Tuesday , 13 October 2026

Watford FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2026-27
Watford FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Tue 8 Sep 2026 · 18:45 UTC Vicarage Road HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 5' Callum Lang
Edo Kayembe 69' 1–1
Mamadou Doumbia 76' 2–1
Y 62' Andrija Vukcevic
Y 67' Lewis Gibson

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Vicarage Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Farai Hallam (England)
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Rob Smith
6 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 9.5 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

4
5
2
Watford FC 11 games · Avg 2.5 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-08 Watford FC 2–1 Preston North End FC 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

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Sep Preston North End FC H 2–1 W
05 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–1 L
01 Sep Swansea City AFC A 0–2 L
29 Aug West Ham United FC H 1–1 D
22 Aug Wrexham AFC A 1–1 D
16 Aug Southampton FC H 2–1 W
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Sep Watford FC A 1–2 L
05 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–1 W
01 Sep Bristol City FC H 1–3 L
29 Aug Charlton Athletic FC A 0–1 L
22 Aug Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 1–3 L
15 Aug Bolton Wanderers FC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Watford FC Preston North End FC
#20 Position #24
8 Points 4
9 Played 9
2 / 2 / 5 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 7
7 Scored 8
14 Conceded 16
-7 GD -8
0.89 PPG 0.44
22% Win % 11%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Watford FC are 20th (8 pts). Preston North End FC are 24th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/4
31-45
–/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Preston North End FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G
Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Watford FC is hosting Preston North End FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Against the run of play, Callum Lang has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Watford FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Watford FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Watford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' Daniel Iversen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 35' Preston North End FC come into this ranked 23 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' Johnny Kenny has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' Preston North End FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Othmane Maamma comes on to replace Rocco Vata.
  • 51' The 23-year-old Odel Offiah has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 56' Watford FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Edo Kayembe scoring 1 goals.
  • 61' A change in the Watford FC ranks — Haktab Traore exits the field as Jordan Zemura enters on 61.
  • 62' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a card on 62.
  • 66' Delano Burgzorg has so much to prove this time. He replaces Johnny Kenny on 66 minute.
  • 67' Preston North End FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 69' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Edo Kayembe makes it 1-1.
  • 74' A quiet spell here at Vicarage Road. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Jusef Erabi. He replaces Callum Lang on 75 minute.
  • 76' Goal! Mamadou Doumbia scores his 3 goal in 366 matches.
  • 81' Lewis Gibson, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 82' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Alfie Devine has done his job and it is now time for Thierry Small to step up.
  • 87' Haktab Traore is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Watford FC so far.
  • 88' The supporters are chanting for Luca Kjerrumgaard. He replaces Mamadou Doumbia on 88 minute.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Watford FC 2-1 Preston North End FC.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alessio Dionisi

Preston North End FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Milutin Osmajic 4
Joao Pedro 2
Edo Kayembe 2
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 2
Callum Lang 1
Quina 1
Mamadou Doumbia 1
Will Keane 1

Head to Head

2026-09-08 Watford FC 2–1 Preston North End FC 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

Watford FC Form

2026-09-08 Watford FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2026-09-05 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2026-09-01 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Watford FC L 2026-08-29 Watford FC 1–1 West Ham United FC D 2026-08-22 Wrexham AFC 1–1 Watford FC D 2026-08-16 Watford FC 2–1 Southampton FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2026-09-08 Watford FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2026-09-05 Preston North End FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2026-09-01 Preston North End FC 1–3 Bristol City FC L 2026-08-29 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2026-08-22 Preston North End FC 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2026-08-15 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.35 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC45% Draw28% Preston North End FC27%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.45
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

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

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC29% Draw49% Preston North End FC22%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
10.8%
1 – 0
10.6%
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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