Preston vs Watford

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Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 8
Regular Season Table
Preston 20 · Watford 14
Referee Stats
26 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 42%
Draws 38%
Away wins 19%
How the match was won
  • Preston outshot their opponent (15-10).
  • Watford controlled possession (56%).

Team Overview

Preston (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-12-4

Goals For / Against

26 / 22
Avg: 1.13 / 0.96

Points

33
Avg: 1.43

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

5
Watford (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 4-5-14

Goals For / Against

26 / 39
Avg: 1.13 / 1.70

Points

17
Avg: 0.74

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.43
PPG
0.74
1.13
GF
1.13
0.96
GA
1.70
39%
O2.5
61%
61%
BTTS
61%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Preston rank20th
Watford rank14th
Preston points50
Watford points57
Preston: #20 · 50 pts · GD -11
50 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Watford: #14 · 57 pts · GD -8
43 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Preston last 5 home

L L D D W
Points5/15
Weighted index18
Goals7-8
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Watford last 5 away

L L L L L
Points0/15
Weighted index0
Goals3-8
Record0-0-5
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 9%

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Preston score at home78%
Preston clean sheet at home35%
Watford score away70%
Watford clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Preston score first0%
Preston win after scoring first0%
Watford score first0%
Watford win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Preston 0% · Watford 0%

Vs league average

Preston score at home1.13 vs 1.43
Preston concede at home0.96 vs 1.02
Watford score away1.13 vs 1.02
Watford concede away1.70 vs 1.43
Preston score 21% below league average, while Watford score 11% above league average.
Defensive side: Preston are 6% below league average at home, and Watford are 18% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Preston goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Watford goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
6
Total Shots
15
10
Shots off Goal
6
2
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
11
8
Shots Outside Box
4
2
Ball Possession
44%
56%
Corner Kicks
7
5
Fouls
12
12
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
5
4
Total Passes
335
430
Passes Accurate
234
345
Passes %
70%
80%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games11
Home Wins2
Draws5
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals6 (54.5%)
BTTS6 (54.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals3 (60.0%)
BTTS2 (40.0%)

Preston vs Watford Head-to-Head History by Season