Camila Vega
Watford vs Blackburn Rovers promises to be an exciting match between two sides with a lot of history. Watford will be hoping to continue with the impressive performance it has shown throughout the season, while Blackburn Rovers will be looking to build on their good position in the standings and take all three points from this game.
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Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Watford vs Blackburn Rovers Championship Matchday 31 Game on February 11, 2023.
- Where: Vicarage Road, Watford, England
- When: Saturday, February 11, 2023, 10:00 AM ET
- BetMGM Moneyline: Watford (-105) / Tie (+250) / Blackburn Rovers (+280)
- Unibet Asian Handicap: Watford (AH -0.5, -108) / Blackburn Rovers (AH +0.5, -122)
- Over/Under (2.5) from BetMGM: Over (+100), Under (-145)
- Both teams score from BetMGM: Yes ( -110) / No (-125)
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Watford Preview
Firstly, we have a Watford team that has had excellent results in this Championship season. To date, it has played 30 games, winning 12, drawing 9 and losing on 9 occasions, thus accumulating a total of 45 points. In addition, the team has scored 36 goals and conceded 33. Thus, they are 3 points behind both Middlesbrough and Luton Town.
The last five games played by this team have been rather different, with results that have been on a downward trend compared to the previous games. In fact, they have won two games (0-1 vs Norwich City; 2-0 vs Blackpool), drawn two (1-1 vs Rotherham United; 2-2 vs Reading) and lost one (2-0 vs Middlesbrough). On the positive side, in 4 out of 5 games, they scored at least one goal.
Bayo, Tobi Adeyemo, Ismaila Sarr, João Ferreira and Ryan Porteous were in charge of scoring for Watford. These are Watford’s reliable players and the only loss they had was against a team superior in points and goals, which may be a good sign for this Watford vs Blackburn Rovers match.
Possible Watford lineup (3-4-3): Ben Hamer; Ryan Porteous, Francisco Sierralta, Mario Gaspar; João Ferreira, Yáser Asprilla, Matheus Martins, Ismael Koné; Tobi Adeyemo, Ismaila Sarr, Adrian Blake.
Betting on Blackburn Rovers
On the other hand, Blackburn Rovers have played 29 games, winning 14, drawing 2 and losing 13. In addition, they have scored 31 goals and conceded 35, for a total goal difference of -4 and 44 points in the standings, which gives them seventh place in the championship, tied on points with West Bromwich. What’s more, if they win this game, they could move up two places.
In fact, Blackburn Rovers’ last five games have not been much different than Watford’s, with the difference being one more defeat. Thus, they have won one game (1-0 vs Cardiff City), drawn two (1-1 vs Bristol City; 0-0 vs Wigan Athletic) and lost two (1-2 vs Middlesbrough; 4-0 vs Rotherham United). The defeat against Rotherham was a surprise, as they are a team that has been unsuccessful for much of the season.
The three goals they managed to score were thanks to Ryan Hedges and Bradley Dack. The latter scored the only goals against Cardiff City and Bristol City, so he will be a key player for the next Watford vs Blackburn Rovers match.
Possible Blackburn Rovers lineup (3-5-2): Joe Hilton; Lewis Travis, Dominic Hyam, Daniel Ayala; Hayden Carter, Bradley Dack, Adam Wharton, Jake Garrett, Tyrhys Dolan; Ryan Hedges, Jack Vale.
JefeBet Prediction
This will be a difficult match for both teams, who are coming from few positive results and have no major differences in terms of performance. For this reason, the details of more goals scored, and recent wins will make the difference and the positive statistics lean towards Watford.
Prediction: Watford win 1-0.
