Sunday , 16 August 2026

Watford FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Watford FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 4 Mar 2023 · 15:00 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 47' Ched Evans
Y 51' Bambo Diaby
Y 86' Brad Potts
Y 89' Freddie Woodman
Imran Louza 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
5
2
Watford FC 10 games · Avg 2.4 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-03-04 Watford FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2022-08-20 Preston North End FC 0–0 Watford FC 2021-02-16 Preston North End FC 0–1 Watford FC 2020-11-28 Watford FC 4–1 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar Preston North End FC H 0–0 D
25 Feb Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L
20 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC H 3–2 W
14 Feb Burnley FC A 1–1 D
11 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–1 D
04 Feb Reading FC A 2–2 D
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar Watford FC A 0–0 D
28 Feb Coventry City FC H 0–0 D
25 Feb Wigan Athletic FC H 2–1 W
18 Feb Hull City AFC A 0–0 D
15 Feb Luton Town FC H 1–1 D
11 Feb Burnley FC A 0–3 L

Season Stats

Watford FC Preston North End FC
#19 Position #25
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

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

Watford FC are 19th (0 pts). Preston North End FC are 25th (0 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Preston North End FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Watford FC and Preston North End FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Slaven Bilic will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Alvaro Carreras is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Watford FC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Brad Potts suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' Ben Woodburn has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 366 appearances.
  • 40' Preston North End FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Watford FC that had 358 games and scored 391 goals.
  • 46' Another change for Watford FC made on 46 minute. Henrique Araujo leaves to be changed by Keinan Davis.
  • 47' Ched Evans was booked on 47.
  • 51' Controversy at the stadium! Bambo Diaby argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 56' Watford FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 61' Ryan Porteous needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 66' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 68' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Troy Parrott exits the field as Thomas Cannon enters on 68.
  • 69' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Troy Parrott exits the field as Thomas Cannon enters on 69.
  • 71' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mario Gaspar is hanging Craig Cathcart on the field on 71 minute.
  • 76' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Watford FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 77' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Daniel Johnson has done his job and it is now time for Ben Woodburn to step up.
  • 82' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 86' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Brad Potts gets a Yellow card.
  • 87' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryan Ledson is hanging Ched Evans on the field on 87 minute.
  • 88' Another change for Watford FC made on 88 minute. Ismaila Sarr leaves to be changed by Britt Assombalonga.
  • 89' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Freddie Woodman.
  • 90' Imran Louza was booked on 90.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Slaven Bilic

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-03-04 Watford FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2022-08-20 Preston North End FC 0–0 Watford FC 2021-02-16 Preston North End FC 0–1 Watford FC 2020-11-28 Watford FC 4–1 Preston North End FC

Watford FC Form

2023-03-04 Watford FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2023-02-25 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2023-02-20 Watford FC 3–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-02-14 Burnley FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2023-02-11 Watford FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2023-02-04 Reading FC 2–2 Watford FC D

Preston North End FC Form

2023-03-04 Watford FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2023-02-28 Preston North End FC 0–0 Coventry City FC D 2023-02-25 Preston North End FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2023-02-18 Hull City AFC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2023-02-15 Preston North End FC 1–1 Luton Town FC D 2023-02-11 Burnley FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.55 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 94% + Under — clean sheet likely 86%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC37% Draw45% Preston North End FC18%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes14% 0% No86%
Avg goals/match: 0.85
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 54%
46%
± 1.5 22%
78%
± 2.5 6%
94%
± 3.5 2%
98%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Preston North End FC
63%
Watford FC or Preston North End FC
55%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC16% Draw77% Preston North End FC7%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
21.6%
0 – 1
10.6%
1 – 1
8.6%
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 1
2.4%
0 – 2
1.5%
1 – 2
1.2%
3 – 0
1%
2 – 2
0.5%
3 – 1
0.5%
4 – 0
0.1%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 24% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 12% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
58% ✓

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