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Preston North End v Watford : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Deepdale, Preston

Watford are away from home on Wednesday evening, as manager Tom Cleverley takes his side to visit Preston North End and Paul Heckingbottom at the Deepdale in the Championship. For each and every Championship fixture, KickOff delves into the statistics for seventeen major betting markets. Key stats, including head to head (H2H) results, are then given alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.

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Preston North End's next match is v Coventry at 12:30 on Saturday 19th October
Watford's next match is v Luton at 12:30 on Saturday 19th October
The last English Championship meeting between Preston and Watford was on Wednesday 2nd October 2024
English Championship
October 2nd 2024
Preston 3
0 Watford
 
M. Osmajić 53'
M. Osmajić 65'
A. McCann 75'
 
PNE
WAT
Shots On
6
6
Shots Off
6
2
Corners
7
6
Possession
44%
56%
Fouls
12
12
Yellow/red cards
2/0
 
PrestonWatford
 
F. Woodman
K. Kessler (J. Okkels 84')
J. Storey
A. Hughes
L. Lindsay
M. Frøkjær-Jensen (D. Holmes 84')
R. Brady (B. Potts 73')
A. McCannfootball icon
B. Whiteman
S. Þórðarson (R. Ledson 73')
M. Osmajićfootball iconfootball icon (E. Riis Jakobsen 88')
J. Bond
M. Pollock
(K. Sema 63') Y. Larouci
(R. Andrews 54') F. Ebosele
J. Morris
(V. Bayo 54') A. Obinze Ogbonna
M. Sissoko
I. Louza
G. Chakvetadze
(T. Ince 83') E. Kayembe
(R. Vata 83') K. Baah
Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Preston or Watford are in the kind of form that would leave us feeling confident enough to tip a match winner, so instead we've gone for over 1.5 goals. The statistics show that both have a track record in this market, both individually and when facing one another head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 76% chance of two goals or more.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Preston
40%
29/20
2%
6/4
Draw
25%
12/5
3%
23/10
Watford
34%
7/49/5
Draw 1-1
12%
11/25/1
Preston 1-0
9%
15/2
6%
13/2
Preston 2-1
9%
9/115/2
6%
Watford 1-0
8%
8/17/1
Watford 2-1
8%
9/1
9%
8/1
5%
Preston 2-0
7%
11/110/1
Draw 0-0
6%
9/1
5%
7/1
Draw 2-2
6%
14/111/1
Watford 2-0
5%
12/111/1
Preston 3-1
4%
20/114/1
12%
Watford 3-1
4%
22/116/1
Preston 3-0
3%
22/118/1
Preston 3-2
3%
28/120/1
9%
Watford 3-2
3%
28/1
15%
22/1
Watford 3-0
2%
28/120/1
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
1/119/20
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
4/53/4
Home 1st Goal
49%
5/6-
Away 1st Goal
47%
11/10
5%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
9/1
5%
-
BTTS - Yes
56%
4/53/4
3%
BTTS - No
44%
10/1119/20
2%
BTTS - Home Win
20%
4/119/5
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/216/5
3%
BTTS - Away Win
17%
9/24/1
5%
Home/draw
66%
2/54/9
Away/draw
60%
8/15
2%
1/2
Home/away
75%
3/10
2%
1/3
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
1/31/3
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
12/511/5
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
5/223/10
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
3/103/10
1%
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
11/2
7%
11/2
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/9
1%
1/10
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
14/111/1
8%
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/331/40
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/161/18
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
9/1
5%
15/2
6%
Home DNB
58%
4/5
4%
3/4
Away DNB
52%
10/11
5%
19/20
Preston win to nil
20%
10/3
8%
-
Watford win to nil
17%
7/2
10%
-
Preston / Preston
21%
3/114/5
3%
Preston / Watford
3%
28/122/1
Preston / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
11/1
Draw / Preston
14%
5/15/1
4%
Draw / Watford
12%
11/211/2
8%
Draw / Draw
16%
9/2
10%
18/5
2%
Watford / Preston
4%
25/122/1
10%
Watford / Watford
18%
10/3
4%
16/5
3%
Watford / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
11/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table
Preston
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Watford
HOME AWAY TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY
Nov 6
Mar 11
 Sunderland96121019 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 8
l
 
