Watford vs Preston

4 - 1
🕒 Sat, 28 Nov 2020 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Jarred Gillett 🔁 Regular Season - 14 🏁 match finished
Season
2020-2021 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 14
Regular Season Table
Watford 2 · Preston 13
Referee Stats
30 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 37%
Draws 23%
Away wins 40%
How the match was won
  • Watford outshot their opponent (26-9).
  • Watford controlled possession (58%).
  • Watford had the sharper finishing (11-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 19-2-2

Goals For / Against

44 / 12
Avg: 1.91 / 0.52

Points

59
Avg: 2.57

Clean Sheets

14

Failed to Score

1
Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 11-2-10

Goals For / Against

28 / 32
Avg: 1.22 / 1.39

Points

35
Avg: 1.52

Clean Sheets

7

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

2.57
PPG
1.52
1.91
GF
1.22
0.52
GA
1.39
35%
O2.5
57%
35%
BTTS
43%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Watford rank2nd
Preston rank13th
Watford points91
Preston points61
Watford: #2 · 91 pts · GD +33
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 23 pts above the play-off edge. 44 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Preston: #13 · 61 pts · GD -7
30 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.
30-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Watford last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals9-0
Record5-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Preston last 5 away

W W D W L
Points10/15
Weighted index80
Goals4-3
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.535%
BTTS35%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 9%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home96%
Watford clean sheet at home61%
Preston score away70%
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 home1.91 vs 1.25
Watford concede at home0.52 vs 1.06
Preston score away1.22 vs 1.06
Preston concede away1.39 vs 1.25
Watford score 53% above league average, while Preston score 15% above league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 51% below league average at home, and Preston are 11% 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
11
4
Total Shots
26
9
Shots off Goal
9
3
Blocked Shots
6
2
Shots Inside Box
12
5
Shots Outside Box
14
4
Ball Possession
58%
42%
Corner Kicks
8
3
Fouls
7
2
Offsides
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
7
Total Passes
623
442
Passes Accurate
564
370
Passes %
91%
84%

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