Preston North End FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Preston North End FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Watford FC

Wed 2 Oct 2024 · 18:45 UTC Deepdale 13,602 HT 45' · FT 45'

Milutin Osmajic 53' 1–0

Milutin Osmajic 65' 2–0

Alistair McCann 75' 3–0

Robbie Brady 40' Y

Ben Whiteman 70' Y

Overview

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

Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Watford FC 15 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Assistant 1 Ian Cooper
Assistant 2 Hugh Gilroy (England)

7 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-10-02 Preston North End FC 3–0 Watford FC 2024-04-06 Watford FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2023-12-16 Preston North End FC 1–5 Watford FC 2023-03-04 Watford FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2022-08-20 Preston North End FC 0–0 Watford FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Oct	Watford FC	H	3–0	W
28 Sep	Millwall FC	A	1–3	L
22 Sep	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–0	D
14 Sep	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–1	D
31 Aug	Oxford United FC	A	1–3	L
24 Aug	Luton Town FC	H	1–0	W

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Oct	Preston North End FC	A	0–3	L
28 Sep	Sunderland AFC	H	2–1	W
21 Sep	Norwich City FC	A	1–4	L
14 Sep	Coventry City FC	H	1–1	D
01 Sep	Sheffield United FC	A	0–1	L
24 Aug	Derby County FC	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Preston North End FC		Watford FC
#24	Position	#20
8	Points	15
15	Played	15
2 / 2 / 11	W / D / L	4 / 3 / 8
13	Scored	13
30	Conceded	23
-17	GD	-10
0.53	PPG	1.00
13%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts). Watford FC are 20th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/4

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Watford FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/4

31-45

–/6

46-60

2/3

61-75

1/2

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 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 wait is over. Preston North End FC get us underway at Deepdale.
5' The travelling Watford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' Watford FC come into this ranked 8 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' Preston North End FC are deployed in a 3-5-1-1 today, looking to exploit space against Watford FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
25' A quiet spell here at Deepdale. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
35' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
40' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a card on 40.
45' Angelo Ogbonna needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Watford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
53' Goal! Milutin Osmajic scores his 33 goal in 129 matches.
54' Ryan Andrews has so much to prove this time. He replaces Festy Ebosele on 54 minute.
59' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
63' The whistle greets Yasser Larouci as he departs to be replaced by Ken Sema.
65' Milutin Osmajic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 4 goals this season for the forward.
70' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Ben Whiteman gets a card.
73' Ryan Ledson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Stefan Teitur Thordarson on 73 minute.
74' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Robbie Brady is withdrawn and Brad Potts gets his opportunity.
75' GOAL! Alistair McCann scores on 75. Assisted by Ben Whiteman
80' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tom Cleverley will be considering his options from the bench.
83' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Edo Kayembe by Tom Ince on 83 minute.
84' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Duane Holmes comes on to replace Mads Frokjaer-Jensen.
88' Milutin Osmajic makes way for Emil Riis Jakobsen at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
Preston North End FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-5-1-1

Starting XI

11
Robbie Brady ↓ Brad Potts 74'
6
Liam Lindsay
16
Andrew Hughes
14
Jordan Storey
4
Ben Whiteman
8
Alistair McCann
28
Milutin Osmajic ↓ Emil Riis Jakobsen 88'
1
Freddie Woodman
29
Kaine Kesler ↓ Jeppe Okkels 84'
22
Stefan Teitur Thordarson ↓ Ryan Ledson 73'
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen ↓ Duane Holmes 84'

Bench

5
Jack Whatmough
25
Duane Holmes ↑ 84'
44
Brad Potts ↑ 74'
18
Ryan Ledson ↑ 73'
13
David Cornell
40
Josh Bowler
17
Layton Stewart
9
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↑ 88'
23
Jeppe Okkels ↑ 84'

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Watford FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

23
Jonathan Bond
17
Moussa Sissoko
21
Angelo Ogbonna ↓ Vakoun Issouf Bayo 54'
39
Edo Kayembe ↓ Tom Ince 83'
8
Giorgi Chakvetadze
6
Matthew Pollock
10
Imran Louza
34
Kwadwo Baah ↓ Rocco Vata 83'
37
Yasser Larouci ↓ Ken Sema 63'
36
Festy Ebosele ↓ Ryan Andrews 54'
22
James Morris

Bench

12
Ken Sema ↑ 63'
7
Tom Ince ↑ 83'
5
Ryan Porteous
19
Vakoun Issouf Bayo ↑ 54'
14
Pierre Dwomoh
11
Rocco Vata ↑ 83'
45
Ryan Andrews ↑ 54'
15
Antonio Tikvic

Coach Tom Cleverley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2024-10-02 Preston North End FC 3–0 Watford FC W 2024-09-28 Millwall FC 3–1 Preston North End FC L 2024-09-22 Preston North End FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-09-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2024-08-31 Oxford United FC 3–1 Preston North End FC L 2024-08-24 Preston North End FC 1–0 Luton Town FC W

Watford FC Form

2024-10-02 Preston North End FC 3–0 Watford FC L 2024-09-28 Watford FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC W 2024-09-21 Norwich City FC 4–1 Watford FC L 2024-09-14 Watford FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2024-09-01 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2024-08-24 Watford FC 2–1 Derby County FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.38 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.81 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC50% Draw29% Watford FC21%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.19

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Watford FC

50%

Preston North End FC or Watford FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC33% Draw51% Watford FC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

14.2%

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 0

13.3%

2 – 0

10.2%

2 – 1

8.4%

0 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

4.9%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

2 – 2

3.5%

0 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

1.7%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	15%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	25%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	14%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✗

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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