Home advantage could prove decisive in Watford - Blackburn Rovers battle

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sun 27.Aug
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vicarage Road (22200 seats)

Watford welcome Blackburn Rovers for another absorbing Championship fixture here at Vicarage Road.

Insights:
  • Watford have the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in Championship

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Watford form and stats

Only two Championship home games for Watford so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

Bayo was the last player to score a league goal for Watford and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Watford haven't scored in 227 minutes.

Watford lost their last game at Stoke City (placed 8th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Hoedt, defender, was given a rating of 7.83/10 in that game, top of the team. Hoedt won 9 of 13 duels.

In the match before that, Watford hosted Plymouth Argyle and drew the game 0-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Watford have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 15 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 4 and lost 7.

Watford has scored {4 goals} so far and conceded {0 goals} from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Blackburn Rovers form and stats

The visitors settled for one point in their first Championship away game of the season. During their previous season 23 away games resulted in 7 wins, 5 draws and 11 defeats.

Blackburn Rovers's previous game was their home loss versus Hull City (1-2). Wharton got a match rating of 7.14 in that game, top player of the team. Wharton hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 53 successful passes (of 61 total).

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Rotherham United that ended 2-2.

We have checked recent matches where Blackburn have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 5 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Carabao Cup trip to Harrogate Town.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Blackburn Rovers has managed {2 goals} and let in 2 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Watford-Blackburn Rovers H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Watford four wins, Blackburn Rovers three wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Blackburn RoversS. Szmodics
S. Szmodics
2 goals
WatfordI. Louza
I. Louza
1 goals
WatfordA. Dele-Bashiru
A. Dele-Bashiru
1 goals

Watford missing players

Blackburn Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Watford Blackburn Rovers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 2 1 Played P 0 1 3
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 1 1 Drew D 0 1 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
4 4 0 Scored S 0 2 5
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 2 5
67% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
33% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
33% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
33% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
67% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
67% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
7.3 10 12 Corners for (avg) C F 0 9 5.7
4 2.5 3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 6
0.7 0.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
18.3 22.5 21 Shots (avg) S ( 0 21 15.7
6.3 8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 6 4.7
21% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 36%
 
10 8.5 13 Shots against (avg) S A 0 9 14
2.7 3 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3 4
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Watford have the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in Championship
  • Watford have the most clean sheets (2) at home in Championship
Watford Last season Blackburn Rovers
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
16 11   Won W   7 20
15 6   Drew D   5 9
15 6   Lost L   11 17
56 35   Scored S   25 52
53 23   Conceded C   35 54
91% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
74% 78%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 65%
39% 43%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   48% 41%
26% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 15%
7% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 9%
43% 48%   BTTS BTTS   43% 41%
35% 43%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 33%
30% 17%   Failed to Score F T   39% 30%
 
5.1 5.6   Corners for (avg) C F   3.6 4.7
5.1 4.5   Corners against (avg) C A   5.7 5.3
2.2 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2.1
3 3   Red cards R C   2 3
 
11.5 13   Shots (avg) S (   8.9 10.1
3.8 4.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 3.6
32% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 31%
 
12.2 11   Shots against (avg) S A   13 11.7
4.2 4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.3 3.7

