Blackburn Rovers vs Watford Live Stream, Predictions (Apr 26)

📏 Form Guide

Blackburn Rovers

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Blackburn Rovers, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 0-1 Championship triumph vs Sunderland.

In that game, Blackburn Rovers had 42% possession and 2 shots on goal with 1 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Blackburn Rovers was Tyrhys Dolan (33'). Sunderland had 16 shots on goal with 2 of them on target.

Valérien Ismaël's Blackburn Rovers have celebrated scoring a sum total of 8 times over their last six outings. The corresponding tally of goals that they have conceded in those same fixtures is 6.

Looking at their past form shows that Blackburn Rovers:

• have left without a victory over Watford in their last 2 league matches.
• are unbeaten in their last 2 league matches at home.

Watford

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Following on from tasting defeat last time out to Portsmouth in Championship action, Watford and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that game, Watford had 52% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 3 on target. For their opponents, Portsmouth got 19 shots at goal with 10 of them on target. Colby Bishop (25') was the scorer for Portsmouth.

The attacking players from Watford have been starved of goals in their past 6 clashes, netting the poor return of only 4. In those fixtures, The Hornets have also seen the overall goal tally of their opponents equal 7. While that may be of interest, time will tell whether that pattern might be maintained in this game or not.

Ahead of this clash, Watford have not won away from home in their last 5 league games.

↔️ Head to head

Looking at their prior head-to-head meetings stretching back to 24/02/2021 shows us that Blackburn Rovers have won 2 of these games and Watford 3, with the number of draws standing at 1.

14 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 7 of them from Rovers and 7 coming from The Hornets. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.33.

The last league clash between these sides was Championship match day 12 on 26/10/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Watford 1-0 Blackburn Rovers.

In that match, Watford managed 47% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 1 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Edo Kayembe (71').

For their opponents, Blackburn Rovers had 12 shots on goal with 2 of them on target.

The referee was Darren England.

📰 Team News: Blackburn Rovers

Andreas Weimann (Knee surgery) and Hayden Carter (Knee surgery) are unavailable for Blackburn Rovers manager Valérien Ismaël.

ℹ️ Team News: Watford

Watford boss Tom Cleverley has multiple availability issues to deal with. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Stress reaction of the bone), Yasser Larouci (unknown injury) and Kwadwo Baah (Muscle injury) are those who can’t be considered.

💡 Prediction

In our opinion, Blackburn Rovers should have the majority of the possession and should be able to turn a few of their chances into goals.

In contrast, Watford might well find it a difficult task getting on the scoresheet although we do think that they will probably end up scoring here.

Our tip is for a controlled 3-1 winning margin for Blackburn Rovers at full-time.

📚 ⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?

Turning to the betting odds in the WDW market, putting your money on Blackburn Rovers can be had for 1.7, going for the game finishing all-square is 3.6 & betting on the winning team to be Watford can be had at 5. Those are the most competitive bets available as of now.

Lucas Pereira, 10:18 22/04/2025