Thursday , 2 July 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 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 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
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
#16 Position #14
57 Points 60
46 Played 46
14 / 15 / 17 W / D / L 15 / 15 / 16
53 Scored 55
65 Conceded 62
-12 GD -7
1.24 PPG 1.30
30% Win % 33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Watford FC are 16th (57 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Vicarage Road. Watford FC are looking to make home advantage count against Preston North End FC.
  • 5' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Watford FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
  • 15' It’s high time Ryan Lowe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' Milutin Osmajic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ryan Andrews is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Watford FC.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Watford FC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Francisco Sierralta made 380 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
  • 51' The referee shows Watford FC player a card on 51.
  • 56' Emmanuel Dennis has been relatively quiet despite scoring 39 goals in his last 351 appearances.
  • 61' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Vakoun Issouf Bayo by Mileta Rajovic on 61 minute.
  • 62' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Edo Kayembe is withdrawn and Giorgi Chakvetadze gets his opportunity.
  • 67' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yaser Asprilla, as he is very good at scoring at Vicarage Road with 4 goals in the last 4 games.
  • 72' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Preston North End FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 77' Layton Stewart, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 82' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Ismael Kone on, Emmanuel Dennis off on 82 minutes.
  • 87' Watford FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 87.
  • 89' The referee calls foul for Andrew Hughes. He receives a card.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 2
Joao Pedro 2
Edo Kayembe 1
Matheus Martins 1
Ismael Kone 1
Alistair McCann 1
Tom Barkhuizen 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
1.13 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC43% Draw31% Preston North End FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.01
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Preston North End FC
57%
Watford FC or Preston North End FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC27% Draw54% Preston North End FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.3%
1 – 0
13.8%
0 – 1
10.5%
2 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
3.4%
3 – 0
3%
3 – 1
2.8%
1 – 3
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 23% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✗

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