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ipswich Town 3 3 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 9
2 Leicester City 3 3 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 9
3 Norwich City 3 2 1 0 9 6 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 0 1 0 4 4 3 7
4 Birmingham City 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 7
5 Southampton 3 2 1 0 8 6 1 0 1 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 7
6 Preston North End 3 2 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 7
7 Hull City 3 2 0 1 7 5 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 6
8 Stoke City 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 6
9 Watford 3 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 4
10 Coventry City 3 1 1 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 4
11 Plymouth Argyle 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
12 Blackburn Rovers 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 4
13 West Bromwich Albion 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
14 Bristol City 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 4
15 Sunderland 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
16 Millwall 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 -2 3
17 Queens Park Rangers 3 1 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 5 -4 3
18 Swansea City 3 0 2 1 4 5 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 2
19 Leeds United 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2
20 Cardiff City 3 0 1 2 4 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 3 4 -2 1
21 Huddersfield Town 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 -3 1
22 Rotherham United 3 0 1 2 4 8 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 6 -4 1
23 Middlesbrough 3 0 1 2 1 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 1
24 Sheffield Wednesday 3 0 0 3 3 7 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 46 29 14 3 87 35 23 16 6 1 49 15 23 13 8 2 38 20 52 101
2 Sheffield United 46 28 7 11 73 39 23 16 3 4 47 19 23 12 4 7 26 20 34 91
3 Luton Town 46 21 17 8 57 39 23 10 9 4 31 21 23 11 8 4 26 18 18 80
4 Middlesbrough 46 22 9 15 84 56 23 13 7 3 46 19 23 9 2 12 38 37 28 75
5 Coventry City 46 18 16 12 58 46 23 11 7 5 30 24 23 7 9 7 28 22 12 70
6 Sunderland 46 18 15 13 68 55 23 7 9 7 33 33 23 11 6 6 35 22 13 69
7 Blackburn Rovers 46 20 9 17 52 54 23 13 4 6 27 19 23 7 5 11 25 35 -2 69
8 Millwall 46 19 11 16 57 50 23 11 6 6 34 22 23 8 5 10 23 28 7 68
9 West Bromwich Albion 46 18 12 16 59 53 23 11 7 5 31 20 23 7 5 11 28 33 6 66
10 Swansea City 46 18 12 16 68 64 23 11 4 8 38 32 23 7 8 8 30 32 4 66
11 Watford 46 16 15 15 56 53 23 11 6 6 35 23 23 5 9 9 21 30 3 63
12 Preston North End 46 17 12 17 45 59 23 7 7 9 20 28 23 10 5 8 25 31 -14 63
13 Norwich City 46 17 11 18 57 54 23 8 5 10 27 27 23 9 6 8 30 27 3 62
14 Bristol City 46 15 14 17 55 56 23 9 7 7 30 24 23 6 7 10 25 32 -1 59
15 Hull City 46 14 16 16 51 61 23 9 6 8 24 27 23 5 10 8 27 34 -10 58
16 Stoke City 46 14 11 21 55 54 23 6 5 12 25 27 23 8 6 9 30 27 1 53
17 Birmingham City 46 14 11 21 47 58 23 7 6 10 24 24 23 7 5 11 23 34 -11 53
18 Huddersfield Town 46 14 11 21 47 62 23 9 6 8 26 25 23 5 5 13 21 37 -15 53
19 Rotherham United 46 11 17 18 49 60 23 9 6 8 37 30 23 2 11 10 12 30 -11 50
20 Queens Park Rangers 46 13 11 22 44 71 23 6 5 12 21 35 23 7 6 10 23 36 -27 50
21 Cardiff City 46 13 10 23 41 58 23 6 7 10 20 24 23 7 3 13 21 34 -17 49
22 Reading 46 13 11 22 46 68 23 10 8 5 31 24 23 3 3 17 15 44 -22 44
23 Blackpool 46 11 11 24 48 72 23 6 6 11 28 34 23 5 5 13 20 38 -24 44
24 Wigan Athletic 46 10 15 21 38 65 23 5 7 11 17 35 23 5 8 10 21 30 -27 39

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ipswich Town 3 3 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 9
2 Leicester City 3 3 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 9
3 Norwich City 3 2 1 0 9 6 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 0 1 0 4 4 3 7
4 Birmingham City 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 7
5 Southampton 3 2 1 0 8 6 1 0 1 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 7
6 Preston North End 3 2 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 7
7 Hull City 3 2 0 1 7 5 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 6
8 Stoke City 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 6
9 Watford 3 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 4
10 Coventry City 3 1 1 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 4
11 Plymouth Argyle 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
12 Blackburn Rovers 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 4
13 West Bromwich Albion 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
14 Bristol City 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 4
15 Sunderland 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
16 Millwall 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 -2 3
17 Queens Park Rangers 3 1 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 5 -4 3
18 Swansea City 3 0 2 1 4 5 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 2
19 Leeds United 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2
20 Cardiff City 3 0 1 2 4 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 3 4 -2 1
21 Huddersfield Town 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 -3 1
22 Rotherham United 3 0 1 2 4 8 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 6 -4 1
23 Middlesbrough 3 0 1 2 1 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 1
24 Sheffield Wednesday 3 0 0 3 3 7 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 -4 0

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