Saturday , 14 November 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
5 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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 #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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Watford FC launch into their encounter with Preston North End FC.
  • 5' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Watford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' Watford FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' The 28-year-old Edo Kayembe has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' Preston North End 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.
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jordan Storey is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
  • 40' Alistair McCann has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 51' Yaser Asprilla catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 51.
  • 56' Ryan Porteous needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 65 Yellow cards this season.
  • 61' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Vakoun Issouf Bayo is withdrawn and Mileta Rajovic gets his opportunity.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Giorgi Chakvetadze. He replaces Edo Kayembe on 62 minute.
  • 67' It’s high time Tom Cleverley made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 72' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tom Cleverley will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 77' Preston North End FC have won 428 goals from 393 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Emmanuel Dennis is replaced by Ismael Kone.
  • 87' That looks like a foul for a card for Giorgi Chakvetadze.
  • 89' The referee calls foul for Andrew Hughes. He receives a card.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Ismael Kone 1
Alistair McCann 1
Tom Barkhuizen 1
Nathaniel Chalobah 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
1.12 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.69 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 73% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 1.81
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
78%
Draw or Preston North End FC
54%
Watford FC or Preston North End FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC28% Draw57% Preston North End FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
17%
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 1
9.9%
2 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 0
3.6%
3 – 1
2.7%
2 – 2
2.5%
3 – 2
1%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 13% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 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
51% ✓
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.