ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP
14.02.2026 15:00
Deepdale
Referee: D. Whitestone
Preston
Match Timeline
Watford
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
19'
L. Dobbin · Assist: B. Whiteman
Preston
🔄
46'
G. Chakvetadze ↔ K. Baah
Watford
55'
O. Maamma · Assist: I. Louza
Watford
57'
O. Offiah
Watford
🔄
61'
S. Goglichidze ↔ F. Mendy
Watford
🔄
63'
A. Vukcevic ↔ T. Small
Preston
🔄
63'
P. Valentin ↔ C. Lang
Preston
🔄
63'
D. Jebbison ↔ M. Osmajic
Preston
70'
M. Osmajic · Assist: C. Lang
Preston
🔄
78'
L. Kjerrumgaard ↔ M. Doumbia
Watford
🔄
79'
L. Dobbin ↔ A. Hughes
Preston
🔄
79'
M. Pollock ↔ J. Petris
Watford
🟨
81'
Lewis Gibson
Preston
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86'
I. Louza ↔ E. Bove
Watford
🟨
89'
Jeremy Petris
Watford

Preston vs Watford Prediction & Match Analysis

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

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Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Preston Win 0%
Draw 0%
Watford Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Preston1.23
Watford1.19
Recent Form (Last 5)
Preston Preston
WWDLW
38 GF / 35 GA
Watford Watford
WLDWL
40 GF / 41 GA
Key Stats
1.19
Average Goals Scored
1.25
1.09
Average Goals Conceded
1.28
17
BTTS Yes
20
13
Over 2.5
15
3.63
Shots on Goal
4.38

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Preston Preston 32 matches
Watford Watford 32 matches
Preston Statistic Watford
12 Wins 11
11 Draws 11
9 Losses 10
38 Goals For 40
35 Goals Against 41
1.19 Avg Goals Scored 1.25
1.09 Avg Goals Conceded 1.28
17 BTTS Yes 20
23 Over 1.5 24
13 Over 2.5 15
5 Over 3.5 7
9 Clean Sheets 5
8 Failed To Score 8
3.63 Shots On Goal 4.38
11.09 Total Shots 13.63
4.13 Corners 4.81
45.5% Ball Possession 51.6%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 11 head-to-head meetings, Preston won 3 times, Watford won 3 times, while 5 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 11:14 from Preston's perspective. 5 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 5 matches, with an average of 2.27 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Preston 3-5-2 / Watford 4-2-3-1
H2H summary: Preston wins 3, draws 5, Watford wins 3

Standings

Championship
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 46 28 11 7 97:45 52 95
W W W D D
2 46 23 15 8 80:47 33 84
W D D W D
3 46 24 11 11 64:49 15 83
L D W D W
4 46 22 14 10 82:56 26 80
W D W D D
5 46 22 14 10 72:47 25 80
L L D D W
6 46 21 10 15 70:66 4 73
W W D W L
7 46 19 14 13 69:65 4 71
D L W W L
8 46 20 9 17 67:59 8 69
L W L W L
9 46 19 8 19 63:56 7 65
L D W W L
10 46 17 13 16 57:56 1 64
D W W D W
11 46 18 10 18 57:59 -2 64
W D W L W
12 46 17 11 18 59:59 0 62
W L D L D
13 46 18 6 22 66:66 0 60
W L L W W
14 46 15 15 16 55:62 -7 60
L W L L W
15 46 16 10 20 61:73 -12 58
L L L L D
16 46 14 15 17 53:65 -12 57
L L L L L
17 46 15 10 21 51:56 -5 55
L L L L D
18 46 14 13 19 49:64 -15 55
D W L W W
19 46 13 14 19 44:58 -14 53
L W L D L
20 46 13 13 20 42:56 -14 52
L W D L D
21 46 13 14 19 48:58 -10 51
L D W W D
22 46 11 14 21 45:59 -14 47
L W L L W
23 46 12 16 18 58:68 -10 46
W D D L L
24 46 2 12 32 29:89 -60 0
W L L D D
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