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Championship | Gameweek 41
Apr 6, 2024 at 3pm UK
Vicarage Road
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Watford
0 - 0
Preston


Asprilla (51'), Chakvetadze (87')
FT

Lindsay (89')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Watford

All competitions
Last Game: West Brom 2-2 Watford
Monday, April 1 at 3pm in Championship

Preston North End

All competitions
Last Game: Birmingham 1-0 Preston
Monday, April 1 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Watford 2-1 Preston North End

 On the back of losing to Birmingham, Preston's belief may have been impacted in the short term, and facing an improving Watford side has come at the wrong time. We feel that the Hornets could do enough to edge this contest by the odd goal in three, helped by a fast start to the contest. Read more.

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 Watford win with a probability of 46.12%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 27.53% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.05%) and 2-0 (8.58%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (8.63%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.49%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood.

Result
WatfordDrawPreston North End
46.12% (-0.061999999999998 -0.06) 26.34% (0.0019999999999989 0) 27.53% (0.056000000000001 0.06)
Both teams to score 49.89% (0.032000000000004 0.03)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.73% (0.021999999999998 0.02)54.26% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.34% (0.016999999999999 0.02)75.66% (-0.019999999999996 -0.02)
Watford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.51% (-0.019999999999996 -0.02)23.49% (0.018000000000001 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.49% (-0.027000000000001 -0.03)57.51% (0.022999999999996 0.02)
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.2% (0.055999999999997 0.06)34.79% (-0.058999999999997 -0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.47% (0.058999999999997 0.06)71.52% (-0.061999999999998 -0.06)
Score Analysis
    Watford 46.11%
    Preston North End 27.53%
    Draw 26.34%
WatfordDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 11.83% (-0.02 -0.02)
2-1 @ 9.05% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-0 @ 8.58% (-0.017000000000001 -0.02)
3-1 @ 4.37% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-0 @ 4.14% (-0.011 -0.01)
3-2 @ 2.31% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-1 @ 1.58% (-0.002 -0)
4-0 @ 1.5% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
Other @ 2.75%
Total : 46.11%
1-1 @ 12.49%
0-0 @ 8.17% (-0.0070000000000014 -0.01)
2-2 @ 4.78% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Other @ 0.9%
Total : 26.34%
0-1 @ 8.63% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
1-2 @ 6.6% (0.012 0.01)
0-2 @ 4.55% (0.010000000000001 0.01)
1-3 @ 2.32% (0.008 0.01)
2-3 @ 1.68% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-3 @ 1.6% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 2.14%
Total : 27.53%

How you voted: Watford vs Preston

Watford
35.7%
Draw
35.7%
Preston North End
28.6%
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CLeicester CityLeicester453141089395097
2Ipswich TownIpswich452712690573393
3Leeds UnitedLeeds45279980413990
4Southampton452591185622384
5Norwich CityNorwich4521101479631673
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4520121367472072
7Hull City451913136859970
8Middlesbrough45199176861766
9Coventry CityCoventry4517131569571264
10Preston North EndPreston45189185664-863
11Bristol City451711175347662
12Cardiff CityCardiff45195215165-1462
13Swansea CitySwansea451512185964-557
14Watford451317156058256
15Sunderland45168215252056
16Millwall451511194455-1156
17Queens Park RangersQPR451411204557-1253
18Stoke CityStoke451411204560-1553
19Blackburn RoversBlackburn451311215874-1650
20Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds45148234268-2650
21Plymouth ArgylePlymouth451212215870-1248
22Birmingham CityBirmingham451211224965-1647
23Huddersfield TownHuddersfield45918184875-2745
RRotherham UnitedRotherham45412293287-5524
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