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

Result
1:1
25/11/2025 at 14:45 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • Championship - Round 17
  • Referee: Bell J. (Eng)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
united-kingdomUnited-kingdomSky Sports+
usaUsaParamount+

Match Stats

Expected Goals (xG)
1.720.98
Ball Possession
58%42%
Total shots
2510
Shots on target
53
Big Chances
21
Corner Kicks
62
Passes
86% (458/530)80% (304/378)
Yellow Cards
24
Expected Goals (xG)
1.720.98
xG on target (xGOT)
0.650.77
Total shots
2510
Shots on target
53
Shots off target
105
Blocked Shots
102
Shots inside the Box
136
Shots outside the Box
124
Hit the Woodwork
21
Big Chances
21
Corner Kicks
62
Touches in opposition box
3013
Accurate through passes
01
Offsides
11
Free Kicks
1011
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)
0.870.99
Throw-ins
1718
Fouls
1110
Tackles
58% (7/12)64% (9/14)
Duels won
4244
Clearances
1539
Interceptions
1012
Errors leading to shot
01
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper Saves
24
xGOT faced
0.770.65
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).
    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
    English League Championship Table
    2025/26
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1Coventry19134250:212943
    2Middlesbrough19106328:20836
    3Millwall19104523:25-234
    4Ipswich1987433:191431
    5Preston1987426:20631
    6Stoke1993726:18830
    7Bristol City1985626:21529
    8Birmingham1984728:23528
    9Hull1984731:34-328
    10QPR1984725:29-428
    11Southampton1976631:26527
    12Wrexham1969424:21327
    13Watford1976627:25227
    14Leicester1976625:24127
    15Derby1975726:28-226
    16West Brom1974821:25-425
    17Charlton1865718:23-523
    18Sheffield Utd19711124:28-422
    19Blackburn1863918:23-521
    20Swansea1955920:27-720
    21Oxford Utd1946920:27-718
    22Portsmouth1845915:25-1017
    23Norwich19341221:32-1113
    24Sheffield Wed18151214:36-22-10

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