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Watford vs Preston

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Championship Vicarage Road
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Scoring Trends

Watford
VS
Preston
1.38
Goals Scored
1.38
1.13
Goals Conceded
0.75
63%
Over 1.5
88%
50%
Over 2.5
38%
25%
Over 3.5
0%

Detailed Analysis

Explore Head-to-Head and Form below for more insights.

Expert Analysis by Omoye ThankGod

This matchup between Watford and Preston appears evenly poised with little separateing the two sides. The numbers point towards an entertaining affair with plenty of goalmouth action.

History suggests these rivals know firmly how to exploit each other's weaknesses. With reliable attacks facing questionable defenses, both sides finding the net makes sense. The metrics encourage a disciplined approach to this fixture.

Match Possible Outcome Percentage

Match Winner

Home Win33%
Draw33%
Away Win34%

Goals & Scoring

Both Teams to Score62%
Over 1.5 Goals74%
Over 2.5 Goals51%

Match Events

22' Event
Jebbison D.
Assist: Dobbin L.
37'
Devine A.
45' Event
Doumbia M.
Assist: Ngakia J.
62'
Sub
Thompson J. In: Small T.
Out: Thompson J.
71'
Kyprianou H.
72'
Sub
Dobbin L. In: Frokjaer-Jensen M.
Out: Dobbin L.
74'
Sub
Maamma O. In: Chakvetadze G.
Out: Maamma O.
74'
Sub
Kjerrumgaard L. In: Irankunda N.
Out: Kjerrumgaard L.
81'
Sub
Offiah O. In: Valentin P.
Out: Offiah O.
81'
Sub
Jebbison D. In: Smith M.
Out: Jebbison D.
84'
Hughes A.
85'
Sub
Kayembe E. In: Ince T.
Out: Kayembe E.
86'
Sub
Doumbia M. In: Semedo V.
Out: Doumbia M.
87'
Thordarson S. T.
90'
Lindsay L.
90'
Irankunda N.

Previous Encounters

25 Nov 25 CHA
Watford
1:1
Preston
21 Jan 25 CHA
Watford
1:2
Preston
02 Oct 24 CHA
Preston
3:0
Watford
06 Apr 24 CHA
Watford
0:0
Preston
16 Dec 23 CHA
Preston
1:5
Watford

Recent Form (Last 5)

Watford

Home Team
10 Jan
Bristol City
5 : 1
Watford
01 Jan
Watford
3 : 0
Birmingham
29 Dec
Norwich
0 : 1
Watford
26 Dec
Leicester
1 : 2
Watford
20 Dec
Watford
1 : 0
Stoke City

Preston

Away Team
09 Jan
Preston
0 : 1
Wigan
04 Jan
Bristol City
0 : 2
Preston
01 Jan
Preston
3 : 0
Sheffield Wed
29 Dec
Wrexham
2 : 1
Preston
26 Dec
Stoke City
0 : 0
Preston

League Standings

Pos Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Coventry 26 15 7 4 57:29 52
2 Middlesbrough 26 13 7 6 37:26 46
3 Ipswich 25 12 8 5 42:24 44
4 Preston 26 11 10 5 36:25 43
5 Millwall 26 12 7 7 29:33 43
6 Watford 25 11 8 6 37:29 41
7 Hull City 25 12 5 8 40:38 41
8 Stoke City 26 12 4 10 32:23 40
9 Wrexham 26 10 10 6 38:32 40
10 Bristol City 26 11 6 9 38:29 39
11 QPR 26 11 5 10 38:39 38
12 Leicester 26 10 7 9 37:38 37
13 Derby 26 9 8 9 35:35 35
14 Birmingham 26 9 7 10 35:36 34
15 Southampton 26 8 9 9 38:38 33
16 Sheffield Utd 25 10 2 13 36:38 32
17 Swansea 26 9 5 12 27:33 32
18 West Brom 26 9 4 13 29:35 31
19 Charlton 25 7 8 10 25:32 29
20 Blackburn 25 7 7 11 24:30 28
21 Portsmouth 24 6 7 11 21:35 25
22 Norwich 26 6 6 14 28:39 24
23 Oxford Utd 25 5 7 13 25:35 22
24 Sheffield Wed 25 1 8 16 18:51 -7

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