Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Watford FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Watford FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Tue 21 Jan 2025 · 19:45 UTC Vicarage Road 16,397 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 17' Milutin Osmajic
0–2 56' Milutin Osmajic
Rocco Vata 90' 1–2
Y 27' Jordan Storey
Y 71' Stefan Teitur Thordarson

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Nield
  • Assistant 1 Alex James (England)
  • Assistant 2
4 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 2.0 goals/game

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
2025-01-21 Watford FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 2024-10-02 Preston North End FC 3–0 Watford FC 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

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jan Preston North End FC H 1–2 L
18 Jan Derby County FC A 2–0 W
14 Jan Cardiff City FC A 1–1 D
09 Jan Fulham FC A 1–4 L
04 Jan Sheffield United FC H 1–2 L
01 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–3 L
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jan Watford FC A 2–1 W
18 Jan Luton Town FC A 0–0 D
14 Jan Charlton Athletic FC H 2–1 W
04 Jan Oxford United FC H 1–1 D
01 Jan West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–3 L
29 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC H 3–1 W

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' Temperatures are rising at Vicarage Road as Watford FC face off against Preston North End FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Duane Holmes is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Watford FC tonight.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Watford FC ring the changes. Kwadwo Baah has done his job and it is now time for Festy Ebosele to step up.
  • 17' The deadlock is broken! Milutin Osmajic gets on the scoresheet on 17 minutes.
  • 22' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 27' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a card on 27.
  • 32' The home supporters are growing impatient. Watford FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 37' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 42' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace James Abankwah by Yasser Larouci on 46 minute.
  • 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 53' The supporters are chanting for Giorgi Chakvetadze. He replaces Festy Ebosele on 53 minute.
  • 56' Against the run of play, Milutin Osmajic has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 61' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 66' Lewis Gibson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 67' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Duane Holmes is hanging Ryan Ledson on the field on 67 minute.
  • 71' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Stefan Teitur Thordarson on 71 minutes.
  • 72' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Jayden Meghoma exits the field as Robbie Brady enters on 72.
  • 73' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Mads Frokjaer-Jensen by Sam Greenwood on 73 minute.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Mamadou Doumbia. He replaces Edo Kayembe on 77 minute.
  • 82' It looks like no one’s ball. Watford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 87' 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 Liam Lindsay suffering a number of foals already.
  • 90' Rocco Vata does the damage! The net is bulging and Watford FC surge ahead!
  • 90' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 90 minute. Stefan Teitur Thordarson leaves to be changed by Liam Lindsay.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Milutin Osmajic 4
Edo Kayembe 2
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 2
Joao Pedro 2
Will Keane 1
Matheus Martins 1
Ismael Kone 1
Alistair McCann 1

Head to Head

2025-01-21 Watford FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 2024-10-02 Preston North End FC 3–0 Watford FC 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

Watford FC Form

2025-01-21 Watford FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2025-01-18 Derby County FC 0–2 Watford FC W 2025-01-14 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2025-01-09 Fulham FC 4–1 Watford FC L 2025-01-04 Watford FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC L 2025-01-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–1 Watford FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2025-01-21 Watford FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2025-01-18 Luton Town FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2025-01-14 Preston North End FC 2–1 Charlton Athletic FC W 2025-01-04 Preston North End FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2025-01-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–1 Preston North End FC L 2024-12-29 Preston North End FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.22 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Preston North End FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC35% Draw30% Preston North End FC35%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.36
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Preston North End FC
65%
Watford FC or Preston North End FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC26% Draw50% Preston North End FC24%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
11.6%
1 – 0
10.3%
0 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
6.8%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3.2%
1 – 3
2.8%
3 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 20% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 19% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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