Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Watford FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Watford FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 6 Apr 2024 · 14:00 UTC Vicarage Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Yaser Asprilla 51' Y
Giorgi Chakvetadze 87' Y
Y 89' Andrew Hughes

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee James Bell
  • Assistant 1 Ian Cooper
  • Assistant 2 Matthew Smith

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
2024-04-06 Watford FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2023-12-16 Preston North End FC 1–5 Watford FC 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

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Preston North End FC H 0–0 D
01 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–2 D
29 Mar Leeds United FC H 2–2 D
16 Mar Birmingham City FC A 1–0 W
09 Mar Coventry City FC H 1–2 L
06 Mar Swansea City AFC H 1–1 D
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Watford FC A 0–0 D
01 Apr Birmingham City FC A 0–1 L
29 Mar Rotherham United FC H 3–0 W
16 Mar Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–0 W
09 Mar Stoke City FC H 1–2 L
02 Mar Hull City AFC H 0–0 D

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Watford FC and Preston North End FC has kicked off!
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Watford FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Watford FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ryan Lowe will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' named a 3-4-3 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' Watford FC is showing some good football. However, Watford FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Watford FC in their 3-4-3 trying to find a way past Preston North End FC's compact 3-4-3.
  • 40' England international Ryan Andrews has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 51' The referee shows Watford FC player a card on 51.
  • 56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Watford FC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 61' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Vakoun Issouf Bayo is replaced by Mileta Rajovic.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Giorgi Chakvetadze on, Edo Kayembe off on 62 minutes.
  • 67' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 72' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 77' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Watford FC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 82' Watford FC make a change. Emmanuel Dennis trudges off to be replaced by Ismael Kone on 82 minutes.
  • 87' Giorgi Chakvetadze catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 87.
  • 89' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a card on 89.
  • The points are shared — Watford FC 0-0 Preston North End FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-3

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

2024-04-06 Watford FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2023-12-16 Preston North End FC 1–5 Watford FC 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

Watford FC Form

2024-04-06 Watford FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2024-04-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Watford FC D 2024-03-29 Watford FC 2–2 Leeds United FC D 2024-03-16 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Watford FC W 2024-03-09 Watford FC 1–2 Coventry City FC L 2024-03-06 Watford FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D

Preston North End FC Form

2024-04-06 Watford FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2024-04-01 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2024-03-29 Preston North End FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC W 2024-03-16 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2024-03-09 Preston North End FC 1–2 Stoke City FC L 2024-03-02 Preston North End FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.09 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.67 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 74% + Under — clean sheet likely 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC46% Draw32% Preston North End FC22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 1.76
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 53%
47%
± 2.5 26%
74%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Preston North End FC
54%
Watford FC or Preston North End FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC28% Draw58% Preston North End FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
17.4%
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 1
10.1%
2 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 0
3.5%
3 – 1
2.5%
2 – 2
2.4%
4 – 0
1%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 13% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 25% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 15% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

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