Thursday , 2 July 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 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
5
2
Watford FC 10 games · Avg 2.4 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
#16 Position #14
57 Points 60
46 Played 46
14 / 15 / 17 W / D / L 15 / 15 / 16
53 Scored 55
65 Conceded 62
-12 GD -7
1.24 PPG 1.30
30% Win % 33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Watford FC are 16th (57 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Watford FC and Preston North End FC is underway.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

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 1
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
3 / 4
1.33 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Preston North End FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC39% Draw29% Preston North End FC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Preston North End FC
61%
Watford FC or Preston North End FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC27% Draw48% Preston North End FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
9.9%
1 – 0
9.3%
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
3.6%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 20% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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