Watford vs Preston

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🕒 Sat, 06 Apr 2024 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ James Bell 🔁 Regular Season - 41 🏁 match finished
Season
2023-2024 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 41
Regular Season Table
Watford 15 · Preston 10
Referee Stats
18 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 56%
Draws 17%
Away wins 28%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 0-0.
  • Shots were tight (11-9).
  • Watford controlled possession (72%).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-9-8

Goals For / Against

32 / 28
Avg: 1.39 / 1.22

Points

27
Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

5
Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-5-11

Goals For / Against

21 / 31
Avg: 0.91 / 1.35

Points

26
Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

10

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.17
PPG
1.13
1.39
GF
0.91
1.22
GA
1.35
52%
O2.5
43%
57%
BTTS
35%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Watford rank15th
Preston rank10th
Watford points56
Preston points63
Watford: #15 · 56 pts · GD +0
40 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Preston: #10 · 63 pts · GD -11
33 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Watford last 5 home

W D D D L
Points6/15
Weighted index53
Goals4-4
Record1-3-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Preston last 5 away

L L L D L
Points1/15
Weighted index4
Goals0-8
Record0-1-4
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 2.552%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 35%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS35%
BTTS + O2.522%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home78%
Watford clean sheet at home35%
Preston score away57%
Preston clean sheet away30%

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 home1.39 vs 1.48
Watford concede at home1.22 vs 1.20
Preston score away0.91 vs 1.20
Preston concede away1.35 vs 1.48
Watford score 6% below league average, while Preston score 24% below league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 2% above league average at home, and Preston are 9% below 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
2
1
Total Shots
11
9
Shots off Goal
6
7
Blocked Shots
3
1
Shots Inside Box
5
8
Shots Outside Box
6
1
Ball Possession
72%
28%
Corner Kicks
7
5
Fouls
6
13
Offsides
0
4
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
2
Total Passes
519
192
Passes Accurate
432
112
Passes %
83%
58%

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