Wednesday , 19 August 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 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0
7 Queens Park Rangers FC 1 3
8 Millwall FC 1 3
9 Middlesbrough FC 1 3
10 Swansea City AFC 1 3
11 Watford FC 1 3
12 Charlton Athletic FC 1 3
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 1 3
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 1 3
15 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
16 Burnley FC 1 1
17 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
18 West Ham United FC 1 1
19 Wrexham AFC 1 1
20 Cardiff City FC 1 1
21 Birmingham City FC 1 1
22 Sheffield United FC 1 1
23 Southampton FC 1 0
24 Derby County FC 1 0
25 Norwich City FC 1 0
26 Preston North End FC 1 0
27 Stoke City FC 1 0
28 Lincoln City FC 1 0
29 Portsmouth FC 1 0
30 Bristol City FC 1 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
#26 Position #11
0 Points 3
1 Played 1
0 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 0
1 Scored 2
2 Conceded 1
-1 GD +1
0.00 PPG 3.00
0% Win % 100%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% 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 26th (0 pts). Watford FC are 11th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Watford FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Preston North End FC gets underway.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Milutin Osmajic 4
Joao Pedro 2
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 2
Nathaniel Chalobah 1
Rocco Vata 1
Troy Deeney 1
Quina 1
Will Keane 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
2 / 4
1.07 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.91 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 56% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC29% Draw24% Watford FC47%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
53%
Draw or Watford FC
71%
Preston North End FC or Watford FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC17% Draw43% Watford FC40%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
9.1%
0 – 1
9%
0 – 0
6.8%
1 – 3
6.1%
0 – 3
5.7%
2 – 1
5.3%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
4.6%
2 – 3
3.3%
1 – 4
3%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 12% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 44% — 56%
+1 44% 23% 33%
+1.5 67% — 33%
+2 67% 17% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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