Championship: Watford vs Blackburn – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Watford and Blackburn who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

When Blackburn come to Vicarage Road Stadium for the Championship match this coming Saturday, Watford will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Watford are placed nineth with 16 points after 11 matches. Blackburn occupy a position as sixth in the league on 19 points.

Team form: Watford vs Blackburn

Watford Form

Watford managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 2-1 victory against Middlesbrough. They went on to lose 3-0 against Luton, before getting dumped in a 2-1 defeat against Leeds. Watford showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Vicarage Road Stadium, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 11 times, while letting in four themselves.

Blackburn Form

Blackburn claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 2-1 against Plymouth. A 1-0 win followed against Swansea, before drawing 0-0 with West Bromwich. Blackburn only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by eight goals to six.

Betting stats and facts for Watford and Blackburn

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Watford and Blackburn. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Watford vs Blackburn

Kwadwo Baah is showing good form for Watford, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Danny Batth scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

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Full-time result

Watford claimed seven wins, drew two and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Blackburn won two, drew five and lost three of their last 10 games away. Watford are a tough nut to crack currently, with no less than 9 matches without defeat.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Watford only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Blackburn scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Watford played. Blackburn managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Watford were first on target in two of their last 10 outings. Blackburn have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Watford when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Watford, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Blackburn, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches. Amazingly, Watford failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches.

Suggested bet: Watford vs Blackburn

To sum up, the upcoming match between Watford and Blackburn seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Championship game.

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