Championship Gameweek 6
Sep 8, 2026 7.45pm
2
1
HT : 0 1
FT Vicarage Road
  • Edo Kayembe 69' goal
  • Mamadou Doumbia 76' goal
  • goal Callum Lang 5'
  • yellowcard Andrija Vukcevic 62'
  • yellowcard Lewis Gibson 67'

Watford vs Preston North End - Match Guide, Data Analysis, Standings

The match

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Form, Standings, Stats

Watford

All competitions
Last game
Sep 5, 2026 3.00pm
West Brom 1 - 0 Watford
Goals scored
6
Top scorer
Amin Nabizada

Preston North End

All competitions
Last game
Sep 5, 2026 12.30pm
Preston 2 - 1 Blackburn
Goals scored
6
Top scorer
Callum Lang

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 51.02%. A draw had a probability of 25.68% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 23.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.93%) and 2-0 (9.08%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.95%) , while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (6.9%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood.

Result

Watford 51.02% ▼ (-0.13)
Draw 25.68% ▲ (+0.04)
Preston North End 23.3% ▲ (+0.07)

Both Teams to Score: 

50.72% ▲ (+0.04)

Goals

Over 1.5 73.62% ▼ (-0.05)
Under 1.5 26.38% ▲ (+0.06)
Over 2.5 49.13% ▼ (-0.01)
Under 2.5 50.87% ▲ (+0.04)
Over 3.5 26.52% ▼ (-0.06)
Under 3.5 73.45% ▲ (+0.04)
Over 4.5 14.67% ▼ (-0.08)
Under 4.5 85.33% ▲ (+0.07)

First Half Winner

Watford 35.81% ▲ (+0.07)
Draw 42.13% ▼ (-0.09)
Preston North End 22.06% ▲ (+0.03)

Team To Score First

Watford 56.19% ▲ (+0.10)
No Goal 7.58% ▲ (+0.03)
Preston North End 36.23% ▼ (-0.13)

Corners

Over 8 73.16% ▲ (+0.07)
Equal 8 9.58% ▲ (+0.01)
Under 8 17.26% ▼ (-0.08)
Over 9 61.95% ▲ (+0.06)
Equal 9 11.21% ▲ (+0.03)
Under 9 26.84% ▼ (-0.08)
Over 10.5 50.08% ▲ (+0.02)
Under 10.5 49.92% ▼ (-0.02)

Watford Goals

Over 1.5 46.9% ▼ (-0.11)
Under 1.5 53.1% ▲ (+0.11)
Over 2.5 21.17% ▼ (-0.11)
Under 2.5 78.83% ▲ (+0.11)
Over 3.5 7.61% ▼ (-0.06)
Under 3.5 92.39% ▲ (+0.07)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5 58.89% ▲ (+0.05)
Under 0.5 41.11% ▼ (-0.05)
Over 1.5 25.23% ▲ (+0.09)
Under 1.5 74.77% ▼ (-0.08)
Over 2.5 7.81% ▲ (+0.05)
Under 2.5 92.19% ▼ (-0.05)
Over 3.5 2%
Under 3.5 98%

Score analysis

Watford 51.01%
Draw 25.69%
Preston North End 23.31%
Watford
1-0 @ 11.91% ▲ (+0.01)
2-1 @ 9.93% ▲ (+0.01)
2-0 @ 9.08% ▼ (-0.03)
3-0 @ 5.1% ▼ (-0.02)
3-1 @ 4.88% ▼ (-0.04)
3-2 @ 2.66% ▼ (-0.03)
Other @ 7.45% ▼ (-0.06)
Total : 51.01%
Draw
1-1 @ 11.95% ▼ (-0.02)
0-0 @ 7.58% ▲ (+0.03)
2-2 @ 5.08% ▲ (+0.03)
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 25.69%
Preston North End
0-1 @ 6.9%
1-2 @ 6.22% ▲ (+0.03)
0-2 @ 3.46%
1-3 @ 1.89% ▲ (+0.02)
2-3 @ 1.64%
0-3 @ 1.36% ▲ (+0.04)
Other @ 1.84%
Total : 23.31%

Head to Head

Championship
Feb 14, 2026 3.00pm
2
2
HT : 1 0
FT Deepdale
  • Lewis Dobbin 19' goal
  • Milutin Osmajic 63' yellowcard
  • Thierry Small 63' yellowcard
  • Callum Lang 63' yellowcard
  • Milutin Osmajic 70' goal
  • Andrew Hughes 79' yellowcard
  • yellowcard Kwadwo Baah 46'
  • goal Othmane Maamma 55'
  • goal Odeluga Offiah 57' (OG)
  • yellowcard Formose Mendy 61'
  • yellowcard Mamadou Doumbia 78'
  • yellowcard Jérémy Pétris 79'
  • yellowcard Edoardo Bove 86'
Championship
Nov 25, 2025 7.45pm
1
1
HT : 1 1
FT
  • Mamadou Doumbia 45'+1' goal
  • Hector Kyprianou 71' yellowcard
  • Nestory Irankunda 90'+6' yellowcard
  • goal Daniel Jebbison 22'
  • yellowcard Alfie Devine 37'
  • yellowcard Andrew Hughes 84'
  • yellowcard Andrew Hughes 86'
  • yellowcard Stefan Teitur Thordarson 87'
  • yellowcard Liam Lindsay 90'+1'
Championship Gameweek 28
Jan 21, 2025 7.45pm
1
2
HT : 0 1
FT Vicarage Road
  • Rocco Vata 90' goal
  • goal Milutin Osmajic 17'
  • yellowcard Jordan Storey 27'
  • goal Milutin Osmajic 56'
  • yellowcard Stefan Teitur Thordarson 71'
Championship Gameweek 8
Oct 2, 2024 7.45pm
3
0
HT : 0 0
FT Deepdale
  • Robbie Brady 40' yellowcard
  • Milutin Osmajic 53' goal
  • Milutin Osmajic 65' goal
  • Ben Whiteman 70' yellowcard
  • Ali McCann 75' goal
Championship Gameweek 41
Apr 6, 2024 3.00pm
0
0
HT : 0 0
FT Vicarage Road
  • Yaser Asprilla 51' yellowcard
  • Giorgi Chakvetadze 87' yellowcard
  • yellowcard Liam Lindsay 89'
Championship Gameweek 22
Dec 16, 2023 3.00pm
1
5
HT : 1 1
FT Deepdale
  • Will Keane 27' goal
  • Liam Millar 41' yellowcard
  • Ben Whiteman 45'+1' yellowcard
  • Milutin Osmajic 90'+1' yellowcard
  • goal Vakoun Issouf Bayo 42'
  • goal Matheus Martins 46'
  • goal Edo Kayembe 53'
  • goal Vakoun Issouf Bayo 71'
  • goal Ismael Kone 77'
  • yellowcard Jamal Lewis 85'