Watford vs Preston North End: Where to Watch, Predictions, Stats

21/01/2025 at 14:45 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Vicarage Road (Watford).

ENGLAND: Championship - Round 28
Referee: Nield T. (Eng)

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
0.34	2.42
Ball Possession
68%	32%
Goal Attempts
11	15
Shots on Goal
5	8
Shots off Goal
3	5
Blocked Shots
3	2
Big Chances
0	5
Corner Kicks
4	2
Shots inside the Box
4	10
Shots outside the Box
6	5
Hit the Woodwork
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
6	4
Free Kicks
14	8
Offsides
2	3
Fouls
8	14
Yellow Cards
0	2
Throw-ins
31	24
Touches in the Opposition Box
12	20
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
15	31
Interceptions
7	14

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).

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

Watford has won 1 of their last 4 head-to-head matches.

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

Preston North End has won 1 of their last 4 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:

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 ✺

01.01.2025 Queens Park Rangers - Watford 3:1 ✺

Latest results of Preston North End

18.01.2025 Luton Town - Preston North End 0:0 ✺

14.01.2025 Preston North End - Charlton Athletic 2:1 ✺

04.01.2025 Preston North End - Oxford United 1:1 ✺

01.01.2025 West Bromwich Albion - Preston North End 3:1 ✺

29.12.2024 Preston North End - Sheffield Wednesday 3:1 ✺

English League Championship Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Birmingham	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
2	Blackburn	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
3	Derby	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
4	Middlesbrough	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
5	Portsmouth	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
6	Bristol City	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
7	Charlton	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
8	Coventry	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
9	Hull	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
10	Ipswich	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
11	Leicester	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
12	Norwich	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
13	Preston	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
14	QPR	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
15	Sheffield Utd	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
16	Sheffield Wed	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
17	Southampton	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
18	Stoke	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
19	Watford	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
20	West Brom	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
21	Millwall	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
22	Swansea	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
23	Wrexham	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0
24	Oxford Utd	0	0	0	0	0:0	0	0

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Which TV channels are streaming of Watford - Preston North End?

It is being streamed on various channels, including:


Hungary	Net4+
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