0-2A
Mar 8
 Sheff Utd9630919 
Jan 4
l
 
1-0A
Feb 15
d
 
0-00-0
 Burnley95311018 
Apr 18
Dec 21
Nov 30
Jan 1
 West Brom9522617 
Dec 15
Apr 12
Dec 14
Apr 12
 Leeds9441816 
Feb 11
Oct 22
w
 
3-0F
Jan 21
 Watford Away9513016 
-
-
Oct 22
Feb 11
 Norwich9432615 
Feb 1
l
 
4-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 1
 Blackburn9432415 
Oct 26
Apr 26
Jan 25
d
 
1-1A
 M'Boro9423314 
w
 
2-1A
Feb 15
Jan 4
l
 
3-1F
 Oxford Utd9333212 
Nov 8
Mar 15
Mar 1
l
 
3-0A
 Swansea9333212 
Mar 12
Nov 5
Nov 23
Mar 29
 Derby9405012 
w
 
2-1A
Jan 18
Dec 26
Apr 21
 Hull9333-112 
Apr 8
Dec 11
Apr 26
Oct 26
 Plymouth9324-311 
Mar 29
Nov 22
Dec 29
Dec 7
 Sheff Wed9324-411 
May 3
Nov 2
Nov 2
May 3
 Bristol C9252-411 
Nov 26
Apr 5
Apr 5
Nov 26
 Stoke9315-210 
w
 
3-0F
Mar 1
Feb 8
l
 
3-1A
 Millwall923419 
Mar 8
w
 
2-3F
-
-
 Preston Home9234-59 
Jan 21
l
 
3-0A
Oct 19
Feb 22
 Coventry9225-38 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 25
w
 
1-0F
Jan 18
 Luton9225-78 
Feb 22
Oct 19
Apr 18
Dec 21
 QPR9144-77 
Nov 30
Jan 1
Mar 15
Nov 9
 Portsmouth9054-115 
Dec 26
Apr 21
Apr 8
Dec 11
 Cardiff9126-145 
Dec 29
Dec 7
Win / draw / win form
Preston 19TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Preston0 - 0Blackburn
Preston1 - 0Luton
Preston0 - 2Sheff Utd
Preston0 - 3Leicester
Preston0 - 1Norwich
Preston4 - 1Huddersfield
Preston3 - 0Rotherham
Preston1 - 2Stoke
Preston0 - 0Hull
Preston2 - 2Blackburn
Preston2 - 1M'Boro
Preston3 - 2Ipswich
Preston2 - 0Bristol C
Preston0 - 1Sheff Wed
Preston2 - 1Leeds
Preston1 - 5Watford
Preston0 - 2QPR
Preston1 - 2Cardiff
Preston3 - 2Coventry
Preston2 - 2Southampton
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APreston1 - 3Millwall
HPreston0 - 0Blackburn
APreston1 - 1M'Boro
APreston1 - 3Oxford Utd
HPreston1 - 0Luton
APreston0 - 3Swansea
HPreston0 - 2Sheff Utd
APreston0 - 3West Brom
HPreston0 - 3Leicester
APreston0 - 1QPR
APreston0 - 3Southampton
HPreston0 - 1Norwich
HPreston4 - 1Huddersfield
APreston0 - 0Watford
APreston0 - 1Birmingham
HPreston3 - 0Rotherham
APreston1 - 0Plymouth
HPreston1 - 2Stoke
HPreston0 - 0Hull
APreston3 - 0Coventry
Watford 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Norwich4 - 1Watford
Sheff Utd1 - 0Watford
Millwall2 - 3Watford
M'Boro3 - 1Watford
Southampton3 - 2Watford
Ipswich0 - 0Watford
West Brom2 - 2Watford
Birmingham0 - 1Watford
Millwall1 - 0Watford
Rotherham0 - 1Watford
Norwich4 - 2Watford
Sheff Wed0 - 0Watford
Bristol C1 - 1Watford
QPR1 - 2Watford
Plymouth3 - 3Watford
Blackburn1 - 2Watford
Preston1 - 5Watford
Hull1 - 2Watford
Leicester2 - 0Watford
Huddersfield0 - 0Watford
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HWatford2 - 1Sunderland
AWatford1 - 4Norwich
HWatford1 - 1Coventry
AWatford0 - 1Sheff Utd
HWatford2 - 1Derby
HWatford3 - 0Stoke
AWatford3 - 2Millwall
AWatford1 - 3M'Boro
HWatford1 - 0Sunderland
HWatford0 - 0Hull
AWatford2 - 3Southampton
AWatford0 - 0Ipswich
HWatford0 - 0Preston
AWatford2 - 2West Brom
HWatford2 - 2Leeds
AWatford1 - 0Birmingham
HWatford1 - 2Coventry
HWatford1 - 1Swansea
AWatford0 - 1Millwall
HWatford1 - 2Huddersfield
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Watford have not lost to Preston in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at Preston since 2001
Preston
Watford
Goals: Scored
18
15
Games: Scored
11 / 13
10 / 13
Clean sheets
3 / 13
2 / 13
PNE
6
D
5
WAT
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Preston
1 - 5Watford
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Watford
Preston3 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Preston2 - 0
Preston1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Preston2 - 1
Preston2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Preston3 - 2
League games at Watford since 2000
Watford
Preston
Goals: Scored
16
13
Games: Scored
8 / 13
8 / 13
Clean sheets
5 / 13
5 / 13
PNE
4
D
5
WAT
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Watford
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Watford4 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
Watford2 - 0
Watford2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Preston
0 - 2Preston
Watford2 - 0
0 - 1Preston
Draw1 - 1Draw
2 - 3Preston
Goal Statistics

