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Watford v Preston North End

English Championship
Watford
2:1
Full time
Preston North End

Watford v Preston North End in English Championship ended 2:1. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Watford v Preston North End

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Watford at 55.7% - the match finished 2:1, so the prediction was correct.
Model 1 · Watford X 2 · Preston North End Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 46.2% 28.6% 25.2% Home win · Watford ✔ Correct
Pro AI (XGBoost) 55.7% 17.3% 27.0% Home win · Watford ✔ Correct
Data Providers 45.0% 45.0% 10.0% Home win · Watford ✔ Correct
Final score 2:1 Home win · Watford
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 2.02 on a Watford win, 3.42 on the draw and 3.46 on a Preston North End win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Watford win 2.02 2.06 Pinnacle 49.5% 55.7%
Draw 3.42 3.52 Marathonbet 29.2% 17.3%
Preston North End win 3.46 3.60 Pinnacle 28.9% 27%
Over 2.5 goals 1.88 1.91 Bet365 53.2% 61.2%
Under 2.5 goals 1.89 1.93 Pinnacle 52.9% 38.8%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.69 1.70 Marathonbet 59.2% 56.5%
Both teams to score - No 2.04 2.10 Bet365 49% 43.5%
Updated: 06.09.2026 13:24 · Average odds across 6 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Watford v Preston North End

  1. 5′Callum Lang · Goal
  2. 45′Rocco Vata · Substitution (off: Othmane Maamma)
  3. 45′Amin Nabizada · Substitution (off: Stephy Mavididi)
  4. 45′Martin Payero · Substitution (off: Iker Bravo)
  5. 61′Haktab Omar Traore · Substitution (off: Jordan Zemura)
  6. 62′Andrija Vukčević · Yellow card
  7. 66′Johnny Kenny · Substitution (off: Delano Burgzorg)
  8. 66′Andrija Vukčević · Substitution (off: Stanley Mills)
  9. 67′Lewis Gibson · Yellow card
  10. 69′Edo Kayembe · Goal
  11. 75′Callum Lang · Substitution (off: Jusef Erabi)
  12. 75′Leo Leroy · Substitution (off: Liam Gibbs)
  13. 76′Mamadou Doumbia · Goal (assist: Iker Bravo)
  14. 82′Alfie Devine · Substitution (off: Thierry Small)
  15. 88′Mamadou Doumbia · Substitution (off: Luca Kjerrumgaard)

Match statistics: Watford v Preston North End

Statistic Watford Preston North End
Possession 61% 39%
Shots on target 5 6
Total shots 15 18
Shots off target 7 6
Blocked shots 3 6
Corners 2 4
Fouls 7 10
Offsides 2 1
Yellow cards 0 2
Red cards 0 0
Saves 5 3
Passes 524 315

Line-ups: Watford v Preston North End

Watford 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 F. Ravaglia 7.4
  2. 3 S. Coulibaly 6.7
  3. 4 K. Keben 6.2
  4. 5 H. Kyprianou 5.9
  5. 6 M. Pollock 6.7
  6. 11 R. Vata 6.1
  7. 20 M. Doumbia 8.1
  8. 21 Amin Nabizada 6.8
  9. 22 M. Payero 6.3
  10. 23 O. Traoré 6.3
  11. 39 E. Kayembe 8.2
Substitutes (8)
  1. 7 O. Maamma 6.9
  2. 9 L. Kjerrumgaard 6.6
  3. 17 Iker Bravo 6.8
  4. 24 S. Walker
  5. 26 D. Bachmann
  6. 33 J. Zemura 6.4
  7. 45 S. Mavididi 6.4
  8. 56 Albert Eames

Preston North End 5-3-2

Starting XI

  1. 1 D. Iversen 5.9
  2. 3 A. Vukčević 6.1
  3. 4 H. Clarke 6.6
  4. 7 A. Devine 6.9
  5. 10 C. Lang 8.2
  6. 14 J. Storey 6.6
  7. 15 J. Thompson 6.2
  8. 19 L. Gibson 6.0
  9. 24 O. Offiah 7.1
  10. 27 L. Leroy 6.7
  11. 38 J. Kenny 5.8
Substitutes (9)
  1. 6 L. Lindsay
  2. 9 J. Erabi 6.3
  3. 11 T. Small 6.2
  4. 12 C. Wiley
  5. 17 S. Mills 6.4
  6. 20 L. Gibbs 6.1
  7. 21 L. Nicholls
  8. 23 A. Moran
  9. 37 D. Burgzorg 6.3

Form and head-to-head: Watford v Preston North End

Watford

LLLDL

Preston North End

LWLLL

Head-to-head – last 2 meetings

Watford wins: 0; draws: 2; Preston North End wins: 0.

Date Home Score Away Competition
Preston North End 2–2 Watford English Championship
Watford 1–1 Preston North End English Championship

English Championship standings

# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 West Ham United 7 4 2 1 +11 14 WWWWD
2 Swansea City 7 4 2 1 +6 14 WLDWW
3 West Bromwich Albion 7 4 2 1 +3 14 DWWDL
4 Middlesbrough 6 4 1 1 +4 13 WWDWL
5 Queens Park Rangers 7 3 3 1 +3 12 DDLWW
6 Charlton Athletic 7 3 3 1 -1 12 DDLDW
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 3 2 1 +4 11 WDLWW
8 Southampton 7 4 2 1 +10 10 WWDDW
9 Birmingham City 7 2 4 1 +1 10 WLDDW
10 Stoke City 7 3 1 3 0 10 WDWWL
11 Bristol City 6 3 1 2 -1 10 LWWWD
12 Norwich City 7 3 0 4 0 9 LWWLW
13 Millwall 6 3 0 3 0 9 LWLLW
14 Sheffield United 7 2 3 2 -1 9 LWLWD
15 Blackburn Rovers 7 2 2 3 0 8 WLLDL
16 Lincoln City 6 2 2 2 -1 8 WDDWL
17 Watford 7 2 2 3 -2 8 LWLLD
18 Portsmouth 6 2 1 3 -1 7 DWLLW
19 Wrexham 7 1 4 2 -4 7 LDDWL
20 Bolton Wanderers 7 2 1 4 -5 7 WLLLL
21 Cardiff City 7 0 4 3 -4 4 LDLLD
22 Derby County 7 1 1 5 -7 4 LLLWL
23 Preston North End 7 1 0 6 -7 3 LLWLL
24 Burnley 7 0 3 4 -8 3 LDLDL

Managers: Watford v Preston North End

A. Dionisi
WatfordManagerA. Dionisi
P. Heckingbottom
Preston North EndManagerP. Heckingbottom

Match information: Watford v Preston North End

Kick-off
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Competition
English Championship
Round
6
City
Watford
Surface
grass
Capacity
21,400