England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Watford and Blackburn Rovers, taking place on Sunday, 27 August 2023, at Vicarage Road Stadium in Watford.
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Watford, Recent FormThere will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Watford players having failed to take any points away from their recent 1-0 away defeat at the hands of Stoke City. They achieved 58% possession in that match and had 10 strikes at goal, with 3 hitting the target, up against Stoke City's tally of 13 efforts at goal, 2 of which were on target.
Manager Valérien Ismaël will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, having managed to score 8 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have work to do defensively after they conceded 4 goals in those games and dropped some valuable points along the way. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games.
It's been a mixed run of form for Watford recently with 2 wins, 2 draws, and 2 defeats in their last 6 games.
Blackburn Rovers, Recent FormFailing to acquire any points in their 2-1 home defeat by Hull City will have left the Blackburn Rovers squad feeling a little deflated. In that game they had 41% possession and managed 15 attempts on goal, with 4 on target, compared to Hull City who had 19 attempts and 5 on target.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 10 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 10 and seen valuable points lost. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games.
Having drawn 3 of their last 6 away games they have at least put some points on the board, but they will not be overly happy with only 1 win.
Away from home in the league, Sammie Szmodics has given the Blackburn Rovers travelling fans plenty to get excited about, with 3 goals from their last 6 games on the road.
Last time they met both teams got on the scoresheet, but the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
The Riversiders defence has struggled at Vicarage Road Stadium, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 6 visits.
Blackburn has had a poor run in this fixture when they visit Watford, being unable to find a win from any of their last 6 league meetings at Vicarage Road Stadium.
Watford manager Valérien Ismaël has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Jamal Lewis (Thigh), Jeremy Ngakia (Lack of fitness) and Francisco Sierralta (Lack of fitness) are all currently out of contention for this game.
With only Arnór Sigurðsson (Leg) and Jack Vale (Leg) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Jon Dahl Tomasson will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Watford Playing at home | Blackburn Rovers Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals scored | 2 |
| 0 | Goals conceded | 2 |
| 1' | Time first goal scored | 75' |
| - | Time first goal conceded | 23' |
| 0.5 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 5 | Subs used | 5 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | - |
| - | Biggest defeat | - |
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