Preston North End FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Preston North End FC

2 – 2

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Watford FC

Sat 14 Feb 2026 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Preston North End FC vs Watford FC — Championship .

Preston North End FC 7 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Watford FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Dean Whitestone

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	7	14
2	Swansea City AFC	7	14
3	West Bromwich Albion FC	7	14
4	Middlesbrough FC	6	13
5	Queens Park Rangers FC	7	12
6	Charlton Athletic FC	7	12
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	6	11
8	Southampton FC	7	10
9	Birmingham City FC	7	10
10	Stoke City FC	7	10
11	Bristol City FC	6	10
12	Norwich City FC	7	9
13	Millwall FC	6	9
14	Sheffield United FC	7	9
15	Blackburn Rovers FC	7	8
16	Lincoln City FC	6	8
17	Watford FC	7	8
18	Portsmouth FC	6	7
19	Wrexham AFC	7	7
20	Bolton Wanderers FC	7	7
21	Cardiff City FC	7	4
22	Derby County FC	7	4
23	Preston North End FC	7	3
24	Burnley FC	7	3

Head-to-Head

Preston North End FC 11 games · Avg 2.5 goals Watford FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-02-14 Preston North End FC 2–2 Watford FC 2025-11-25 Watford FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2025-01-21 Watford FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 2024-10-02 Preston North End FC 3–0 Watford FC 2024-04-06 Watford FC 0–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Feb	Watford FC	H	2–2	D
07 Feb	Portsmouth FC	H	1–0	W
31 Jan	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–1	D
24 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–4	L
20 Jan	Hull City AFC	H	0–3	L
17 Jan	Derby County FC	H	0–1	L

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Feb	Preston North End FC	A	2–2	D
07 Feb	Southampton FC	A	0–1	L
03 Feb	Hull City AFC	A	0–0	D
31 Jan	Swansea City AFC	H	0–2	L
24 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–1	D
21 Jan	Portsmouth FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Preston North End FC		Watford FC
#23	Position	#17
3	Points	8
7	Played	7
1 / 0 / 6	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 3
6	Scored	7
13	Conceded	9
-7	GD	-2
0.43	PPG	1.14
14%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Preston North End FC are 23rd (3 pts). Watford FC are 17th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

2/3

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/2

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Watford FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/2

31-45

–/2

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/–

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Watford FC

Amin Nabizada	3 G
Iker Bravo	1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Preston North End FC have kicked off against Watford FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
It finishes all square. Preston North End FC and Watford FC share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Milutin Osmajic	4
Joao Pedro	2
Edo Kayembe	2
Vakoun Issouf Bayo	2
Ismael Kone	1
Alistair McCann	1
Tom Barkhuizen	1
Nathaniel Chalobah	1

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2026-02-14 Preston North End FC 2–2 Watford FC D 2026-02-07 Preston North End FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC W 2026-01-31 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2026-01-24 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC L 2026-01-20 Preston North End FC 0–3 Hull City AFC L 2026-01-17 Preston North End FC 0–1 Derby County FC L

Watford FC Form

2026-02-14 Preston North End FC 2–2 Watford FC D 2026-02-07 Southampton FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2026-02-03 Hull City AFC 0–0 Watford FC D 2026-01-31 Watford FC 0–2 Swansea City AFC L 2026-01-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2026-01-21 Watford FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.1 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.14 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Watford FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC38% Draw30% Watford FC32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.24

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Watford FC

62%

Preston North End FC or Watford FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC23% Draw52% Watford FC25%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.3%

0 – 0

13%

0 – 1

11%

1 – 0

10.5%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 1

7.1%

0 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 3

2.8%

3 – 1

2.6%

0 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	19%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	20%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.