Football Tips: Entertainment on the menu in our 24/1 Watford v Blackburn Bet Builder

Our tipster Colin Harvey's anticipating a tasty lunch time clash in the Championship on Sunday.

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Watford v Blackburn Bet Builder Tips

Over 2.5 Goals
Blackburn And The Draw Double Chance
Tom Dele-Bashiruto To Have 1 or More Shots On Target
Sammie Szmodics To Have 1 or More Shots On Target
Joe Rankin-Costello To Commit 1 or More Fouls

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Sunday 12pm: Watford v Blackburn
EFL Championship match, Vicarage Road
TV: Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football

Over 2.5 Goals

Blackburn will be looking to go one place better this season after finishing 7th and missing out on the playoffs courtesy of goal difference in 2022/23. Watford are looking for vast improvement and could go through another half dozen managers if they’re to repeat last term’s disappointing 11th place.

As it goes, both sides have won one, lost one and drawn one so far, but they seem to be going about it in very contrasting ways. The Hornets opened up with a 4-0 mullering of QPR but have seen just one goal in the proceeding two league matches.

Rovers supporters are getting value for their money and have seen Over 2.5 Goals in all four of their competitive games this season with 10 goals in the league and 17 in total when we chuck in the 4-3 Carabao Cup win over League Two’s Walsall. While Watford have been on the stingy side I think we can rely on Rovers to make this interesting so we’ll kick off with Over 2.5 Goals.

Blackburn And The Draw Double Chance

We’re leaning on Blackburn quite a lot in the early stages of this Bet Builder but I think they’re well worth backing. Watford are the big favourites to win this but I’ve got a feeling this will be a really close contest.

I’m a little surprised at the price we’re getting on Blackburn and The Draw in the Double Chance market, especially considering that they finished four places higher than their hosts last term, are scoring goals for fun, and have the same record this season in the small sample size that we have. I think Rovers are good value for a point at least here.

Tom Dele-Bashiruto To Have 1 or More Shots On Target

While Watford have been goal shy, their Tom Dele-Bashiruto has been busy trying to make them more potent inside the box. The 23-year-old attacking midfielder has been enjoying fast and furious appearances for The Hornets this term and is normally dragged at around the hour mark.

He’s averaging 1.6 Shots on Target per 90 minutes played which is a bit of an anomaly as he’s not actually played the full 90 in any game this season yet. However, it does show us that he’s going for it in the hour he gets so there’s great value to be had on Dele-Bashiruto To have 1 or More Shots on Target on Sunday afternoon.

Sammie Szmodics To Have 1 or More Shots On Target

Sammie Szmodics has been the main man for Blackburn this season, stepping up after the departure of future Chile hall of famer Ben Brereton Díaz. Unlike Dele-Bashiruto, Szmodics generally plays the full 90 so we should have a chance of this leg clicking right up to the final whistle.

He’s in fine form in the early stages of the season and has three direct goal involvements already with two goals and an assist. He’s ticking along at 0.8 Shots on Target per 90 mins so we’ll take Szmodics to Have 1 Or More Shots On Target here.

Joe Rankin-Costello To Commit 1 or More Fouls

This could be quite a feisty match as there’s plenty of players averaging a high amount of fouls already this season. One of those men is Rovers’ Joe Rankin-Costello.

He’s ticking along at 1.4 fouls committed per 90 minutes and generally lasts the whole game. Rankin-Costello To Commit 1 or More Fouls is a great price for a Bet Builder and has a really decent chance of clicking.

Watford v Blackburn Betting Tips

Over 2.5 Goals
Blackburn And The Draw Double Chance
Tom Dele-Bashiruto To Have 1 or More Shots On Target
Sammie Szmodics To Have 1 or More Shots On Target
Joe Rankin-Costello To Commit 1 or More Fouls

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*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.

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