Watford vs Preston North End – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

25/11/2025 at 14:45 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Vicarage Road (Watford).

Championship - Round 17
Referee: Bell J. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+
Usa	Paramount+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
1.72	0.98
Ball Possession
58%	42%
Total shots
25	10
Shots on target
5	3
Big Chances
2	1
Corner Kicks
6	2
Passes
86% (458/530)	80% (304/378)
Yellow Cards
2	4
Expected Goals (xG)
1.72	0.98
xG on target (xGOT)
0.65	0.77
Total shots
25	10
Shots on target
5	3
Shots off target
10	5
Blocked Shots
10	2
Shots inside the Box
13	6
Shots outside the Box
12	4
Hit the Woodwork
2	1
Big Chances
2	1
Corner Kicks
6	2
Touches in opposition box
30	13
Accurate through passes
0	1
Offsides
1	1
Free Kicks
10	11
Passes
86% (458/530)	80% (304/378)
Long passes
48% (29/60)	31% (17/54)
Passes in final third
80% (112/140)	59% (47/80)
Crosses
21% (6/29)	43% (6/14)
Expected assists (xA)
0.87	0.99
Throw-ins
17	18
Fouls
11	10
Tackles
58% (7/12)	64% (9/14)
Duels won
42	44
Clearances
15	39
Interceptions
10	12
Errors leading to shot
0	1
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
2	4
xGOT faced
0.77	0.65
Goals prevented
-0.23	-0.35

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (1 - 1)
22', 0 - 1, Jebbison D. ⚽, Dobbin L. (A),
37', Devine A. 🟨,
45+1', 1 - 1, Doumbia M. ⚽, Ngakia J. (A),
2nd Half (0 - 0)
62', Thompson J. ↓, Small T. ↑,
71', Kyprianou H. 🟨,
72', Dobbin L. ↓, Frokjaer-Jensen M. ↑,
74', Maamma O. ↓, Chakvetadze G. ↑,
74', Kjerrumgaard L. ↓, Irankunda N. ↑,
81', Offiah O. ↓, Valentin P. ↑,
81', Jebbison D. ↓, Smith M. ↑,
84', Hughes A. 🟨,
85', Kayembe E. ↓, Ince T. ↑,
86', Doumbia M. ↓, Semedo V. ↑,
87', Thordarson S. T. 🟨,
90+1', Lindsay L. 🟨,
90+6', Irankunda N. 🟨,

Chances of winning

Watford
52.1%

Draw
26.9%

Preston North End
20.9%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

45.2%

27.7%

27.1%

Our Initial ML Estimation

46.6%

28.5%

26.3%

Watford - Preston North End Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.86 ↓ (2.09)	3.55 ↑ (3.41)	4.55 ↑ (3.48)	4% (5.9%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

What is the prediction for Watford - Preston North End?

Users Predictions: 29 users predict this event. Watford will win (votes: 21 - 72.4%). Preston will win (votes: 5 - 17.2%). It will Tie (votes: 3 - 10.3%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Watford: 56.1% – 88.7%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Watford will win (3 of 4 users predict this - 75%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:0.

Preview Facts

A mid-table team takes on a leader in this match (ranked 11 and 5 in the zone Promotion ~ Championship (Play Offs: Semi~finals)).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Watford won 1.
Watford has been quite unpredictable recently (last 5 games: 2 wins).
Preston is in very good shape now (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).
Preston may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
In this match, Watford is the team to beat.
There will not play in Watford: Chakvetadze G. (Foot Injury) Grieves J. (Ankle Injury)
There will not play in Preston: Brady R. (Calf Injury) Gibson L. (Injury) McCann A. (Broken Hand) Osmajic M. (Suspended) Potts B. (Muscle Injury) Vukcevic A. (Muscle Injury) Whiteman B. (Yellow Cards)
There are questionable in Watford: Baah K. (Injury) Wiley C. (Muscle Injury)
In the last 9 head-to-head matches, Watford won 3 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 11:8. (average 1.2:0.9).
Including home matches between the teams, Watford won 1 match, drew 2 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 5:3. (average 1.3:0.8).

How many head-to-head matches has Watford won against Preston North End?

Watford has won 1 of their last 5 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Preston North End won against Watford?

Preston North End has won 2 of their last 5 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Watford - Preston North End were as follows:

21.01.2025 Watford - Preston North End 1:2

02.10.2024 Preston North End - Watford 3:0

06.04.2024 Watford - Preston North End 0:0

16.12.2023 Preston North End - Watford 1:5

04.03.2023 Watford - Preston North End 0:0

Latest results of Watford

22.11.2025 Derby County - Watford 2:3 ✺

07.11.2025 Watford - Bristol City 1:1 ✺

04.11.2025 Ipswich Town - Watford 1:1 ✺

01.11.2025 Watford - Middlesbrough 3:0 ✺

25.10.2025 Coventry City - Watford 3:1 ✺

Latest results of Preston North End

21.11.2025 Preston North End - Blackburn Rovers 1:2 ✺

08.11.2025 Millwall - Preston North End 1:1 ✺

05.11.2025 Preston North End - Swansea City 2:1 ✺

01.11.2025 Southampton - Preston North End 0:2 ✺

24.10.2025 Preston North End - Sheffield United 3:2 ✺

English League Championship Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Coventry	24	15	6	3	54:25	29	51
2	Middlesbrough	24	12	7	5	33:25	8	43
3	Ipswich	24	11	8	5	40:23	17	41
4	Hull	24	12	5	7	40:37	3	41
5	Millwall	24	11	6	7	27:32	-5	39
6	Watford	24	10	8	6	34:29	5	38
7	Preston	24	9	10	5	31:25	6	37
8	Bristol City	24	10	6	8	33:27	6	36
9	QPR	24	10	5	9	34:37	-3	35
10	Stoke	24	10	4	10	29:23	6	34
11	Wrexham	24	8	10	6	34:31	3	34
12	Leicester	24	9	7	8	34:34	0	34
13	Southampton	24	8	8	8	38:34	4	32
14	Derby	24	8	8	8	33:33	0	32
15	Birmingham	24	8	7	9	32:31	1	31
16	West Brom	24	9	4	11	28:32	-4	31
17	Sheffield Utd	24	9	2	13	33:37	-4	29
18	Swansea	24	8	5	11	25:31	-6	29
19	Blackburn	23	7	6	10	22:26	-4	27
20	Charlton	23	7	6	10	22:29	-7	27
21	Portsmouth	23	6	7	10	21:30	-9	25
22	Oxford Utd	24	5	7	12	24:33	-9	22
23	Norwich	24	5	6	13	26:36	-10	21
24	Sheffield Wed	23	1	8	14	18:45	-27	-7

      Promotion ~ Premier League
      Promotion ~ Championship (Play Offs: Semi~finals)
      Relegation ~ League One