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 15 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee James Bell

5 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

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	#24
15	Points	8
15	Played	15
4 / 3 / 8	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 11
13	Scored	13
23	Conceded	30
-10	GD	-17
1.00	PPG	0.53
27%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Watford FC are 20th (15 pts). Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/4

31-45

–/6

46-60

2/3

61-75

1/2

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Preston North End FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/4

76+

4/9

■ 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	4 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Watford FC host Preston North End FC — let the battle begin!
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

1.31 Watford FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.03 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Watford FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Watford FC41% Draw30% Preston North End FC29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.34

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

71%

Draw or Preston North End FC

59%

Watford FC or Preston North End FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC29% Draw50% Preston North End FC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

11.8%

1 – 0

11.4%

0 – 1

8.7%

2 – 1

8.2%

2 – 0

1 – 2

6.4%

0 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

4.3%

3 – 1

3.7%

3 – 0

3.5%

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

36% ✓

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.