Watford vs Blackburn Rovers Prediction: Home side is favourite to win this one

On Saturday afternoon, Watford and Blackburn Rovers will aim to strengthen their chances of reaching the Championship playoffs when they meet at Vicarage Road. The two clubs are only separated by one point in the standings, with Watford occupying the fifth position and Blackburn being in seventh after playing one game less than Watford. In the wake of this match, it will be exciting to see which team will be positioned higher on the points standings.

Watford’s Form

The managerial position at Vicarage Road is frequently under scrutiny and this may currently be the case with Slaven Bilic. Although Watford is still in the playoffs, they have gone three games without a win, resulting in Bilic earning 31 points in his 20 league games as manager. Only four victories have been recorded in 12 fixtures, which falls short of the expectations set by the owners. However, Bilic seems to be secure for now. The top two teams have already secured automatic promotion, leaving Watford to focus on maintaining their one-point lead in the top six. Rebounding from the loss of a two-goal lead against Reading may prove to be a challenge, especially with their opponents also trying to break out of a losing streak.

Watford’s possible starting lineup

Bachmann; Gaspar, Porteous, Cathcart, Kamara; Kone, Choudhury; Martins, Sarr; Pedro, Davis

Blackburn Rovers’ Form

Blackburn is also winless in three Championship games, with their most recent setback being a scoreless draw at home against last-place Wigan Athletic. Nevertheless, Jon Dahl Tomasson's team has kept consecutive clean sheets, the first of which was over 120 minutes at Birmingham City in the FA Cup, and is unbeaten in four games across all competitions. Tomasson may favour greater defensive consistency at this point as they attempt to stay competitive in the promotion race, even though goals are starting to dry up in the final third. This could be precise when it comes to their away performances, as Blackburn has lost nine of their past 15 away games in the second tier, with their lone draw coming at Bristol City last time around.

Blackburn Rovers’ predicted lineup

Pears; Rankin-Costello, Carter, Wharton, Pickering; Morton, Buckley; Hedges, Dack, Brereton Diaz; Gallagher

Watford vs Blackburn Rovers expert tips

The two teams in this division are inconsistent despite their respective league positions. Although the result is hard to predict, we have to go with the home side, which will likely be more adventurous in the final third. It is expected that Watford will win against Blackburn Rovers, with not more than 2.5 goals expected.