England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Watford and Blackpool, taking place on Saturday, 14 January 2023, at Vicarage Road Stadium in Watford.
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Watford, Recent FormWatford will be happy to take away 3 points from their last match, with an important 1-0 away win against Norwich City. During that encounter they had 40% possession and had 12 attempts on goal with 3 on target, while their opponents hit 1 of their 15 shots on goal.
Having conceded 6 goals and scored just 3 in their last 6 games, they have been very fortunate to pick up 8 points. Despite winning their last league game there have been some concerning signs recently, with them having failed to score in 4 of their last 6, so the fans will be hoping they have turned a corner. With a defensive record of 4 clean sheets in their last 6 matches, they can certainly claim to be hard to beat.
It's been a mixed run of form for Watford recently with 2 wins, 2 draws, and 2 defeats in their last 6 games.
Goalscorer João Pedro will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 4 goals in his last 6 league matches for Watford.
Blackpool, Recent FormBlackpool will be reasonably happy to come away from their match against Sunderland with a 1-1 draw and a valuable point. They achieved 33% possession in that match and had 7 strikes at goal, with 2 hitting the target, up against Sunderland's tally of 18 efforts at goal, 5 of which were on target.
It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 5 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 7 goals shipped and valuable points dropped. When it comes to attacking performances, they can consider themselves in a good and consistent form, having chalked up goals in 5 of their last 6 matches. They are in some turmoil defensively at the moment and have been unable to record a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games.
They've drawn their last 2 league games away from home, but their search for a league win on the road extends even further having gone 4 consecutive games without grabbing all 3 points.
Jerry Yates has scored 3 goals in the last 6 away games and will be looking to add more in this fixture against Watford.
It ended in disappointment and a 3-1 defeat for Watford last time they met Blackpool in the league, with The Seasiders defying the odds to take the win.
The stats show that in the last 4 meetings between The Seasiders and their rivals, Watford, the former have conceded at least one goal. In their last 3 away league games against The Hornets, Blackpool have conceded a total of 12 goals and that's an average of 4 per game.
In the league, Watford has a good track record when they host Blackpool, getting the better of them in their last 2 home games.
Watford manager Slaven Bilić has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Hamza Choudhury (Knee), Tom Cleverley (Achilles tendon), Dan Gosling (Achilles tendon), Kortney Hause (Knee), Edo Kayembe (Calf), Imrân Louza (Broken leg) and João Pedro (Ankle) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Michael Appleton has a number of injury concerns in his Blackpool squad to contend with: Keshi Anderson (Hamstring), Liam Bridcutt (Leg), Theo Corbeanu (Leg), Lewis Fiorini (Knock), Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Knee) and Kevin Stewart (Broken foot)
Watford Playing at home | Blackpool Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | Goals scored | 1.1 |
| 1 | Goals conceded | 1.5 |
| 28' | Time first goal scored | 39' |
| 34' | Time first goal conceded | 38' |
| 2.1 | Yellow cards | 2.5 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0.5 |
| 3.3 | Subs used | 3 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | 2-1 |
| 2-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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