Championship

Championship | Gameweek 8

Oct 2, 2024 at 7.45pm UK

Deepdale

Preston
3 - 0
Watford

Osmajic (53', 65'), McCann (75')
Brady (40'), Whiteman (70')

FT(HT: 0-0)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship clash between Preston North End and Watford, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Preston North End

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Millwall 3-1 Preston
Saturday, September 28 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Watford

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Watford 2-1 Sunderland
Saturday, September 28 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Preston North End win with a probability of 37.84%. A win for Watford had a probability of 36.5% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.38%) and 2-0 (6.21%). The likeliest Watford win was 0-1 (8.81%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.15%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Preston North End would win this match.

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Watford
37.84% ( 0.31)	25.66% ( -0.13)	36.5% ( -0.16)

Both teams to score 55.42% (

0.47)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

51.34% (

0.6)

48.65% (

-0.59)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

29.23% (

0.55)

70.77% (

-0.54)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.82% (

0.45)

25.18% (

-0.44)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.09% (

0.61)

59.9% (

-0.61)

Watford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.07% (

0.19)

25.92% (

-0.18)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.08% (

0.25)

60.92% (

-0.25)

Score Analysis

Preston North End 37.84%

Watford 36.5%

Draw 25.65%

Preston North End	Draw	Watford
1-0 @ 9% ( -0.11) 2-1 @ 8.38% ( 0.05) 2-0 @ 6.21% ( 0.01) 3-1 @ 3.85% ( 0.07) 3-0 @ 2.85% ( 0.04) 3-2 @ 2.6% ( 0.06) 4-1 @ 1.33% ( 0.04) 4-0 @ 0.98% ( 0.03) Other @ 2.63% Total : 37.84%	1-1 @ 12.15% ( -0.08) 0-0 @ 6.53% ( -0.16) 2-2 @ 5.66% ( 0.07) 3-3 @ 1.17% ( 0.03) Other @ 0.15% Total : 25.65%	0-1 @ 8.81% ( -0.17) 1-2 @ 8.2% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 5.95% ( -0.08) 1-3 @ 3.69% ( 0.01) 0-3 @ 2.68% ( -0.02) 2-3 @ 2.55% ( 0.04) 1-4 @ 1.25% ( 0.01) 0-4 @ 0.9% ( -0) Other @ 2.48% Total : 36.5%