Watford vs Preston

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🕒 Tue, 21 Jan 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Tom Nield 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 28
Regular Season Table
Watford 14 · Preston 20
Referee Stats
21 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 48%
Draws 24%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Preston outshot their opponent (10-15).
  • Watford controlled possession (68%).
  • Preston had the sharper finishing (4-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

27 / 22
Avg: 1.17 / 0.96

Points

40
Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

4
Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 3-8-12

Goals For / Against

22 / 37
Avg: 0.96 / 1.61

Points

17
Avg: 0.74

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.74
PPG
0.74
1.17
GF
0.96
0.96
GA
1.61
52%
O2.5
57%
52%
BTTS
65%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Watford rank14th
Preston rank20th
Watford points57
Preston points50
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.
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.
7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Watford last 5 home

D L W D W
Points8/15
Weighted index42
Goals4-3
Record2-2-1
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

D L L L D
Points2/15
Weighted index13
Goals5-9
Record0-2-3
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%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 4% · 1H BTTS 22%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home83%
Watford clean sheet at home39%
Preston score away74%
Preston clean sheet away22%

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 home1.17 vs 1.43
Watford concede at home0.96 vs 1.02
Preston score away0.96 vs 1.02
Preston concede away1.61 vs 1.43
Watford score 18% below league average, while Preston score 6% below league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 6% below league average at home, and Preston are 12% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.00 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
8
Total Shots
10
15
Shots off Goal
2
5
Blocked Shots
4
2
Shots Inside Box
4
10
Shots Outside Box
6
5
Ball Possession
68%
32%
Corner Kicks
4
2
Fouls
8
14
Offsides
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
5
3
Total Passes
594
276
Passes Accurate
515
185
Passes %
87%
67%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games10
Home Wins3
Draws5
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals5 (50.0%)
BTTS5 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins1
Draws3
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (40.0%)
BTTS3 (60.0%)

Watford vs Preston Head-to-Head History by Season