Blackburn vs Watford

Blackburn

1 - 1

Watford

🕒 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Ewood Park 🧑‍⚖️ Adam Herczeg 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 29

Regular Season Table

Blackburn 22 · Watford 16

Referee Stats

Adam Herczeg

23 matches · 1.04 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.04
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.04
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	43%
Draws	17%
Away wins	39%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Watford outshot their opponent (7-13).
Blackburn controlled possession (56%).

Team Overview

Blackburn (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-9-10

Goals For / Against

19 / 27

Avg: 0.83 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Watford (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-8-11

Goals For / Against

23 / 38

Avg: 1.00 / 1.65

Points

Avg: 0.87

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.91

PPG

0.87

0.83

1.00

1.17

1.65

30%

O2.5

52%

57%

BTTS

65%

17%

Score 1st

League-position context

Blackburn rank22nd

Watford rank16th

Blackburn points52

Watford points57

Blackburn: #22 · 52 pts · GD -14

32 pts off the top 2. 17 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.

Watford: #16 · 57 pts · GD -12

27 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Blackburn last 5 home

L D D D D

Points4/15

Weighted index22

Goals2-3

Record0-4-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Watford last 5 away

Points0/15

Weighted index0

Goals3-15

Record0-0-5

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Blackburn trend breakdown

Over 2.530%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.543%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 9% · 1H BTTS 13%

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Blackburn score at home70%

Blackburn clean sheet at home22%

Watford score away70%

Watford clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

Blackburn score first17%

Blackburn win after scoring first50%

Watford score first9%

Watford win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Blackburn 50% · Watford 14%

Avg first goal minute: Blackburn 41.8' · Watford 16.5'

Vs league average

Blackburn score at home0.83 vs 1.40

Blackburn concede at home1.17 vs 1.20

Watford score away1.00 vs 1.20

Watford concede away1.65 vs 1.40

Blackburn score 41% below league average, while Watford score 17% below league average.

Defensive side: Blackburn are 3% below league average at home, and Watford are 18% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Blackburn goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

16-30 2

31-45 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Watford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

46-60 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

61-75 5

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

56%

44%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

432

344

Passes Accurate

316

237

Passes %

73%

69%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

26' ⚽

⚽

26' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

E. Kayembe

Normal Goal

28' ⚽

⚽

28' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

L. Miller

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Cantwell

42' ↑↓

↑↓

42' ⇄ R. Vata

1st substitution · For: G. Chakvetadze

45+2'

45+2' H. Kyprianou

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ A. Forshaw

1st substitution · For: M. Baradji

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ L. Miller

2nd substitution · For: R. Alebiosu

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ R. Morishita

3rd substitution · For: D. De Neve

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ O. Maamma

2nd substitution · For: N. Irankunda

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ M. Jørgensen

4th substitution · For: A. Doherty

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ L. Kjerrumgaard

3rd substitution · For: K. Baah

90+3'

90+3' E. Kayembe

Blackburn vs Watford 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Blackburn drew 1-1 with Watford on Saturday, 24 January 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Adam Herczeg. It was played at Ewood Park.

First half: Watford took the lead at 26' when E. Kayembe scored, making the score 0-1. Blackburn leveled the score at 28' when L. Miller scored, with the assist credited to T. Cantwell, making the score 1-1. Watford made their 1st substitution at 42', with R. Vata replacing G. Chakvetadze. H. Kyprianou received a yellow card for Watford at 45+2'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Blackburn made their 1st substitution at 61', with A. Forshaw replacing M. Baradji. Blackburn made their 2nd substitution at 61', with L. Miller replacing R. Alebiosu. Blackburn made their 3rd substitution at 61', with R. Morishita replacing D. De Neve. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 64', with O. Maamma replacing N. Irankunda. Blackburn made their 4th substitution at 79', with M. Jørgensen replacing A. Doherty. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 85', with L. Kjerrumgaard replacing K. Baah. E. Kayembe received a yellow card for Watford at 90+3'.

Blackburn used 4 substitutions while Watford used 3 substitutions. Watford got 2 yellow cards.