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England Championship · ·Referee: F Hallam

Watford 2–1 Preston

Full time · half time 0–1 · season 2026/2027

Home ✓ 2.05 fair 2.17
Draw 3.40 fair 4.00
Away 3.40 fair 3.45
Under 2.5 1.93 fair 2.08
Over 2.5 ✓ 1.93 fair 1.92

Bet365 odds before kick-off. Highlighted = our prediction. ✓ = what happened. "Fair" = odds that would match our model's probability.

Match facts

Watford Preston
15 Shots 18
5 Shots on target 6
1.26 Expected goals (xG) 2.44
2 Corners 4
7 Fouls 10
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0

Our pre-match prediction

✓ Result correct ✓ Goals correct ✓ BTTS correct Calculated after the match, using only matches played before kick-off (60 league matches this season so far).
Result Watford to win
Goals Over 2.5
Both teams score Yes fair 1.82
Expected goals 1.56 – 1.19
Home / Draw / Away
WatfordDrawPreston
Under / Over 2.5 goals
Under 2.5Over 2.5
Both teams to score
NoYes
Total goals in the match
Most likely scores
1–1 11.8% 1–0 10% 2–1 9.3%

Statistics 2026/2027, before this match

Watford before this match, all matches
1.00points / match
0.80scored / match
1.20conceded / match
WonDrawnLost 5 played · 4:6
Preston before this match, all matches
0.60points / match
1.00scored / match
2.00conceded / match
WonDrawnLost 5 played · 5:10
Watford all matches all matches Preston

Per match

0.80 Goals scored 1.00
1.20 Goals conceded 2.00
2.00 Total goals 3.00
1.04 xG created 1.36
1.68 xG allowed 1.29
12.40 Shots 12.20
3.80 Shots on target 2.60
13.80 Shots faced 14.00
3.40 Corners 3.80
7.80 Corners against 5.80
11.60 Fouls 13.00
3.20 Yellow cards 2.80
0.80 1st-half goals scored 0.40
1.00 1st-half goals conceded 0.80

How often Full Time

20% Wins 20%
40% Draws 0%
40% Losses 80%
100% Over 0.5 goals 100%
80% Over 1.5 goals 80%
20% Over 2.5 goals 80%
0% Over 3.5 goals 40%
0% Over 4.5 goals 0%
0% Over 5.5 goals 0%
60% Both teams scored 80%
0% Clean sheets 0%
40% Failed to score 20%

How often Half Time

20% Wins 20%
40% Draws 20%
40% Losses 60%
100% Over 0.5 goals 80%
80% Over 1.5 goals 40%
0% Over 2.5 goals 0%

Goals in the last 10 matches (scored up, conceded down; oldest left)

Watford all matches
Preston all matches
Watford before this match, at home
2.00points / match
1.50scored / match
1.00conceded / match
WonDrawnLost 2 played · 3:2
Preston before this match, away
0.00points / match
0.50scored / match
1.50conceded / match
WonDrawnLost 2 played · 1:3
Watford at home away Preston

Per match

1.50 Goals scored 0.50
1.00 Goals conceded 1.50
2.50 Total goals 2.00
1.21 xG created 1.02
1.30 xG allowed 0.99
16.00 Shots 11.00
4.00 Shots on target 2.00
15.00 Shots faced 15.00
3.50 Corners 3.00
9.50 Corners against 6.00
11.00 Fouls 16.00
4.50 Yellow cards 2.00
1.50 1st-half goals scored 0.00
0.50 1st-half goals conceded 1.00

How often Full Time

50% Wins 0%
50% Draws 0%
0% Losses 100%
100% Over 0.5 goals 100%
100% Over 1.5 goals 50%
50% Over 2.5 goals 50%
0% Over 3.5 goals 0%
0% Over 4.5 goals 0%
0% Over 5.5 goals 0%
100% Both teams scored 50%
0% Clean sheets 0%
0% Failed to score 50%

How often Half Time

50% Wins 0%
50% Draws 50%
0% Losses 50%
100% Over 0.5 goals 50%
100% Over 1.5 goals 50%
0% Over 2.5 goals 0%

