Preston North End FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Tue 16 Feb 2021 · 19:00 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'

Y 63' Tom Cleverley

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Preston North End FC vs Watford FC — Championship at Deepdale Stadium.

Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Watford FC 8 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Wade Smith
Referee Simon Mather
Referee Steve Meredith
Referee Tony Harrington

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-02-16 Preston North End FC 0–1 Watford FC 2020-11-28 Watford FC 4–1 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Feb	Watford FC	H	0–1	L
12 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–1	W
06 Feb	Rotherham United FC	H	1–2	L
30 Jan	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	0–1	L
24 Jan	Reading FC	H	0–0	D
20 Jan	Birmingham City FC	A	1–0	W

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Feb	Preston North End FC	A	1–0	W
13 Feb	Bristol City FC	H	6–0	W
06 Feb	Coventry City FC	A	0–0	D
01 Feb	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–2	L
26 Jan	Millwall FC	A	0–0	D
22 Jan	Stoke City FC	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Preston North End FC		Watford FC
#23	Position	#20
4	Points	8
8	Played	8
1 / 1 / 6	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 4
8	Scored	7
15	Conceded	10
-7	GD	-3
0.50	PPG	1.00
13%	Win %	25%

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 (4 pts). Watford FC are 20th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Watford FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/2

31-45

–/3

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Preston North End FC is hosting Watford FC for another epic battle.
5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
10' With 5 assists to his name this season, Philip Zinckernagel is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
15' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
25' A quiet spell here at Deepdale Stadium. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Preston North End FC and Watford FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
35' Watford FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
40' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Stipe Perica has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Alex Neil might look to freshen things up shortly.
50' It is a cagey affair so far. Preston North End FC in their trying to find a way past Watford FC's compact .
51' Goal! Joao Pedro scores his 66 goal in 393 matches.
56' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
61' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
62' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Tom Barkhuizen departs to be replaced by Anthony Gordon.
63' That is a Yellow card for Watford FC. Tom Cleverley will be fuming at that decision.
68' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
72' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Emil Riis Jakobsen comes on to replace Scott Sinclair.
73' The crowd applauds Nathaniel Chalobah as he leaves the pitch. Dan Gosling steps in for Watford FC.
78' Watford FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
79' Brad Potts has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daniel Johnson on 79 minute.
81' Stipe Perica is replacing Joao Pedro for the Watford FC side.
86' Liam Lindsay has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Liam Lindsay
16
Andrew Hughes
14
Jordan Storey
11
Daniel Johnson ↓ Brad Potts 79'
29
Tom Barkhuizen ↓ Anthony Gordon 62'
8
Alan Browne C
17
Ben Whiteman
26
Ched Evans
22
Daniel Iversen
31
Scott Sinclair ↓ Emil Riis Jakobsen 72'
21
Jayson Molumby

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xisco Munoz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.67 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.33 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC22% Draw31% Watford FC47%

Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes37% 0% No63%

Avg goals/match: 2

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	59%	41%
± 2.5	32%	68%
± 3.5	15%	85%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

52%

Draw or Watford FC

78%

Preston North End FC or Watford FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC13% Draw54% Watford FC33%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

15.9%

1 – 1

12.9%

0 – 2

11.4%

1 – 2

7.9%

1 – 0

7.8%

0 – 3

2 – 1

3.9%

1 – 3

3.6%

2 – 0

2.9%

2 – 2

2.8%

0 – 4

1.7%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	12%	83%
-0.5	17%	—	83%
+0.5	49%	—	51%
+1	49%	26%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	16%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

51% ✓

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

Preston North End FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

Watford FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Clean Sheet