Blackburn Rovers vs Watford prediction and preview

Blackburn Rovers vs Watford

Championship · Saturday 1 May 2027, 11:30 UTC · Ewood Park, Blackburn

Blackburn Rovers · Watford · Championship predictions

Blackburn Rovers host Watford in the Championship on Saturday 1 May 2027, kick-off 11:30 UTC at Ewood Park in Blackburn. Blackburn Rovers are 14th in the table with 18 points from 14, while Watford are 20th in the table with 14 points from 14.

Blackburn Rovers come into the game with a L-L-W-L-W run in the league (2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5), while Watford's recent sequence reads W-L-L-W-L. Over their last 6, Blackburn Rovers have scored 1.3 and conceded 1.7 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Watford average 1.0 scored and 2.2 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

Head to head, Blackburn Rovers have 4 wins to Watford's 4 across 10 meetings, with 2 draws. Those games averaged 2.4 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 24 Jan 2026, ended Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Watford.