
Aug 27, 2022QPR(home)2-3Championship
Aug 23, 2022Milton Keynes Dons(home)0-2League Cup
Aug 20, 2022Preston(away)0-0Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Blackburn win, 2 draws, 3 Watford wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 24, 2021Blackburn 2-3 WatfordChampionship
Oct 21, 2020Watford 3-1 BlackburnChampionship
Feb 7, 2015Watford 1-0 BlackburnChampionship
Sep 27, 2014Blackburn 2-2 WatfordChampionship
Mar 25, 2014Watford 3-3 BlackburnChampionship
Oct 1, 2013Blackburn 1-0 WatfordChampionship

Last archived meeting: Blackburn vs Watford on Feb 24, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Blackburn score 1.3 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Watford score 0.9 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Blackburn1.31.165/158/15
Watford0.91.067/154/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Blackburn sit 9th in Championship (15 points from 10 matches) and Watford sit 22nd (8 points from 10 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
9Blackburn10433151315
22Watford102268198

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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