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Watford vs Blackpool: result 0-2 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 41Kick-off on April 6, 2012 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Vicarage Road, Rhydmwyn, Flintshire

Watford
0-2
Blackpool

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What was the result of Watford vs Blackpool?

Blackpool won 0-2 on April 6, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 25′Stephen DobbieBlackpool
  • 70′Stephen DobbieBlackpool (pen.)

Official lineup for Watford vs Blackpool

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Watford

  1. 9T. Deeney
  2. 10C. Iwelumo
  1. 4J. Eustace
  2. 7M. Yeates
  3. 22S. Murray
  4. 32J. Hogg
  1. 3Carl Dickinson
  2. 5Martin Taylor
  3. 12Lloyd Doyley
  4. 33N. Nosworthy
  1. 35Tomasz Kuszczak

Blackpool

  1. 7Stephen Dobbie
  2. 36T. Ince
  1. 4K. Southern
  2. 12Gary Taylor-Fletcher
  3. 23M. Phillips
  4. 31Ángel Martínez
  1. 5Neal James Eardley
  2. 6I. Evatt
  3. 15Alexander Aaron John Baptiste
  4. 33R. Harris
  1. 1Matthew Gilks
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Watford have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; Blackpool have 7, 3 and 5.

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

Watford
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 31, 2012Leeds(away)2-0Championship
Mar 24, 2012Ipswich(home)2-1Championship
Mar 20, 2012Bristol City(away)2-0Championship
Mar 17, 2012Coventry(home)0-0Championship
Mar 10, 2012Derby(away)2-1Championship
Blackpool
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 31, 2012Southampton(home)3-0Championship
Mar 24, 2012Reading(away)1-3Championship
Mar 21, 2012Leicester(home)3-3Championship
Mar 17, 2012Brighton(home)3-1Championship
Mar 10, 2012Peterborough(away)1-3Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Watford wins, 1 draw, 0 Blackpool wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Dec 17, 2011Blackpool 0-0 WatfordChampionship

Last archived meeting: Blackpool vs Watford on Dec 17, 2011

How many goals should we expect?

Watford score 1.3 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Blackpool score 1.9 and concede 1.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Watford1.31.347/158/15
Blackpool1.91.6212/1512/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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20Watford92257148

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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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