In this week 27 match, on Saturday Jan 14th, Watford will host Blackpool in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Watford sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Reading. Kelvin Abretti struck first for Reading in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Shane Long added another in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time At the end of 90 a dissapointed Watford couldn’t manage to score, and Reading took the shutout win. Watford is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 22nd placed Blackpool, recorded a 4-1 win against Nottingham Forest. Marvin Ekpiteta scored the first goal for Blackpool in the 17th minute, then Ian Poveda-Ocampo added another in the 64th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
On Oct 8th, Blackpool hosted Watford at the Bloomfield Road in their last match together. Blackpool won by a score of 3 to 1. Gary Madine scored the first goal for Blackpool in the 10th minute, then Imrân Louza tied it up for Watford in the 29th minute.
Blackpool’s top weapon lately has been Marvin Ekpiteta, who has two goals in the last five matches. João Pedro has been the most effective weapon for Watford lately. The Brazilian attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches.