Preview match

MATCH REPORT

England - Championship - 12/23/23 10:00 - 23.Round

Stadium Ewood Park
Capacity 31367
Surface grass
Referee Dean Whitestone

1-2 [90‘]

15‘
30‘
45‘
60‘
75‘
90‘

1-2 [90‘]

(Carter) Wharton [1-0]
3‘
Garrett
36‘
1-0 HT
46‘
Esneider Asprilla Martínez Martins Silva dos Santos
46‘
Andrews Dele-Bashiru
Ennis Leonard
61‘
65‘
Hoedt
Hyam Hill
67‘
72‘
Chakvetadze Livermore
72‘
Rajovic Issouf Bayo
81‘
Rajovic
83‘
1-1 Rajovic
83‘
Healey Koné
87‘
1-2 Healey
87‘
Andrews
Moran
89‘
Moran Markanday
90‘
1-2 FT

Goals and Highlights

1-2

Match stats

CARDS 2 0

Ball possession
56%
44%

CARDS 3 0

Total shots
11
18
On goal
5
6
Corners
7
5
Dangerous attack
52
46
Attack
121
88
Passes total
512
387
Accurate passes
415 (81%)
307 (79%)
Key passes
8
14
Crosses
1/9(11%)
5/22(23%)
Dribbles
6/14 (43%)
12/24(50%)

ODDS

Match
1 X 2
Opening odds 125 240 210
Pre match odds 160 240 163
Asian handicap
Line 1 2 Line
+0 -109 -111 -0
+0.25 -154 116 -0.25
-0.25 118 -156 +0.25
Goals
Line Under Over
2.5 105 -133
Corners
Line Under Over
10.0 -108 -114

Lineups

Status: Confirmed lineup

Blackburn Rovers

Status: Confirmed lineup

Watford

Missings

Sam Gallagher
CF 1
18
Gallagher
1539‘ 22 3+3
Ryan Hedges
RW
16
Hedges
986‘ 17 2+3
Aynsley Pears
GK 1
14
Pears
2132‘ 24 0+0
Joe Rankin-Costello
CM 1
7
Rankin-Costello
1523‘ 25 2+3
Tyrhys Dolan
LW
4
Dolan
2166‘ 34 5+4
Callum Brittain
RB 1
Brittain
3448‘ 42 1+5
Sammie Szmodics
AM
Szmodics
3729‘ 42 25+4
Harry Pickering
LB 1
Pickering
2842‘ 34 1+1
+2 Out of selection
Jeremy Ngakia
RB 2
7
Ngakia
917‘ 14 0+1
James Morris
LB 2
5
Morris
732‘ 11 0+0
Imrân Louza
CM 2
2
Louza
922‘ 15 1+3
+1 Out of selection

Lineups

  • no photo 12
    2
    Wahlstedt
    1828‘ 21 0+0 7.3
  • no photo 27
    CM 2
    Travis
    1185‘ 20 0+3 7.0
    no photo 16
    2
    Wharton
    2080‘ 28 2+0 6.9
    no photo 5
    1
    Hyam
    2928‘ 34 1+0 7.1
    no photo 17
    CB 1
    1
    Carter
    2372‘ 29 0+2 7.1
  • no photo 6
    1
    Tronstad
    2760‘ 34 0+1 7.2
    no photo 23
    1
    1
    Wharton
    1962‘ 26 2+3 8.2
  • no photo 7
    1
    Sigurðsson
    1454‘ 29 5+2 6.8
    no photo 30
    CM 2
    Garrett
    771‘ 20 1+1 7.1
    no photo 24
    CM 2
    Moran
    1850‘ 34 2+6 6.5
  • no photo 14
    3
    Ennis
    339‘ 11 0+1 6.4
  • no photo 19
    1
    Issouf Bayo
    2065‘ 37 6+3 6.5
  • no photo 37
    2
    Martins Silva dos Santos
    1683‘ 37 5+2 6.3
    no photo 39
    1
    Kayembe
    2269‘ 33 5+2 6.1
    no photo 11
    2
    Koné
    2375‘ 40 4+2 6.9
    no photo 12
    Sema
    1909‘ 27 1+4 6.7
  • no photo 8
    1
    Livermore
    2077‘ 29 3+1 6.8
  • no photo 24
    CM 1
    Dele-Bashiru
    2265‘ 35 2+2 6.3
    no photo 5
    1
    Porteous
    2936‘ 36 3+3 6.9
    no photo 4
    1
    Hoedt
    3780‘ 42 2+3 7.2
    no photo 6
    1
    Lewis
    2759‘ 35 0+2 6.6
  • no photo 26
    2
    Hamer
    1710‘ 19 0+0 7.2
4-2-3-1
Coach: J. Dahl Tomasson
4-1-4-1
Coach V. Ismaël

