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

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Championship · 2024-25

Watford FC

1 – 2

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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

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

Watford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tom Nield
Assistant 1 Alex James (England)
Assistant 2

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Watford FC 10 games · Avg 2.4 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#19	Position	#25
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Watford FC are 19th (0 pts). Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paul Heckingbottom will be considering his options from the bench.
10' Jordan Storey needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
15' Kwadwo Baah makes way for Festy Ebosele at the 15 minute mark. A tactical switch from Watford FC.
17' Milutin Osmajic does the damage! The net is bulging and Preston North End FC surge ahead!
22' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
27' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jordan Storey on 27.
32' Rocco Vata is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
37' 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.
42' Andrew Hughes has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
46' The supporters are chanting for Yasser Larouci. He replaces James Abankwah on 46 minute.
51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Robbie Brady is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
53' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Festy Ebosele departs to be replaced by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
56' What composure from Milutin Osmajic! The Montenegro international strokes it home. 0-2.
61' 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.
66' 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.
67' Duane Holmes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryan Ledson on 67 minute.
71' Stefan Teitur Thordarson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 71.
72' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Jayden Meghoma departs to be replaced by Robbie Brady.
73' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen makes way for Sam Greenwood at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
77' The supporters are chanting for Mamadou Doumbia. He replaces Edo Kayembe on 77 minute.
82' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Watford FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
87' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Heckingbottom might look to freshen things up shortly.
90' Rocco Vata does the damage! The net is bulging and Watford FC surge ahead!
90' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Stefan Teitur Thordarson departs to be replaced by Liam Lindsay.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Watford FC 1-2 Preston North End FC.

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

16
Andrew Hughes
18
Ryan Ledson ↓ Duane Holmes 67'
14
Jordan Storey
8
Alistair McCann
28
Milutin Osmajic ↓ Emil Riis Jakobsen 73'
1
Freddie Woodman
19
Lewis Gibson
29
Kaine Kesler
22
Stefan Teitur Thordarson ↓ Liam Lindsay 90'
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen ↓ Sam Greenwood 73'
3
Jayden Meghoma ↓ Robbie Brady 72'

Bench

5
Jack Whatmough
11
Robbie Brady ↑ 72'
25
Duane Holmes ↑ 67'
6
Liam Lindsay ↑ 90'
7
Will Keane
12
Ched Evans
13
David Cornell
9
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↑ 73'
20
Sam Greenwood ↑ 73'

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Milutin Osmajic	4
Joao Pedro	2
Vakoun Issouf Bayo	2
Matheus Martins	1
Ismael Kone	1
Alistair McCann	1
Tom Barkhuizen	1
Nathaniel Chalobah	1

Head to Head

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

0.58 Watford FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.73 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 85% + Under — clean sheet likely 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Watford FC26% Draw39% Preston North End FC35%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes25% 0% No75%

Avg goals/match: 1.31

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	70%	30%
± 1.5	38%	62%
± 2.5	15%	85%
± 3.5	5%	95%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Preston North End FC

74%

Watford FC or Preston North End FC

61%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Watford FC14% Draw66% Preston North End FC20%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

29.9%

0 – 1

18.1%

1 – 0

13.9%

1 – 1

12.5%

0 – 2

6.6%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

2 – 1

3.4%

0 – 3

1.6%

2 – 2

1.4%

1 – 3

1.1%

3 – 0

0.8%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap	Watford FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	5%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	18%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	23%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	8%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

49% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

57% ✗

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