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Preston
FT
2 - 2
Watford
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
🔄
86'
I. Louza ↔ E. Bove
Watford
🟨
89'
Jeremy Petris
Watford

Predictions & Statistics

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
Stats
Preston Preston
Watford Watford
Shots on Goal
3
Shots on Goal
5
Shots off Goal
3
Shots off Goal
6
Blocked Shots
2
Blocked Shots
9
9 Corner Kicks 7
8 Fouls 6
1 Offsides 1
51% Ball Possession 49%
8 Total Shots 20
3 Shots on Goal 5
3 Shots off Goal 6
2 Blocked Shots 9
6 Shots insidebox 12
2 Shots outsidebox 8
4 Goalkeeper Saves 1
376 Total passes 363
270 Passes accurate 260
0.82 expected_goals 0.85
🟨 1 Yellow Cards 1 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Preston
Formation
Watford
D. Cornell
D. Cornell
O. Offiah
⚽
O. Offiah
J. Storey
J. Storey
L. Gibson
L. Gibson
P. Valentin
↓
P. Valentin
A. McCann
A. McCann
B. Whiteman
🎯
B. Whiteman
A. Devine
A. Devine
A. Vukcevic
↓
A. Vukcevic
L. Dobbin
⚽ ↓
L. Dobbin
D. Jebbison
↓
D. Jebbison
E. Selvik
E. Selvik
J. Abankwah
J. Abankwah
S. Goglichidze
↓
S. Goglichidze
M. Pollock
↓
M. Pollock
S. Mfuni
S. Mfuni
N. Mendy
N. Mendy
E. Kayembe
E. Kayembe
G. Chakvetadze
↓
G. Chakvetadze
I. Louza
🎯 ↓
I. Louza
O. Maamma
⚽
O. Maamma
L. Kjerrumgaard
↓
L. Kjerrumgaard
Preston 3-5-2
Starting XI
13
D. Cornell
G
42
O. Offiah
⚽ 57'
D
14
J. Storey
D
19
L. Gibson
🟨 81'
D
2
P. Valentin
↓ 63'
M
8
A. McCann
M
4
B. Whiteman
🎯 19'
M
21
A. Devine
M
3
A. Vukcevic
↓ 63'
M
17
L. Dobbin
⚽ 19' ↓ 79'
F
9
D. Jebbison
↓ 63'
F
Substitutes
12
J. Walton
G
16
A. Hughes
↑ 79'
D
18
J. Lewis
D
26
T. Small
↑ 63'
D
15
J. Thompson
M
23
A. Moran
M
10
C. Lang
🎯 70' ↑ 63'
F
24
M. Smith
F
28
M. Osmajic
⚽ 70' ↑ 63'
F
Watford 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1
E. Selvik
G
25
J. Abankwah
D
3
S. Goglichidze
↓ 61'
D
6
M. Pollock
↓ 79'
D
21
S. Mfuni
D
23
N. Mendy
M
39
E. Kayembe
M
8
G. Chakvetadze
↓ 46'
M
10
I. Louza
🎯 55' ↓ 86'
M
42
O. Maamma
⚽ 55'
M
9
L. Kjerrumgaard
↓ 78'
F
Substitutes
12
N. Baxter
G
7
T. Ince
M
15
E. Bove
↑ 86'
M
16
M. Bola
D
20
M. Doumbia
↑ 78'
F
27
F. Mendy
↑ 61'
D
29
J. Petris
↑ 79' 🟨 89'
D
34
K. Baah
↑ 46'
F
50
J. Mullins
D
Last matches: Preston
01.08.26
Fri
Preston
Stockport County
0
1
L
29.07.26
Fri
Preston
Bradford
2
3
L
25.07.26
Fri
Preston
Marine
0
3
L
24.07.26
Fri
Preston
Cambridge United
0
1
L
18.07.26
Fri
Preston
Sheffield Wednesday
2
3
L
14.07.26
Fri
Preston
Bamber Bridge
4
1
W
02.05.26
Cha
Preston
Southampton