Goals in the last 10 matches (scored up, conceded down; oldest left)

Watford at home
Preston away

Last 10 matches before this match

Watford all matches

Date Match Score 1 X 2 O U
05.09.26 West Brom – Watford 1–0 (1–0) 1.813.604.00 1.91 1.91
01.09.26 Swansea – Watford 2–0 (2–0) 1.763.604.20 1.93 1.93
29.08.26 Watford – West Ham 1–1 (1–1) 3.903.801.79 1.62 2.30
22.08.26 Wrexham – Watford 1–1 (1–1) 1.863.504.00 1.90 1.95
16.08.26 Watford – Southampton 2–1 (2–0) 3.403.502.05 1.73 2.10
02.05.26 Watford – Coventry 0–4 (0–2) 3.304.001.91 1.57 2.38
25.04.26 Middlesbrough – Watford 5–1 (2–0) 1.394.756.50 1.57 2.38
21.04.26 West Brom – Watford 3–0 (2–0) 1.683.704.75 2.00 1.80
18.04.26 Watford – Sheffield United 0–2 (0–0) 2.653.402.45 1.80 2.00
11.04.26 Oxford – Watford 2–0 (1–0) 2.353.203.00 2.10 1.73

Preston all matches

Date Match Score 1 X 2 O U
05.09.26 Preston – Blackburn 2–1 (2–0) 2.303.253.00 2.00 1.85
01.09.26 Preston – Bristol City 1–3 (0–1) 2.823.402.32 1.93 1.93
29.08.26 Charlton – Preston 1–0 (0–0) 2.053.303.60 2.10 1.73
22.08.26 Preston – Wolves 1–3 (0–1) 4.203.401.81 1.80 2.00
15.08.26 Bolton – Preston 2–1 (2–0) 2.153.303.30 2.00 1.85
02.05.26 Preston – Southampton 1–3 (0–1) 3.104.002.01 1.57 2.38
25.04.26 Sheffield United – Preston 2–3 (0–2) 1.574.504.33 1.67 2.20
22.04.26 Birmingham – Preston 2–1 (2–1) 1.573.504.75 1.93 1.93
18.04.26 Preston – West Brom 0–2 (0–1) 3.603.302.01 2.10 1.73
11.04.26 Charlton – Preston 1–2 (1–1) 2.053.303.50 2.10 1.73

Watford at home

Date Match Score 1 X 2 O U
29.08.26 Watford – West Ham 1–1 (1–1) 3.903.801.79 1.62 2.30
16.08.26 Watford – Southampton 2–1 (2–0) 3.403.502.05 1.73 2.10
02.05.26 Watford – Coventry 0–4 (0–2) 3.304.001.91 1.57 2.38
18.04.26 Watford – Sheffield United 0–2 (0–0) 2.653.402.45 1.80 2.00
06.04.26 Watford – Charlton 1–1 (0–0) 1.813.304.50 2.00 1.80
21.03.26 Watford – Leicester 0–0 (0–0) 1.963.603.50 1.91 1.91
17.03.26 Watford – Wrexham 3–1 (2–0) 2.203.403.00 2.10 1.73
24.02.26 Watford – Ipswich 0–2 (0–1) 3.303.252.15 2.20 1.67
21.02.26 Watford – Derby 2–0 (1–0) 2.103.303.40 2.20 1.67
31.01.26 Watford – Swansea 0–2 (0–0) 2.013.303.60 2.10 1.73

