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

Football English League Championship Watford - Preston North End
Result
1:2
21/01/2025 at 14:45 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • ENGLAND: Championship - Round 28
  • Referee: Nield T. (Eng)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
hungaryHungaryNet4+
united-kingdomUnited-kingdomSky Sports+

Match Stats

Expected Goals (xG)
0.342.42
Ball Possession
68%32%
Goal Attempts
1115
Shots on Goal
58
Shots off Goal
35
Blocked Shots
32
Big Chances
05
Corner Kicks
42
Shots inside the Box
410
Shots outside the Box
65
Hit the Woodwork
00
Goalkeeper Saves
64
Free Kicks
148
Offsides
23
Fouls
814
Yellow Cards
02
Throw-ins
3124
Touches in the Opposition Box
1220
Passes
86% (514/596)68% (188/278)
Passes in the final third
72% (116/161)52% (46/89)
Crosses
14% (3/21)17% (1/6)
Tackles
83% (10/12)69% (18/26)
Clearances Total
1531
Interceptions
714

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (0 - 1)
  • 15', Baah K. , Ebosele F. ,
  • 17', 0 - 1, Osmajic M. , Meghoma J. (A),
  • 27', Storey J. 🟨,
  • 2nd Half (1 - 1)
  • 46', Abankwah J. , Larouci Y. ,
  • 53', Ebosele F. , Chakvetadze G. ,
  • 56', 0 - 2, Osmajic M. , Frokjaer-Jensen M. (A),
  • 66', Ledson R. , Holmes D. ,
  • 71', Thordarson S. T. 🟨,
  • 72', Meghoma J. , Brady R. ,
  • 73', Osmajic M. , Riis E. ,
  • 73', Frokjaer-Jensen M. , Greenwood S. ,
  • 77', Louza I. , Dele-Bashiru T. ,
  • 77', Kayembe E. , Doumbia M. ,
  • 90', 1 - 2, Vata R. ,
  • 90+2', Thordarson S. T. , Lindsay L. ,

Highlights

Chances of winning


Watford
44.1%
Draw
28.7%
Preston North End
27.2%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
48.3% 25.3% 26.5%

Our Initial ML Estimation

51% 26.7% 25.1%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Watford has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-4.2%)
  • Preston North End has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.7%)
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Watford than the current prediction. (+6.9%)
  • Note: The ML model's higher estimate suggests a strong performance forecast for Watford, possibly due to key factors that the model accounted for.
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for Preston North End than the current prediction. (-2.1%)
  • Watford - Preston North End Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    2.17
    (1.96)
    3.31
    (3.74)
    3.49
    (3.57)
    5%
    (5.7%)

    • The most likely Over/Under: 2.25
    What is the prediction for Watford - Preston North End?
  • Users Predictions: 32 users predict this event. Watford will win (votes: 23 - 71.9%). Preston will win (votes: 1 - 3.1%). It will Tie (votes: 8 - 25%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Watford: 56.3%87.5%.
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • Watch a battle-game between leader and a mid-table team (ranked 8 and 16).
    • Last 5 head-to-head matches Watford won 1.
    • Watford is in poor shape (in the last 5 games wins - 1).
    • Recent matches Preston is playing unpredictable (in the last 5 games wins - 2).
    • Preston could have advantage in physics - more days for rest in last days.
    • Recently Watford have a series of guest games.
    • Watford will have a small advantage in this match.
    • There will not play in Watford: Bachmann D. (Ankle Injury) Dwomoh P. (Thigh Injury) Keben K. (Knee Injury)
    • There will not play in Preston: Potts B. (Knee Injury)
    • Last 8 head-to-head matches Watford won 3 matches, drawn 3 matches, lost 2 matches and goals 10:6 (average 1.3:0.8).
    • Including matches at home between the teams Watford won 1 matches, drawn 2 matches, lost 0 matches and goals 4:1 (average 1.3:0.3).
    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:
    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
    18.01.2025 Derby County - Watford 0:2
    14.01.2025 Cardiff City - Watford 1:1
    09.01.2025 Fulham - Watford 4:1
    04.01.2025 Watford - Sheffield United 1:2
    Latest results of Preston North End
    English League Championship Table
    2025/26
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    2Middlesbrough1173115:7824
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    5Charlton1153313:9418
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    8QPR1153315:16-118
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    10West Brom1152412:13-117
    11Preston1144312:10216
    12Watford1143413:13015
    13Birmingham1143411:14-315
    14Ipswich1034316:13313
    15Wrexham1134415:16-113
    16Swansea1134410:11-113
    17Portsmouth1134410:12-213
    18Southampton1126312:15-312
    19Derby1125412:16-411
    20Oxford Utd1123611:14-39
    21Sheffield Utd113087:17-109
    22Norwich1122711:16-58
    23Blackburn102178:16-87
    24Sheffield Wed111379:23-146

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