Wednesday , 30 September 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 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

4
5
2
Watford FC 11 games · Avg 2.5 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
#20 Position #23
8 Points 4
8 Played 8
2 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 6
7 Scored 8
10 Conceded 15
-3 GD -7
1.00 PPG 0.50
25% Win % 13%

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 23rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
–/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Preston North End FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/6
■ 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Vicarage Road Stadium!
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 382 games and scored 417 goals.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Watford FC in their trying to find a way past Preston North End FC's compact .
  • 20' Imran Louza is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Watford FC so far.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' Watford FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 40' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 45' Alvaro Carreras, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Keinan Davis on, Henrique Araujo off on 46 minutes.
  • 47' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ched Evans.
  • 51' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Bambo Diaby.
  • 56' Watford 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.
  • 61' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 66' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Henrique Araujo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 68' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 68 minute. Troy Parrott leaves to be changed by Thomas Cannon.
  • 69' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Thomas Cannon is hanging Troy Parrott on the field on 69 minute.
  • 71' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Craig Cathcart departs to be replaced by Mario Gaspar.
  • 76' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Watford FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Daniel Johnson is replaced by Ben Woodburn on 77 minute.
  • 82' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Watford FC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 86' Brad Potts is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Ched Evans as he leaves the pitch. Ryan Ledson steps in for Preston North End FC.
  • 88' Britt Assombalonga is replacing Ismaila Sarr for the Watford FC side.
  • 89' Freddie Woodman was booked on 89.
  • 90' Imran Louza was booked on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Edo Kayembe 2
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 2
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
3 / 4
1.2 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.6 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 73% + Under — clean sheet likely 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC49% Draw31% Preston North End FC20%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 1.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 54%
46%
± 2.5 27%
73%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Preston North End FC
51%
Watford FC or Preston North End FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC31% Draw56% Preston North End FC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
18.5%
1 – 1
12.8%
2 – 0
11.3%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
7.1%
3 – 0
4.4%
1 – 2
3.5%
3 – 1
2.9%
0 – 2
2.7%
2 – 2
2.3%
4 – 0
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 15% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 27% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 13% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

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