Match Report
Watford (16th, 57 pts) visited Blackburn Rovers (20th, 52 pts) with 5 points between them. Recent form told a different story for Watford: only 24th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 16th. Against a league average of 1.3 goals per team per game, Blackburn Rovers ran at 0.91 scored and 1.22 conceded, Watford at 1.15 and 1.41.
Blackburn Rovers had not won in 7 games.
GioScore's database holds 15 meetings between the two: 6 for Blackburn Rovers, 6 for Watford and 3 drawn, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Recent meetings have been cagier — 1.8 goals per game across the last five against 2.6 historically.
Ewood Park, capacity 31,367, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Blackburn Rovers: Lewis Miller (28') · Watford: Edo Kayembe (26')
Key stats
Possession: Blackburn Rovers 56% · Watford 44% · Total shots: 7-14 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 7-8