Watford vs Blackburn prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-02-10 15:00.
Having spent much of the season occupying a top-six position, Watford may be nervously looking over their shoulder after unforgivably letting a 2-0 lead slip in their 2-2 draw with Reading last round, which extended their winless run to three matches (D2, L1). Slaven BiliÄās men still inhabit a play-off spot, but that status could be under threat should they go winless in four consecutive Championship matches for the first time since November 2014.
The Vicarage Road faithful have had to endure a mixed bag of results recently, with the disappointing 1-1 draw with Rotherham in the Hornetās last home game evenly splitting the record of their last six home matches (W2, D2, L2). Thereās been little sharing in their recent home H2Hs with visitors Blackburn Rovers though, as Watford have come out undefeated in their last five H2H encounters at home (W4, D1).
After a record-breaking start to the Championship season that saw them draw none of their first 27 games, Blackburn have since had to endure back-to-back stalemates to round off their own three-game winless run in the league (D2, L1). Offensive troubles illustrated by goals in just one of these three matches have spearheaded their decline, resulting in Jon Dahl Tomassonās men being forcibly pushed out of the play-off spots.
While Roversā last away match saw them surpass fellow Championship outfit Birmingham City in an FA Cup replay, it was an extra-time own goal that got the job done. That performance was indicative of their shortfalls on the road recently, where they have won only once from their last six away Championship matches (D1, L4), showing why only 16 of their 44 points this season have been won on their travels.
Players to watch: IsmaĆÆla Sarr will be hoping to provide the āMidas touchā, having been on the losing side only once in his last 26 goalscoring outings for Watford (W20, D5). Blackburnās top scorer, Ben Brereton DĆaz, has registered the match opener in five of his last seven Championship goal scoring outings.
Hot stat: Blackburn have lost all 11 Championship games this season when conceding the opening goal.