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

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Championship · 2020-21

Watford FC

4 – 1

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Preston North End FC

Sat 28 Nov 2020 · 15:00 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+4'

James Garner 23' Y

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

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

Match Details

Referee Jarred Gillett
Referee Adrian Quelch
Referee Robert Hyde
Referee Philip Dermott

5 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 11.6 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

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

Last 5 meetings

2020-11-28 Watford FC 4–1 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Nov	Preston North End FC	H	4–1	W
25 Nov	Bristol City FC	A	0–0	D
21 Nov	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–1	D
07 Nov	Coventry City FC	H	3–2	W
04 Nov	Stoke City FC	H	3–2	W
31 Oct	Barnsley FC	A	0–1	L

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Nov	Watford FC	A	1–4	L
24 Nov	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–3	L
21 Nov	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	1–0	W
07 Nov	Rotherham United FC	A	1–2	L
04 Nov	Reading FC	A	3–0	W
31 Oct	Birmingham City FC	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC

Amin Nabizada	3 G
Iker Bravo	1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard	1 G

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 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' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Watford FC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
9' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Quina makes no mistake. 1-0!
14' Ismaila Sarr has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 4 goals to his name this season.
19' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
23' A meaty challenge results in booking for James Garner on 23.
28' Preston North End FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
31' Another change for Watford FC made on 31 minute. Andre Gray leaves to be changed by Joao Pedro.
36' Preston North End FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
41' It looks like no one’s ball. Watford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
46' Emil Riis Jakobsen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Watford FC so far.
51' Preston North End FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
52' What a moment for Troy Deeney! That strike on 52 puts his side firmly in control.
55' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tom Barkhuizen makes it 2-1.
58' GOAL! Nathaniel Chalobah scores on 58. Assisted by Troy Deeney
63' Watford FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
65' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Ryan Ledson on, Ben Pearson off on 65 minutes.
70' 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.
71' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Stipe Perica on, Troy Deeney off on 71 minutes.
74' Joao Pedro adds to his 9 season tally! Watford FC lead 4-1 — and this changes everything.
79' Jayden Stockley is ready to make an impact after coming on for Emil Riis Jakobsen at the 79 minute mark.
82' Paul Huntington has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ben Davies on 82 minute.
87' Daniel Phillips is replacing James Garner for the Watford FC side.
88' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Craig Cathcart departs to be replaced by Francisco Sierralta.
The final score is 4-1.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Ben Foster
15
Craig Cathcart ↓ Francisco Sierralta 87'
27
Christian Kabasele
21
Femenia Far ↓ Ben Wilmot 71'
14
Nathaniel Chalobah
9
Troy Deeney C ↓ Stipe Perica 71'
18
Andre Gray ↓ Joao Pedro 31'
20
Quina
23
Ismaila Sarr
16
James Garner ↓ Daniel Phillips 87'
3
Jeremy Ngakia

Bench

Coach Vladimir Ivic

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

44
Brad Potts
14
Jordan Storey
11
Daniel Johnson C ↓ Tom Bayliss 79'
24
Sean Maguire
29
Tom Barkhuizen
4
Ben Pearson ↓ Ryan Ledson 65'
1
Declan Rudd
6
Ben Davies ↓ Paul Huntington 82'
5
Patrick Bauer
31
Scott Sinclair
19
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↓ Jayden Stockley 79'

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.41 Watford FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.12 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Watford FC to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC63% Draw20% Preston North End FC17%

Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.53

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Preston North End FC

37%

Watford FC or Preston North End FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC48% Draw38% Preston North End FC14%

Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 1

8.7%

2 – 0

8.5%

3 – 1

7.3%

1 – 0

6.7%

3 – 0

6.7%

2 – 2

5.1%

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

4.3%

0 – 0

4.2%

3 – 2

4.1%

4 – 0

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap	Watford FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	19%	57%
-1.5	43%	—	57%
-1	43%	21%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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

Watford FC vs Preston North End 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

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Watford FC Form

Preston North End FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Clean Sheet