Saturday , 12 September 2026

Watford FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Watford FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Tue 25 Nov 2025 · 19:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee James Bell

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 7 14
2 Swansea City AFC 7 14
3 West Bromwich Albion FC 7 14
4 Middlesbrough FC 6 13
5 Queens Park Rangers FC 7 12
6 Charlton Athletic FC 7 12
7 Southampton FC 7 10
8 Birmingham City FC 7 10
9 Stoke City FC 7 10
10 Bristol City FC 6 10
11 Norwich City FC 7 9
12 Millwall FC 6 9
13 Sheffield United FC 6 9
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 5 8
15 Blackburn Rovers FC 7 8
16 Lincoln City FC 6 8
17 Watford FC 7 8
18 Portsmouth FC 6 7
19 Wrexham AFC 7 7
20 Bolton Wanderers FC 7 7
21 Cardiff City FC 7 4
22 Derby County FC 7 4
23 Preston North End FC 7 3
24 Burnley FC 7 3

Head-to-Head

4
5
2
Watford FC 11 games · Avg 2.5 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-11-25 Watford FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 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

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov Preston North End FC H 1–1 D
22 Nov Derby County FC A 3–2 W
07 Nov Bristol City FC H 1–1 D
04 Nov Ipswich Town FC A 1–1 D
01 Nov Middlesbrough FC H 3–0 W
25 Oct Coventry City FC A 1–3 L
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov Watford FC A 1–1 D
21 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–2 L
08 Nov Millwall FC A 1–1 D
05 Nov Swansea City AFC H 2–1 W
01 Nov Southampton FC A 2–0 W
24 Oct Sheffield United FC H 3–2 W

Season Stats

Watford FC Preston North End FC
#17 Position #23
8 Points 3
7 Played 7
2 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 6
7 Scored 6
9 Conceded 13
-2 GD -7
1.14 PPG 0.43
29% Win % 14%

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 17th (8 pts). Preston North End FC are 23rd (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
–/2
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Preston North End FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 2 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 game is set. Preston North End FC kicks off things out of here…
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-11-25 Watford FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 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

Watford FC Form

2025-11-25 Watford FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2025-11-22 Derby County FC 2–3 Watford FC W 2025-11-07 Watford FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2025-11-04 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2025-11-01 Watford FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-10-25 Coventry City FC 3–1 Watford FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2025-11-25 Watford FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2025-11-21 Preston North End FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-11-08 Millwall FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2025-11-05 Preston North End FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W 2025-11-01 Southampton FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2025-10-24 Preston North End FC 3–2 Sheffield United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.38 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC44% Draw30% Preston North End FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Preston North End FC
56%
Watford FC or Preston North End FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC31% Draw50% Preston North End FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
12.1%
0 – 0
11.8%
2 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
4.3%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 23% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 16% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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