England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Watford and Blackburn Rovers, taking place on Saturday, 11 February 2023, at Vicarage Road Stadium in Watford.
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Watford, Recent FormWatford manager Slaven Bilić will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 2-2 draw in his team's last league outing against Reading. They achieved 58% possession in that match and had 12 strikes at goal, with 4 hitting the target, up against Reading's tally of 14 efforts at goal, 6 of which were on target.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 6 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 9 and seen valuable points lost. With no goals in 3 of their last 6 matches at home, they are showing signs of a problem finding the net at their home ground. When playing at home this season, Watford has notched up a tally of 6 clean sheets, highlighting the struggle some of their opponents have had to break through on goal.
It's been a mixed run of form at Vicarage Road Stadium for Watford recently, with 2 wins and 2 defeats in their last 6 home games.
João Pedro will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 4 goals in the last 6 league games for Watford.
Blackburn Rovers, Recent FormBlackburn Rovers manager Jon Dahl Tomasson will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 0-0 draw in his team's last league outing against Wigan Athletic. In that game they recorded 56 % of the possession, with 9 attempts on goal, 3 on target. Their opponents found the target on 1 of their 11 shots on goal.
It's fair to say that Dahl Tomasson will be pretty happy with his squad's ability to find the net of late, having scored 4 goals in their last 6 matches. That said, he will also be aware there is still work to do at the back, where they have shipped 9 goals in those same matches as well as some valuable points. They will need to tighten up at the back, having failed to keep a clean sheet in all but 1 of their last 6 away games. After failing to get on the scoresheet in 8 away games out of 15 this season, Dahl Tomasson will be looking for a bit more consistency from his forwards.
They've had a bad run of form away from home recently, having lost 4 of their last 6 on the road and managing just 1 win.
In the previous league meeting between these two sides, it was Blackburn Rovers that came out on top with a 2-0 win.
Rovers have let in at least one goal in each of their last 5 league matches at Vicarage Road Stadium against Watford.
Playing at home, Watford have won the last 2 and are unbeaten in the last 5 times they have faced Blackburn in the league.
Watford manager Slaven Bilić has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Tom Cleverley (Achilles tendon), Tom Dele-Bashiru (Ligament), João Ferreira (Hamstring), Dan Gosling (Achilles tendon), Kortney Hause (Knee), Christian Kabasele (Hamstring), Edo Kayembe (Calf), Imrân Louza (Broken leg), João Pedro (Ankle) and Francisco Sierralta (Broken ankle) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Jon Dahl Tomasson has a number of injury concerns in his Blackburn squad to contend with: Daniel Ayala (Knock), Sam Barnes (Knee), Callum Brittain (Medial Collateral Ligament), Dominic Hyam (Ankle) and Clinton Mola (Ankle)
Watford Playing at home | Blackburn Rovers Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | Goals scored | 0.7 |
| 0.9 | Goals conceded | 1.5 |
| 35' | Time first goal scored | 21' |
| 32' | Time first goal conceded | 44' |
| 2.1 | Yellow cards | 2.3 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 3.5 | Subs used | 3.3 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| 2-0 | Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
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