Preston away

Date Match Score 1 X 2 O U
29.08.26 Charlton – Preston 1–0 (0–0) 2.053.303.60 2.10 1.73
15.08.26 Bolton – Preston 2–1 (2–0) 2.153.303.30 2.00 1.85
25.04.26 Sheffield United – Preston 2–3 (0–2) 1.574.504.33 1.67 2.20
22.04.26 Birmingham – Preston 2–1 (2–1) 1.573.504.75 1.93 1.93
11.04.26 Charlton – Preston 1–2 (1–1) 2.053.303.50 2.10 1.73
03.04.26 Leicester – Preston 2–2 (1–2) 1.813.604.10 1.95 1.90
14.03.26 Norwich – Preston 2–0 (2–0) 1.624.004.75 1.85 2.00
11.03.26 Coventry – Preston 3–0 (2–0) 1.424.756.00 1.57 2.38
24.02.26 Swansea – Preston 1–1 (0–1) 1.683.754.33 2.10 1.73
20.02.26 Blackburn – Preston 1–0 (0–0) 1.963.403.90 2.20 1.67

Score badge: green win, amber draw, red loss for the team named above. Half-time score in brackets. Bold odds = the outcome that happened. A league code next to the date means the match was played in another league.

Head-to-head since 2021/2022, before this match

Watford winsDrawsPreston wins
8matches
2.25goals / match
50%over 2.5
50%both scored
Date Match Score 1 X 2 O U
14.02.26E1 Preston – Watford 2–2 (1–0) 3.003.202.20 2.20 1.67
25.11.25E1 Watford – Preston 1–1 (1–1) 1.813.604.20 2.10 1.73
21.01.25E1 Watford – Preston 1–2 (0–1) 2.103.403.40 2.20 1.67
02.10.24E1 Preston – Watford 3–0 (0–0) 2.453.302.75 2.00 1.80
06.04.24E1 Watford – Preston 0–0 (0–0) 2.053.403.75 2.10 1.73
16.12.23E1 Preston – Watford 1–5 (1–1) 2.803.302.55 2.25 1.62
04.03.23E1 Watford – Preston 0–0 (0–0) 1.833.504.50 2.20 1.67
20.08.22E1 Preston – Watford 0–0 (0–0) 2.623.102.80 2.30 1.61

England Championship table 2026/2027, before this match

All matches – league table
# Team MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Swansea 5 3 2 0 7 1 +6 11
2 Middlesbrough 5 3 1 1 8 5 +3 10
3 QPR 5 3 1 1 7 4 +3 10
4 Bristol City 5 3 1 1 9 7 +2 10
5 West Brom 5 3 1 1 8 6 +2 10
6 Charlton 5 3 1 1 6 7 -1 10
7 Millwall 5 3 0 2 10 8 +2 9
8 Southampton 5 2 2 1 11 6 +5 8
9 West Ham 5 2 2 1 11 7 +4 8
10 Wolves 5 2 2 1 13 10 +3 8
11 Birmingham 5 1 4 0 7 6 +1 7
12 Wrexham 5 1 3 1 6 4 +2 6
13 Norwich 5 2 0 3 8 8 0 6
14 Stoke 5 2 0 3 8 9 -1 6
15 Portsmouth 5 2 0 3 7 8 -1 6
16 Sheffield United 5 1 3 1 6 7 -1 6
17 Blackburn 5 1 2 2 6 7 -1 5
18 Lincoln 5 1 2 2 4 6 -2 5
19 Watford 5 1 2 2 4 6 -2 5
20 Derby 5 1 1 3 5 10 -5 4
21 Bolton 5 1 1 3 4 9 -5 4
22 Cardiff 5 0 3 2 6 9 -3 3
23 Preston 5 1 0 4 5 10 -5 3
24 Burnley 5 0 2 3 6 12 -6 2
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Home – league table
# Team MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 West Brom 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
2 Southampton 2 2 0 0 8 2 +6 6
3 West Ham 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
4 Millwall 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
5 Stoke 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
6 Middlesbrough 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6
7 Charlton 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6
8 Swansea 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 5
9 Wolves 2 1 1 0 6 3 +3 4
10 Watford 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
11 QPR 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
12 Sheffield United 3 1 1 1 4 5 -1 4
13 Norwich 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3
14 Birmingham 3 0 3 0 5 5 0 3
15 Blackburn 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
16 Bolton 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
17 Bristol City 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 3
18 Portsmouth 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 3
19 Preston 3 1 0 2 4 7 -3 3
20 Cardiff 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
21 Burnley 3 0 2 1 4 5 -1 2
22 Lincoln 3 0 2 1 2 4 -2 2
23 Wrexham 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 1
24 Derby 2 0 1 1 2 5 -3 1
Away – league table
# Team MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Bristol City 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7
2 Swansea 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6
3 QPR 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6
4 Wrexham 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
5 Birmingham 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
6 Wolves 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
7 Middlesbrough 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
8 Charlton 3 1 1 1 3 6 -3 4
9 Portsmouth 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
10 Lincoln 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
11 West Brom 2 1 0 1 3 4 -1 3
12 Derby 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 3
13 Millwall 2 1 0 1 3 5 -2 3
14 Norwich 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 3
15 West Ham 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
16 Sheffield United 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
17 Blackburn 3 0 2 1 3 4 -1 2
18 Southampton 3 0 2 1 3 4 -1 2
19 Cardiff 3 0 1 2 3 6 -3 1
20 Watford 3 0 1 2 1 4 -3 1
21 Bolton 3 0 1 2 2 7 -5 1
22 Preston 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 0
23 Burnley 2 0 0 2 2 7 -5 0
24 Stoke 2 0 0 2 2 7 -5 0

