Championship

Championship | Gameweek 28

Jan 21, 2025 at 7.45pm UK

Vicarage Road

Watford
1 - 2
Preston

Vata (90')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Osmajic (17', 56')
Storey (27'), Teitur Thordarson (71')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Watford

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Derby 0-2 Watford
Saturday, January 18 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Preston North End

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Luton 0-0 Preston
Saturday, January 18 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 Watford win with a probability of 49.88%. A draw had a probability of 26.5% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 23.58%.

The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.93%) and 2-1 (9.07%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.42%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (8.51%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5.7% likelihood.

Result
Watford	Draw	Preston North End
49.88% ( 0.04)	26.55% ( -0.01)	23.58% ( -0.03)

Both teams to score 45.97% (

-0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

42.33% (

0.01)

57.67% (

-0)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

21.57% (

78.43% (

-0)

Watford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.78% (

0.02)

23.22% (

-0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

42.87% (

0.03)

57.13% (

-0.03)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

59.88% (

-0.02)

40.12% (

0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

23.24% (

-0.02)

76.76% (

0.02)

Score Analysis

Watford 49.87%

Preston North End 23.58%

Draw 26.55%

Watford	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 13.6% ( 0.01) 2-0 @ 9.93% ( 0.01) 2-1 @ 9.07% ( 0) 3-0 @ 4.83% ( 0.01) 3-1 @ 4.41% ( 0) 3-2 @ 2.02% ( 0) 4-0 @ 1.76% ( 0) 4-1 @ 1.61% ( 0) Other @ 2.63% Total : 49.87%	1-1 @ 12.42% 0-0 @ 9.32% ( -0) 2-2 @ 4.14% ( -0) Other @ 0.67% Total : 26.55%	0-1 @ 8.51% ( -0.01) 1-2 @ 5.67% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 3.89% ( -0.01) 1-3 @ 1.73% ( -0) 2-3 @ 1.26% ( -0) 0-3 @ 1.18% ( -0) Other @ 1.34% Total : 23.58%