Watford vs Preston

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🕒 Sat, 04 Mar 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Gavin Ward 🔁 Regular Season - 35 🏁 match finished
Season
2022-2023 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 35
Regular Season Table
Watford 11 · Preston 12
Referee Stats
29 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 52%
Draws 28%
Away wins 21%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 0-0.
  • Shots were tight (12-11).
  • Watford controlled possession (60%).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 11-6-6

Goals For / Against

35 / 23
Avg: 1.52 / 1.00

Points

39
Avg: 1.70

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

4
Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-5-8

Goals For / Against

25 / 31
Avg: 1.09 / 1.35

Points

35
Avg: 1.52

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

9

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.70
PPG
1.52
1.52
GF
1.09
1.00
GA
1.35
43%
O2.5
48%
48%
BTTS
39%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Watford rank11th
Preston rank12th
Watford points63
Preston points63
Watford: #11 · 63 pts · GD +3
28 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Preston: #12 · 63 pts · GD -14
28 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.
0-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Watford last 5 home

W L W L D
Points7/15
Weighted index56
Goals8-7
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Preston last 5 away

L L L W L
Points3/15
Weighted index13
Goals5-14
Record1-0-4
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.

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 26%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 78% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home83%
Watford clean sheet at home43%
Preston score away61%
Preston clean sheet away43%

First-goal patterns

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

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.52 vs 1.32
Watford concede at home1.00 vs 1.11
Preston score away1.09 vs 1.11
Preston concede away1.35 vs 1.32
Watford score 15% above league average, while Preston score 2% below league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 10% below league average at home, and Preston are 2% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 1.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Watford goal timing (home)

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

Preston goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
2
Total Shots
12
11
Shots off Goal
6
5
Blocked Shots
2
4
Shots Inside Box
8
3
Shots Outside Box
4
8
Ball Possession
60%
40%
Corner Kicks
6
3
Fouls
13
17
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
4
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
4
Total Passes
459
301
Passes Accurate
349
194
Passes %
76%
64%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games11
Home Wins4
Draws5
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals6 (54.5%)
BTTS6 (54.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins2
Draws3
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (50.0%)
BTTS4 (66.7%)

Watford vs Preston Head-to-Head History by Season