Watford vs Blackburn Rovers prediction and preview
Championship · Wednesday 25 November 2026, 19:45 UTC
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Watford vs Blackburn Rovers
Championship · Wednesday 25 November 2026, 19:45 UTC · Vicarage Road, Watford
Watford vs Blackburn Rovers preview
The Championship fixture between Watford and Blackburn Rovers is scheduled for Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 19:45 UTC at Vicarage Road in Watford. Watford go into the round 20th, on 14 points from 14 games, while Blackburn Rovers sit 14th on 18 points after 14 matches.
Watford come into the game with a W-L-L-W-L run in the league (2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5), while Blackburn Rovers's recent sequence reads L-L-W-L-W. Over their last 6, Watford have scored 1.0 and conceded 2.2 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Blackburn Rovers average 1.3 scored and 1.7 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.
The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Watford won 4, 2 games were drawn and Blackburn Rovers won 4. 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.
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Form and table
- WatfordLast five: L W L L W
- Blackburn RoversLast five: W L W L L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 18 | WLWLL |
| 20 | Watford | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 14 | LWLLW |
Head-to-head
Team news
Watford expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Federico Ravaglia, Mattie Pollock, Kévin Keben, Marc Bola, Hector Kyprianou, Edo Kayembe, Iker Bravo, Myron Boadu
Blackburn Rovers expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Balázs Tóth, Sean McLoughlin, Ryan Alebiosu, Harry Pickering, Hayden Carter, Todd Cantwell, Oladapo Afolayan, Sam Morsy, Kristi Montgomery, Jayden Fevrier, Andri Gudjohnsen
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