Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2025-26
Preston North End FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Watford FC
Sat 14 Feb 2026 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Watford FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
5
3
Preston North End FC 10 games · Avg 2.4 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#14 Position #16
60 Points 57
46 Played 46
15 / 15 / 16 W / D / L 14 / 15 / 17
55 Scored 53
62 Conceded 65
-7 GD -12
1.30 PPG 1.24
33% Win % 30%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts). Watford FC are 16th (57 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Preston North End FC gets underway.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Milutin Osmajic 4
Joao Pedro 2
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 2
Matheus Martins 1
Ismael Kone 1
Alistair McCann 1
Tom Barkhuizen 1
Nathaniel Chalobah 1

Head to Head

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

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
1 / 4
1.4 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC45% Draw28% Watford FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Watford FC
55%
Preston North End FC or Watford FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC30% Draw49% Watford FC21%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
10.5%
0 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.9%
2 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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