Stats:

shots

Player Garrett 4
Player Wharton 3
Player Kayembe 2
Player Issouf Bayo 2
Player Hoedt 1
Player Sigurðsson 1

Acc. Passes

Player Esneider Asprilla Martínez 100% (13)
Player Hill 93% (29)
Player Kayembe 90% (31)
Player Dele-Bashiru 89% (19)
Player Martins Silva dos Santos 88% (17)
Player Sema 86% (23)

dribbles

Player Kayembe 6 (3)
Player Koné 4 (2)
Player Esneider Asprilla Martínez 4 (3)
Player Garrett 2 (0)
Player Travis 2 (2)
Player Wharton 2 (1)

Key Passes

Player Esneider Asprilla Martínez 4
Player Moran 2
Player Sema 2
Player Koné 2
Player Lewis 2
Player Wharton 1

goals

Szmodics 25
Dolan 5
Sigurðsson 5
Gallagher 3
Leonard 3
Hedges 2

goals

Rajovic 10
Esneider Asprilla Martínez 6
Issouf Bayo 6
Kayembe 5
Martins Silva dos Santos 5
Dennis 4

assists

Moran 6
Brittain 5
Szmodics 4
Dolan 4
Rankin-Costello 3
Wharton 3

assists

Esneider Asprilla Martínez 6
Sema 4
Issouf Bayo 3
Porteous 3
Louza 3
Hoedt 3

Yellow Cards

Carter 11
Dolan 8
Travis 7
Szmodics 7
Tronstad 7
Hyam 6

Yellow Cards

Porteous 14
Hoedt 12
Livermore 9
Esneider Asprilla Martínez 7
Chakvetadze 7
Andrews 7

Key Passes

Szmodics 43
Moran 38
Brittain 37
Wharton 36
Dolan 34
Pickering 28

Key Passes

Esneider Asprilla Martínez 65
Chakvetadze 56
Sema 49
Koné 33
Lewis 33
Kayembe 31

Acc. Passes

Bloxham 85%
Wharton 82%
Hyam 79%
Dolan 79%
Travis 78%
Brittain 76%

Acc. Passes

Lewis 80%
Hoedt 78%
Dele-Bashiru 77%
Sema 77%
Chakvetadze 75%
Esneider Asprilla Martínez 74%

Total Shots

Szmodics 93 (2.16)
Dolan 22 (0.63)
Gallagher 21 (1)
Sigurðsson 20 (0.67)
Brittain 20 (0.49)
Rankin-Costello 20 (0.91)

Total Shots

Esneider Asprilla Martínez 42 (0.95)
Issouf Bayo 34 (0.89)
Kayembe 33 (0.89)
Hoedt 30 (0.7)
Koné 29 (0.66)
Martins Silva dos Santos 28 (0.65)

BENCH

Dilan Markanday
RW 3
18 Markanday
756‘ 21 1+0
James Hill
RB 2
4 Hill
1295‘ 18 1+3 6.2
Joe Hilton
GK 3
34 Hilton
0‘ 0 0+0
Harry Leonard
CF 2
20 Leonard
836‘ 19 3+2 7.0
Patrick Gamble
RB 2
15 Gamble
0‘ 0 0+0
Semir Telalovic
CF 3
1
33 Telalovic
295‘ 17 0+0
Leo Duru
Duru
0‘ 0 0+0
Thomas Bloxham
Bloxham
0‘ 0 0+0
Charlie Weston
Weston
0‘ 0 0+0
Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez
RW
18 Esneider Asprilla Martínez
2555‘ 42 6+6 7.3
Mileta Rajovic
CF
1
9 Rajovic
1776‘ 39 10+0 7.6
Rhys Healey
CF 3
1
14 Healey
196‘ 11 2+1 7.6
Ryan Andrews
RB 1
45 Andrews
2440‘ 38 2+2 7.3
Thomas Ince
RW 3
7 Ince
838‘ 27 2+2
Francisco Sierralta
CB 2
3 Sierralta
1866‘ 24 0+1
Matthew Pollock
CB 3
15 Pollock
788‘ 17 0+0
Daniel Bachmann
GK 1
1 Bachmann
2250‘ 25 0+0
Giorgi Chakvetadze
CM 2
16 Chakvetadze
1597‘ 34 1+3 6.6
Goal fact

Blackburn Rovers

  • Sammie Szmodics is a fresh missing

    Coach J. Dahl Tomasson is without his key player Sammie Szmodics (42 matches, 25 goals, 4 assists). Reason: not available. His absence can be a big blow for the team.

