On the back of two league games without a win, both sides will be eager to bounce back. While there is attacking talent in the two teams, we cannot ignore Watford's defensive record, leaving us to predict a hard-earned home success.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Watford win with a probability of 37.36%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 35.93% and a draw had a probability of 26.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.18%) and 2-0 (6.5%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 (9.86%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.7%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood.
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