Watford   Preston

Under / Over goals 2026/2027, before this match

Goals
All matches – Under/Over goals
#
1 10 Wolves 5 0 5 2.6 2.0 2 2 1 13 10 8
2 4 Bristol City 5 1 4 1.8 1.4 3 1 1 9 7 10
3 7 Millwall 5 1 4 2.0 1.6 3 0 2 10 8 9
4 9 West Ham 5 1 4 2.2 1.4 2 2 1 11 7 8
5 13 Norwich 5 1 4 1.6 1.6 2 0 3 8 8 6
6 14 Stoke 5 1 4 1.6 1.8 2 0 3 8 9 6
7 17 Blackburn 5 1 4 1.2 1.4 1 2 2 6 7 5
8 20 Derby 5 1 4 1.0 2.0 1 1 3 5 10 4
9 23 Preston 5 1 4 1.0 2.0 1 0 4 5 10 3
10 24 Burnley 5 1 4 1.2 2.4 0 2 3 6 12 2
11 2 Middlesbrough 5 2 3 1.6 1.0 3 1 1 8 5 10
12 3 QPR 5 2 3 1.4 0.8 3 1 1 7 4 10
13 5 West Brom 5 2 3 1.6 1.2 3 1 1 8 6 10
14 6 Charlton 5 2 3 1.2 1.4 3 1 1 6 7 10
15 8 Southampton 5 2 3 2.2 1.2 2 2 1 11 6 8
16 11 Birmingham 5 2 3 1.4 1.2 1 4 0 7 6 7
17 15 Portsmouth 5 2 3 1.4 1.6 2 0 3 7 8 6
18 16 Sheffield United 5 2 3 1.2 1.4 1 3 1 6 7 6
19 21 Bolton 5 2 3 0.8 1.8 1 1 3 4 9 4
20 22 Cardiff 5 2 3 1.2 1.8 0 3 2 6 9 3
21 1 Swansea 5 3 2 1.4 0.2 3 2 0 7 1 11
22 12 Wrexham 5 3 2 1.2 0.8 1 3 1 6 4 6
23 18 Lincoln 5 3 2 0.8 1.2 1 2 2 4 6 5
24 19 Watford 5 4 1 0.8 1.2 1 2 2 4 6 5
Home – Under/Over goals
#
1 7 Millwall 3 0 3 2.3 1.0 2 0 1 7 3 6
2 9 West Ham 3 0 3 2.7 1.3 2 0 1 8 4 6
3 23 Preston 3 0 3 1.3 2.3 1 0 2 4 7 3
4 2 Middlesbrough 2 0 2 2.5 1.0 2 0 0 5 2 6
5 8 Southampton 2 0 2 4.0 1.0 2 0 0 8 2 6
6 10 Wolves 2 0 2 3.0 1.5 1 1 0 6 3 4
7 11 Birmingham 3 1 2 1.7 1.7 0 3 0 5 5 3
8 13 Norwich 2 0 2 2.5 1.5 1 0 1 5 3 3
9 14 Stoke 3 1 2 2.0 0.7 2 0 1 6 2 6
10 16 Sheffield United 3 1 2 1.3 1.7 1 1 1 4 5 4
11 17 Blackburn 2 0 2 1.5 1.5 1 0 1 3 3 3
12 20 Derby 2 0 2 1.0 2.5 0 1 1 2 5 1
13 24 Burnley 3 1 2 1.3 1.7 0 2 1 4 5 2
14 3 QPR 3 2 1 0.7 0.7 1 1 1 2 2 4
15 4 Bristol City 2 1 1 1.0 1.5 1 0 1 2 3 3