  • First-choice goalkeeper Aynsley Pears will miss

    Team is without first-choice goalkeeper Aynsley Pears with 2132 minutes played. Reason: injury.

  • Bad results in last matches for Blackburn Rovers

    Bad form within the last 5 games. Not easy period for the players and coach J. Dahl Tomasson as the form record is (2W, 0D, 3L) with their average of 2.4 goals conceded per game.

  • The form at the home stadium is not good

    3 losses in 5 games. (2W, 0D, 3L) is the record at home ground Ewood Park. With their average of 1.6 goals conceded per game.

  • The coach has to deal with 4 fresh missings

    According to the news, the team is without 4 fresh missing. These players join the missing list: Brittain, Szmodics, Pickering, Gilsenan.

Watford

  • Good results in last away matches for Watford

    Away matches are always difficult but the Watford is currently in good form within the last 5 away games. With form record (3W, 1D, 1L)

Blackburn Rovers

Summary

Watford

H2H

2
1
2

H2H (HOME/AWAY)

1
1

FORM

1.5
1.67

FORM (HOME/AWAY)

1.5
1.83
Blackburn Rovers

Team Strength

Watford
54% Avg. minutes played (last 6) 68%
4 Changes (vs. last game) 1
2 Fresh important missings 0
5 Missings 3

Head to head

Blackburn Rovers 50%
2wins
1 draws
2 wins
5 matches
50% Watford
OVER 1.5
80% 4/5 times
OVER 2.5
40% 2/5 times
OVER 3.5
40% 2/5 times
BTTS
60% 3/5 times
CARDS
3.4 Ø
Corners
11.2 Ø

HT

Shots

Shots (on goal)

Danger attack

Corners
Lineup
Changes
1 X 2
08/27/23 Championship
Watford Watford
0-1
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn
0-0 24 - 5 4- 3 71 - 25 8 - 4 3 (42%)
1 (29%)
120 260 220
02/11/23 Championship
Watford Watford
1-1
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn
0-1 16 - 6 6- 3 55 - 30 6 - 2 3 (38%)
2 (53%)
-118 250 333
09/13/22 Championship
Blackburn Blackburn Rovers
2-0
Watford Watford
1-0 13 - 5 6- 3 60 - 40 9 - 5 3 (48%)
3 (54%)
170 225 170
02/24/21 Championship
Blackburn Blackburn Rovers
2-3
Watford Watford
1-2 11 - 17 6- 5 56 - 44 7 - 6 4 (64%)
2 (72%)
240 230 120
10/21/20 Championship
Watford Watford
3-1
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn
2-1 11 - 19 5- 8 24 - 52 1 - 8 3 (78%)
2 (69%)
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Team form

2.00 1.50 (+-25%) total
1.67 (+-17%) total 2.00
Watford

Blackburn Rovers Last 6 Matches

OVER 1.5
100% 6/6 times
OVER 2.5
83% 5/6 times
OVER 3.5
50% 3/6 times
BTTS
50% 3/6 times
CARDS
4.5 Ø
Corners
12.3 Ø
1.1 Championship
Blackburn
10:00
Rotherham
29.12 Championship
Hull
14:45
Blackburn
26.12 Championship
Huddersfield
10:00
Blackburn

HT

Shots

Shots (on goal)

Danger attack

Corners
Lineup
Changes
1 X 2
16.12 Championship
Southampton Southampton
4 - 0
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn
1-0 22 - 4 11 - 4 96 - 9 15 - 1 3 (69%)
1 (76%)
-154 320 375
12.12 Championship
Blackburn Blackburn Rovers
2 - 1
Bristol City Bristol City
1-0 13 - 12 3 - 6 44 - 52 3 - 4 2 (66%)
1 (72%)
105 260 240
9.12 Championship
Blackburn Blackburn Rovers
0 - 2
Leeds United Leeds
0-1 12 - 8 2 - 4 63 - 34 13 - 3 0 (69%)
0 (85%)
333 350 -149
2.12 Championship
Sheffield Wed Sheffield Wednesday
3 - 1
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn
1-0 13 - 18 8 - 5 37 - 52 3 - 7 1 (56%)
2 (66%)
160 230 163
29.11 Championship
Blackburn Blackburn Rovers
4 - 2
Birmingham City Birmingham
0-0 11 - 26 6 - 6 63 - 44 8 - 9 1 (68%)
3 (58%)
-137 300 320
25.11 Championship
Stoke Stoke City
0 - 3
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn
0-1 12 - 7 1 - 4 66 - 39 7 - 1 1 (58%)
2 (65%)
125 250 210
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Watford Last 6 Matches

