Watford vs Blackburn Rovers betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on October 26th, 2024

Watford and Blackburn Rovers will meet each other in a football match counting for Championship on October 26th, 2024, Saturday at 11:30h (UTC), in England, check the Watford vs Blackburn Rovers betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Watford vs Blackburn Rovers will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Vicarage Road stadium, in the city of Watford, with a capacity for 22200 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live at Betarena, with access to all the information to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Watford vs Blackburn Rovers betting tip 2024/2025

The Championship has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.67 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.47 goals per match played.

Watford last match

In the last match they played, Watford collected a defeat. The opposing team was Leeds United, and the match - which ended with the result of 2-1 - was valid for Championship. Coach T. Cleverley's disposed his team in a 3-5-2 formation.

This defeat was something that was already predicted before the game. The odds for them to win, of 10.00 indicated as much.

The defense certainly did not have an easy time in this match. The worst in the department is perhaps Matthew Pollock, who was missing in the most important moments of the match. One of the worst on the field.

Blackburn Rovers last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Blackburn Rovers, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Swansea City team with a final score of 1-0.

A win for the home team had odds of 2.15, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Watford vs Blackburn Rovers h2h

The last time these teams battled against each other in Championship, Watford ranked 10th place while Blackburn Rovers was in 12th place. Watford took to the field with a 4-1-4-1 tactic, while Blackburn Rovers deployed in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The previous meeting between these two teams was in the 2023/2024 season of the Championship. The meeting took place on 23-12-2023 and ended with a 1-2 win for Watford.

The last encounter between these two it was a close fight.

In this football match, D. England will be the referee while W. Smith and M. Perry will assist him.

Watford

Championship leaderboard now

Considering the home team Watford, standing in 8th place with 16 points in the Championship competition in England. Their performance statistics have been such as 5 wins, 5 losses and, 1 draw.

In the 12th round, the team is having an 1 point advantage over the Bristol City team, which is placed just below in 9th place. It also has 1 point less than Norwich City team that is in the 7th place.

Watford positioned in the middle of the league table in the England Championship without high aspirations, or relegation concerns will try to take advantage of the home factor to get a win.

Watford analysis

After round number 11 in Championship, Watford has 15 goals scored and 19 conceded.

Watford team comes to this game with a sequence of 2 losses in the Championship that has been affecting the team's morale.

The average shooting on goal for the Watford team in the league is not the best. There are only 4.27 per game. This turns out to be another good indication that the team does not usually score many goals or give much work to the opposing goalkeepers.

The team proves to be better playing in their own base, having 4 wins versus 0 losses, and 1 draw. They won 1 game playing as the visiting team.

Best goalscorer from Watford

Individually, the team's main offensive standout in the competition so far is Edo Kayembe. The Midfielder has already scored 4 times this season and has helped Watford come away with the positive result on several occasions.

Blackburn Rovers

Championship leaderboard now

The Blackburn Rovers team with 18 points currently occupies the 6th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 5 wins, 3 draws, and 2 losses.

The team has no disadvantage against West Bromwich Albion who occupies position 5 in the 12th round and has the same amount of points.

Blackburn Rovers analysis

After 11 rounds, Blackburn Rovers has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 16 goals for and 11 conceded.

One of the team's signings for the season still seems to be in a slow pace of adaptation. Owen Beck played another underwhelming game in the club's last appearance, against Swansea City. He failed to show the expected security and did not help Blackburn Rovers to come out with the victory.

Best goalscorer from Blackburn Rovers

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Yuki Ohashi. With 4 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Blackburn Rovers team achieving several victories this season.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Watford is Edo Kayembe, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Blackburn Rovers is Yuki Ohashi, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

Since Blackburn Rovers has an average of 0.8 goals per game when playing away from home, the market for under 2.5 goals can also be a good alternative. This option can be very good, considering that Blackburn Rovers does not concede goals playing outside their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.1.

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 4.27 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.45 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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