16 5 West Brom 3 2 1 1.7 0.7 2 1 0 5 2 7
17 6 Charlton 2 1 1 1.5 0.5 2 0 0 3 1 6
18 12 Wrexham 2 1 1 1.0 1.5 0 1 1 2 3 1
19 15 Portsmouth 3 2 1 1.0 1.7 1 0 2 3 5 3
20 18 Lincoln 3 2 1 0.7 1.3 0 2 1 2 4 2
21 19 Watford 2 1 1 1.5 1.0 1 1 0 3 2 4
22 21 Bolton 2 1 1 1.0 1.0 1 0 1 2 2 3
23 22 Cardiff 2 1 1 1.5 1.5 0 2 0 3 3 2
24 1 Swansea 3 3 0 0.7 0.0 1 2 0 2 0 5
Away – Under/Over goals
#
1 4 Bristol City 3 0 3 2.3 1.3 2 1 0 7 4 7
2 10 Wolves 3 0 3 2.3 2.3 1 1 1 7 7 4
3 1 Swansea 2 0 2 2.5 0.5 2 0 0 5 1 6
4 3 QPR 2 0 2 2.5 1.0 2 0 0 5 2 6
5 5 West Brom 2 0 2 1.5 2.0 1 0 1 3 4 3
6 6 Charlton 3 1 2 1.0 2.0 1 1 1 3 6 4
7 13 Norwich 3 1 2 1.0 1.7 1 0 2 3 5 3
8 14 Stoke 2 0 2 1.0 3.5 0 0 2 2 7 0
9 15 Portsmouth 2 0 2 2.0 1.5 1 0 1 4 3 3
10 17 Blackburn 3 1 2 1.0 1.3 0 2 1 3 4 2
11 20 Derby 3 1 2 1.0 1.7 1 0 2 3 5 3
12 21 Bolton 3 1 2 0.7 2.3 0 1 2 2 7 1
13 22 Cardiff 3 1 2 1.0 2.0 0 1 2 3 6 1
14 24 Burnley 2 0 2 1.0 3.5 0 0 2 2 7 0
15 2 Middlesbrough 3 2 1 1.0 1.0 1 1 1 3 3 4
16 7 Millwall 2 1 1 1.5 2.5 1 0 1 3 5 3
17 8 Southampton 3 2 1 1.0 1.3 0 2 1 3 4 2
18 9 West Ham 2 1 1 1.5 1.5 0 2 0 3 3 2
19 11 Birmingham 2 1 1 1.0 0.5 1 1 0 2 1 4
20 12 Wrexham 3 2 1 1.3 0.3 1 2 0 4 1 5
21 16 Sheffield United 2 1 1 1.0 1.0 0 2 0 2 2 2
22 18 Lincoln 2 1 1 1.0 1.0 1 0 1 2 2 3
23 23 Preston 2 1 1 0.5 1.5 0 0 2 1 3 0
24 19 Watford 3 3 0 0.3 1.3 0 1 2 1 4 1

U / O = matches with fewer / more goals than the line (both teams' goals). BTTS = both teams to score: Yes when both teams scored, No when at least one didn't. Pos = position in the league table. Click a column heading to sort; click again to reverse.

Results and odds courtesy of football-data.co.uk · updated 25 Oct 2026, 22:40