OVER 1.5
100% 6/6 times
OVER 2.5
67% 4/6 times
OVER 3.5
33% 2/6 times
BTTS
83% 5/6 times
CARDS
5.5 Ø
Corners
10.5 Ø
1.1 Championship
Plymouth
10:00
Watford
29.12 Championship
Watford
14:45
Stoke
26.12 Championship
Watford
10:00
Bristol City

HT

Shots

Shots (on goal)

Danger attack

Corners
Lineup
Changes
1 X 2
16.12 Championship
Preston Preston North End
1 - 5
Watford Watford
1-1 20 - 15 10 - 7 63 - 25 9 - 5 2 (64%)
4 (58%)
175 200 175
12.12 Championship
Watford Watford
1 - 2
Ipswich Town Ipswich
1-1 12 - 10 3 - 6 53 - 40 6 - 4 1 (61%)
5 (61%)
200 240 130
9.12 Championship
Watford Watford
1 - 1
Southampton Southampton
0-0 11 - 6 4 - 3 57 - 39 7 - 3 1 (55%)
1 (65%)
188 250 140
2.12 Championship
Hull Hull City
1 - 2
Watford Watford
1-1 23 - 10 7 - 5 67 - 42 8 - 1 0 (76%)
0 (53%)
100 250 260
28.11 Championship
Watford Watford
3 - 2
Norwich City Norwich
2-2 21 - 12 9 - 5 61 - 20 7 - 5 3 (47%)
1 (57%)
115 250 230
25.11 Championship
Leicester Leicester City
2 - 0
Watford Watford
0-0 23 - 9 8 - 1 60 - 23 6 - 2 1 (63%)
3 (55%)
-161 300 425
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Standings

Regular Season
# Team MP W D L G Pts Form PPG BTTS 1.5+ 2.5+ AVG G
1. Leicester 44 30 4 10 86:39 94
1.63 55% 1.8 5.5 77% 59% 2.84
2. Leeds 45 27 9 9 80:41 90
1.38 44% 1.5 6.0 71% 53% 2.69
3. Ipswich 43 26 11 6 85:53 89
1.75 60% 2.2 5.2 79% 60% 3.21
4. Southampton 44 25 9 10 85:61 84
1.38 66% 2.2 7.5 86% 66% 3.32
5. West Brom 44 20 12 12 67:44 72
1.50 50% 1.8 5.5 75% 45% 2.52
6. Norwich 44 21 9 14 77:61 72
2.13 64% 1.8 5.2 80% 61% 3.14
7. Hull 44 19 12 13 65:56 69
1.50 64% 2.2 5.4 77% 59% 2.75
8. Coventry 43 17 12 14 68:55 63
1.50 63% 2.0 6.2 86% 63% 2.86
9. Middlesbrough 44 18 9 17 64:60 63
1.63 57% 1.9 6.1 84% 50% 2.82
10. Preston 44 18 9 17 56:61 63
1.25 52% 2.3 4.3 77% 57% 2.66
11. Cardiff 44 19 5 20 50:61 62
1.50 45% 1.8 4.3 75% 50% 2.52
12. Bristol City 44 16 11 17 51:47 59
1.88 48% 1.6 5.3 59% 36% 2.23
13. Sunderland 44 16 8 20 52:51 56
1.13 45% 2.1 6.1 64% 48% 2.34
14. Swansea 44 15 11 18 57:62 56
1.63 59% 2.1 5.3 80% 57% 2.70
15. Watford 44 12 17 15 59:58 53
1.00 55% 2.3 5.2 68% 50% 2.66
16. QPR 45 14 11 20 45:57 53
1.75 44% 2.2 5.4 71% 44% 2.27
17. Millwall 44 14 11 19 43:55 53
1.63 41% 2.3 4.3 66% 39% 2.23
18. Stoke 44 13 11 20 44:60 50
1.50 43% 2.5 5.9 68% 43% 2.36
19. Blackburn 44 13 10 21 58:74 49
1.13 61% 2.2 4.9 77% 66% 3.00
20. Plymouth 44 12 12 20 58:69 48
1.00 55% 2.3 5.3 77% 57% 2.89
21. Sheffield Wed 44 13 8 23 39:68 47
1.13 39% 2.4 5.3 73% 45% 2.43
22. Birmingham 44 12 10 22 48:64 46
0.88 50% 2.1 4.3 68% 48% 2.55
23. Huddersfield 44 9 17 18 47:74 44
0.75 66% 2.0 5.0 82% 48% 2.75
24. Rotherham 44 4 12 28 32:85 24
0.63 48% 1.9 3.4 80% 50% 2.66

Cup situation

Competitions
Eliminated
Eliminated
FA Cup vs Cambridge United 01/06/24
3rd Round
Eliminated
Competitions
No data
2nd Round
FA Cup vs Chesterfield 01/06/24
3rd Round
Club Friendlies 3