Preston North End's fans will be hoping for goals on Wednesday evening, not least because Watford have conceded in each of their last 5 Championship matches. A PG of 1.5 for Paul Heckingbottom's side suggests that run should continue.

Preston 19th Watford 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Preston will score 1 or more goals
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Watford will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-3
Preston’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+12
Watford have scored 12% more goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Preston
PG (predicted goals)
Watford
1.5
1.3
Attack rating
PNE
WAT
47%
better
view stats
Games scored4
6
Failed to score3
1
Scored first2
3
Goals scored4
12
Avg. goals scored0.6
1.7
Avg. shots per game6
10
Avg. shots per goal11
6
Conversion rate for9
17
Avg. XG for0.7
1.6
KickOff rating
+47%
Defence rating
0%
better
PNE
WAT
view stats
Games conceded5
6
Clean sheets2
1
Conceded first4
4
Goals conceded12
10
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded9
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
8
Conversion rate against18%
13%
Avg. XG against1.7
1.6
KickOff rating
0%

Preston v Watford Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Preston Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9215
F WoodmanM OsmajicK Kesler-HaydenB Whiteman
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Woodman GLK9
2
-
K Kesler-Hayden DEF71
1
-
L Lindsay DEF8
2
-
J Storey DEF811
1
-
A Hughes DEF9
3
-
B Whiteman MID91
5
-
A McCann MID61
2
-
S Thórdarson MID7
-
M Frökjaer-Jensen MID81
2
-
R Brady MID7
3
-
M Osmajic FWD72
1
-
Subs
D Cornell GLK
-
J Whatmough DEF3
1
-
R Ledson MID5
1
-
D Holmes MID8
2
-
J Bowler MID3
-
B Potts MID91
2
-
L Stewart FWD
-
J Okkels FWD4
-
E Riis FWD911
-
Watford Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9423
M PollockE KayembeM PollockR Porteous
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Bond GLK4
-
M Pollock DEF92
1
-
A Ogbonna DEF3
-
J Morris DEF7
-
F Ebosele MID31
1
-
M Sissoko MID91
1
-
K Baah MID61
1
-
Y Larouci MID81
-
G Chakvetadze MID912
2
-
E Kayembe MID84
-
I Louza  FWD2
-
Subs
A. Marriott GLK
-
R Porteous DEF6
3
-
A. Tikvić DEF
-
R Andrews DEF821
-
T Ince MID5
-
K Sema MID81
-
P Dwomoh MID
-
V Bayo FWD91
1
-
R Vata FWD3
-