1
3
L
25.04.26
Cha
Preston
Sheffield Utd
3
2
W
22.04.26
Cha
Preston
Birmingham
1
2
L
18.04.26
Cha
Preston
West Brom
0
2
L
11.04.26
Cha
Preston
Charlton
2
1
W
06.04.26
Cha
Preston
QPR
1
1
D
03.04.26
Cha
Preston
Leicester
2
2
D
20.03.26
Cha
Preston
Stoke City
3
1
W
14.03.26
Cha
Preston
Norwich
0
2
L
11.03.26
Cha
Preston
Coventry
0
3
L
06.03.26
Cha
Preston
Oxford United
1
3
L
28.02.26
Cha
Preston
Millwall
0
2
L
24.02.26
Cha
Preston
Swansea
1
1
D
20.02.26
Cha
Preston
Blackburn
0
1
L
Last matches: Watford
29.07.26
Fri
Watford
Fiorentina
0
1
L
25.07.26
Fri
Watford
Hansa Rostock
3
0
W
14.07.26
Fri
Watford
Barnet
2
2
D
11.07.26
Fri
Watford
Boreham Wood
1
2
L
02.05.26
Cha
Watford
Coventry
0
4
L
25.04.26
Cha
Watford
Middlesbrough
1
5
L
21.04.26
Cha
Watford
West Brom
0
3
L
18.04.26
Cha
Watford
Sheffield Utd
0
2
L
11.04.26
Cha
Watford
Oxford United
0
2
L
06.04.26
Cha
Watford
Charlton
1
1
D
03.04.26
Cha
Watford
QPR
1
2
L
21.03.26
Cha
Watford
Leicester
0
0
D
17.03.26
Cha
Watford
Wrexham
3
1
W
14.03.26
Cha
Watford
Stoke City
1
3
L
10.03.26
Cha
Watford
Sheffield Wednesday
1
1
D
27.02.26
Cha
Watford
Bristol City
2
1
W
24.02.26
Cha
Watford
Ipswich
0
2
L
21.02.26
Cha
Watford
Derby
2
0
W
07.02.26
Cha
Watford
Southampton
0
1
L
03.02.26
Cha
Watford
Hull City
0
0
D
H2H: Preston vs Watford
14.02.26
H2H
Preston
Watford
2
2
D
25.11.25
H2H
Watford
Preston
1
1
D
21.01.25
H2H
Watford
Preston
1
2
W
02.10.24
H2H
Preston
Watford
3
0
W
06.04.24
H2H
Watford
Preston
0
0
D
16.12.23
H2H
Preston
Watford
1
5
L
04.03.23
H2H
Watford
Preston
0
0
D
20.08.22
H2H
Preston
Watford
0
0
D
16.02.21
H2H
Preston
Watford
0
1
L
28.11.20
H2H
Watford
Preston
4
1
L
25.08.15
H2H
Preston
Watford
1
0
W
Last matches: Preston
24.07.26
Fri
Preston
Cambridge United
0
1
L
14.07.26
Fri
Preston
Bamber Bridge
4
1
W
02.05.26
Cha
Preston
Southampton
1
3
L
18.04.26
Cha
Preston
West Brom
0
2
L
06.04.26
Cha
Preston
QPR
1
1
D
20.03.26
Cha
Preston
Stoke City
3
1
W
06.03.26
Cha
Preston
Oxford United
1
3
L
28.02.26
Cha
Preston
Millwall
0
2
L
07.02.26
Cha
Preston
Portsmouth
1
0
W
20.01.26
Cha
Preston
Hull City
0
3
L
17.01.26
Cha
Preston
Derby
0
1
L
09.01.26
FA
Preston
Wigan
0
1
L
01.01.26
Cha
Preston
Sheffield Wednesday
3
0
W
20.12.25
Cha
Preston
Norwich
1
1
D
09.12.25
Cha
Preston
Coventry
1
1
D
06.12.25
Cha
Preston
Wrexham
1
1
D
21.11.25
Cha
Preston
Blackburn
1
2
L
05.11.25
Cha
Preston
Swansea
2
1
W
24.10.25
Cha
Preston
Sheffield Utd
3
2
W
21.10.25
Cha
Preston
Birmingham
0
1
L
H2H at home: Preston
