Match Report
19 points separated the sides: Watford 11th on 63, Blackpool 23rd on 44. On the form table Blackpool stood 7th over the last five rounds, despite being 23rd overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.22/1.15 for Watford and 1.04/1.57 for Blackpool (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.22.
11 meetings are on record — 3 won by Watford, 5 by Blackpool, 3 drawn, at 3.36 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 64% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 55%.
Vicarage Road in Watford staged the fixture, a ground that holds 22,200. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.