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Watford travel to take on Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Wednesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 14 games played, Hornets have recorded 4 wins, and Blackburn R. have come away with 5 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Blackburn R. was back in September 2000, over five years ago, with Watford inflicting a narrow 3 - 4 defeat upon the Rovers in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 23 Jan | Watford | 2 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 20 Feb | Watford | 0 - 1 | Blackburn R. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 12 Sep | Blackburn R. | 3 - 4 | Watford | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 24 Oct | Watford | 1 - 2 | Blackburn R. | LGEC |
| 1992/1993 | Wed 09 Dec | Blackburn R. | 6 - 1 | Watford | LGEC |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 11 Apr | Watford | 2 - 1 | Blackburn R. | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Tue 17 Sep | Blackburn R. | 1 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 4 conceded.
Watford have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Hornets have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackburn R. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 40 points from their 32 games played so far, Watford find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 33 games have yielded only 23 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| Watford | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game in which both sides are showing indifferent form, so the Madmen are expecting the Hornets to come away from it with a creditable draw. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Watford | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |