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

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Championship · 2025-26

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Tue 25 Nov 2025 · 19:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Watford FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

Watford FC 8 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee James Bell

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Watford FC to score. At the same time, Preston North End FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Watford FC 1-1 Preston North End FC.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Milutin Osmajic	4
Joao Pedro	2
Edo Kayembe	2
Vakoun Issouf Bayo	2
Nathaniel Chalobah	1
Rocco Vata	1
Troy Deeney	1
Callum Lang	1

Head to Head

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

1.29 Watford FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.01 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Watford FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Watford FC41% Draw30% Preston North End FC29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.3

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Preston North End FC

59%

Watford FC or Preston North End FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC29% Draw51% Preston North End FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

12.3%

1 – 0

11.8%

0 – 1

2 – 1

8.1%

2 – 0

1 – 2

6.4%

0 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

4.2%

3 – 1

3.5%

3 – 0

3.4%

1 – 3

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap	Watford FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	22%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	17%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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