14.02.26
H2H
Preston
Watford
2
2
D
02.10.24
H2H
Preston
Watford
3
0
W
16.12.23
H2H
Preston
Watford
1
5
L
20.08.22
H2H
Preston
Watford
0
0
D
16.02.21
H2H
Preston
Watford
0
1
L
25.08.15
H2H
Preston
Watford
1
0
W
Last matches: Watford
14.07.26
Fri
Watford
Barnet
2
2
D
11.07.26
Fri
Watford
Boreham Wood
1
2
L
25.04.26
Cha
Watford
Middlesbrough
1
5
L
21.04.26
Cha
Watford
West Brom
0
3
L
11.04.26
Cha
Watford
Oxford United
0
2
L
03.04.26
Cha
Watford
QPR
1
2
L
14.03.26
Cha
Watford
Stoke City
1
3
L
10.03.26
Cha
Watford
Sheffield Wednesday
1
1
D
27.02.26
Cha
Watford
Bristol City
2
1
W
07.02.26
Cha
Watford
Southampton
0
1
L
03.02.26
Cha
Watford
Hull City
0
0
D
24.01.26
Cha
Watford
Blackburn
1
1
D
10.01.26
FA
Watford
Bristol City
1
5
L
29.12.25
Cha
Watford
Norwich
1
0
W
26.12.25
Cha
Watford
Leicester
2
1
W
13.12.25
Cha
Watford
Wrexham
2
2
D
01.12.25
Cha
Watford
Birmingham
1
2
L
22.11.25
Cha
Watford
Derby
3
2
W
04.11.25
Cha
Watford
Ipswich
1
1
D
25.10.25
Cha
Watford
Coventry
1
3
L
H2H away: Watford
14.02.26
H2H
Preston
Watford
2
2
D
02.10.24
H2H
Preston
Watford
3
0
L
16.12.23
H2H
Preston
Watford
1
5
W
20.08.22
H2H
Preston
Watford
0
0
D
16.02.21
H2H
Preston
Watford
0
1
W
25.08.15
H2H
Preston
Watford
1
0
L

Standings

Championship
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1
Coventry
46 28 11 7 97:45 52 95
W W W D D
2
Ipswich
46 23 15 8 80:47 33 84
W D D W D
3
Millwall
46 24 11 11 64:49 15 83
L D W D W
4
Southampton
46 22 14 10 82:56 26 80
W D W D D
5
Middlesbrough
46 22 14 10 72:47 25 80
L L D D W
6
Hull City
46 21 10 15 70:66 4 73
W W D W L
7
Wrexham
46 19 14 13 69:65 4 71
D L W W L
8
Derby
46 20 9 17 67:59 8 69
L W L W L
9
Norwich
46 19 8 19 63:56 7 65
L D W W L
10
Birmingham
46 17 13 16 57:56 1 64
D W W D W
11
Swansea
46 18 10 18 57:59 -2 64
W D W L W
12
Bristol City
46 17 11 18 59:59 0 62
W L D L D
13
Sheffield Utd
46 18 6 22 66:66 0 60
W L L W W
14
Preston Home
46 15 15 16 55:62 -7 60
L W L L W
15
QPR
46 16 10 20 61:73 -12 58
L L L L D
16
Watford Away
46 14 15 17 53:65 -12 57
L L L L L
17
Stoke City
46 15 10 21 51:56 -5 55
L L L L D
18
Portsmouth
46 14 13 19 49:64 -15 55
D W L W W
19
Charlton
46 13 14 19 44:58 -14 53
L W L D L
20
Blackburn
46 13 13 20 42:56 -14 52
L W D L D
21
West Brom
46 13 14 19 48:58 -10 51
L D W W D
22
Oxford United
46 11 14 21 45:59 -14 47
L W L L W
23
Leicester
46 12 16 18 58:68 -10 46
W D D L L
24
Sheffield Wednesday
46 2 12 32 29:89 -60 0
W L L D D
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