Championship · Regular Season - 17
Watford vs Blackburn
Wed 25 Nov 2026 · 19:45 UTC · Vicarage Road, Watford
Watford host Blackburn on Wed 25 Nov 2026 (Championship); provisional chances from the two squads' Elo: Watford 45%, draw 28%, Blackburn 27%.
- Average value of the expected XI: Watford €4.1M, Blackburn €2.1M.
Provisional prediction
From both squads' Elo. The final prediction appears once the line-ups are confirmed, about 20–30 minutes before kick-off.
Most likely scores
Provisional, from both squads' Elo. Watford goals first.
- 1–113%
- 1–011%
- 2–19%
- 0–08%
- 2–08%
- 0–18%
- Other scores43%
Best pick for your pool
The score with the most expected points under each pool's scoring, from the provisional chances.
superbru.com2–1expected 0.8 pts
voetbalpoules.nl1–0expected 3.7 pts
Team Elo: Watford 1969 · Blackburn 1933
Probable line-ups
Most starts in each club's last 5 matches.
Players to watch
Highest EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. (Elo Above Replacement over the last 180 days) in each expected eleven. Elo after each match, last three years.
Watford · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +1.4 (Average) · Elo 1999
Blackburn · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +3.5 (Good) · Elo 2003
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
Watford
20th in Championship · 15 pts from 15
- 7 NovDMiddlesbrough England Championship1929
- 3 NovWLincoln England Championship1956
- 31 OctLNorwich England Championship1965
- 24 OctLWolves England Championship1984
- 17 OctWCharlton England Championship1969
Blackburn
13th in Championship · 21 pts from 15
- 7 NovWWest Ham England Championship1901
- 3 NovLStoke City England Championship1947
- 31 OctLSwansea England Championship1947
- 24 OctWWrexham England Championship1917
- 17 OctLWest Brom England Championship1938
Season outlook
From the Championship simulation.
| Club | Pts now | Pred. pts | Title | Top 4 | Bottom 3 | Most likely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | 15 /15 | 56.7 | 0% | <1% | 8% | 17th |
| Blackburn | 21 /15 | 59.8 | <1% | 1% | 3% | 14th |
Each bar is one finishing position, 1st on the left to 24th on the right; the taller the bar, the likelier that finish.
Team Elo history
Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.
Coach Elo history
Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).
Coach DNA: balanced profile
Coach DNA: –
Playing style
How both clubs play against their own league (2024–2026).
Watford: dribble-heavy (how Alessio Dionisi plays) · Blackburn: balanced profile (how Tony Mowbray plays)