England · Championship · Regular Season - 6

Watford

21º · 0.85 PPG

Days Since Last Match: 3d 4h

2 – 1

HT 0–1

Finished

Preston

24º · 0.38 PPG

Days Since Last Match: 3d 7h

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Watford and Preston meet in the Championship 2026 season, in a match played on 8 September 2026. Watford have recorded 5 wins from 19 matches this season (26% win rate), averaging 1.05 goals scored and 1.74 conceded per game. BTTS has occurred in 53% of their fixtures; Over 2.5 goals in 53%; and clean sheets in 16% of games. Preston have won 10% of their 21 matches, with 0.90 goals scored and 2.10 conceded per game. Their BTTS rate stands at 57%, Over 2.5 at 62%, and clean sheets at 0%.

The final score was Watford 2–1 Preston. All statistics on this page cover the full season and are updated after each match round.

Season Statistics

Watford

—

Preston

21º

Position

24º

0.85

PPG

0.38

23%

Win %

0.92

Goals / game

0.77

1.77

Conceded / game

2.08

53%

BTTS %

57%

16%

Clean sheet %

53%

Over 2.5 %

62%

3.9

Avg corners

4.9

13.8

Avg shots

11.3

4.6

Avg shots on target

2.4

Avg yellow cards

2.1

10.7

Avg fouls

11.4

47.5%

Avg possession

40.3%

Home vs Away

Watford

Home (6)

—

Preston

Away (7)

1.67

PPG

0.14

50%

Win %

1.33

Goals / game

0.71

1.50

Conceded / game

2.43

50%

BTTS %

55%

30%

Clean sheet %

60%

Over 2.5 %

73%

3.9

Avg corners

4.9

13.8

Avg shots

11.3

4.6

Avg shots on target

2.4

Avg yellow cards

2.1

47.5%

Avg possession

40.3%

Goals Scored

	Watford	Home	Away	Preston	Home	Away
Over 0.5 Scored	70%	82%	56%	59%	64%	55%
Over 1.5 Scored	30%	36%	22%	27%	27%	27%
Over 2.5 Scored	5%	9%	0%	5%	9%	0%
Failed To Score	30%	18%	44%	41%	36%	45%

Goals Conceded

	Watford	Home	Away	Preston	Home	Away
Over 0.5 Conceded	80%	64%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Over 1.5 Conceded	40%	27%	56%	59%	36%	82%
Over 2.5 Conceded	20%	18%	22%	41%	36%	45%
Clean Sheets	20%	36%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Over 2.5 & BTTS Predictions

	Watford	Preston
Over 0.5	100%	100%
Over 1.5	70%	77%
Over 2.5	50%	64%
Over 3.5	25%	45%
Over 4.5	15%	23%
BTTS	50%	59%
BTTS & Win	10%	9%
BTTS & Draw	15%	14%
BTTS & Over 2.5	40%	50%
BTTS No & Over 2.5	10%	14%

1st Half / 2nd Half

	Watford	Preston
Win 1st Half	15%	14%
Draw 1st Half	30%	27%
Loss 1st Half	55%	59%
Scored 1st Half	30%	27%
Conceded 1st Half	70%	64%
Win 2nd Half	25%	23%
Draw 2nd Half	55%	14%
Loss 2nd Half	20%	64%
Scored 2nd Half	50%	41%
Conceded 2nd Half	40%	77%
Over 0.5 HT	85%	77%
Over 1.5 HT	50%	36%

Recent Venue Form

Watford (H)

Lincoln1–0

Charlton2–0

Burnley0–4

Stoke City1–2

Preston2–1

West Ham1–1

Preston (A)

Stoke City0–2

Wrexham1–4

Birmingham0–4

QPR2–2

Watford1–2

Charlton0–1

Number of Corners

9.9

Corners / Match

15 games

League Avg

10.5

156 games

10.9

Corners / Match

15 games

Match Corners	Watford	Preston	League Avg
Over 6	87%	93%	88%
Over 7	67%	80%	79%
Over 8	53%	67%	67%
Over 9	47%	53%	58%
Over 10	47%	47%	47%
Over 11	40%	40%	40%
Over 12	33%	33%	31%
Over 13	13%	27%	24%

Team Corners

Team Corners	Watford	Preston
Corners Earned / Match	3.9	4.9
Corners Against / Match	6.0	6.0
Over 2.5 Corners For	67%	87%
Over 3.5 Corners For	47%	60%
Over 4.5 Corners For	27%	40%
Over 2.5 Corners Against	73%	87%
Over 3.5 Corners Against	67%	80%
Over 4.5 Corners Against	60%	67%

Head to Head · 12 matches

Watford

33%

Draws

42%

Preston

25%

58%

Over 1.5

7/12

50%

Over 2.5

6/12

25%

Over 3.5

3/12

50%

BTTS

6/12

08/09/26

Watford

2–1

Preston

14/02/26

Preston

2–2

Watford

25/11/25

Watford

1–1

Preston

21/01/25

Watford

1–2

Preston

02/10/24

Preston

3–0

Watford

06/04/24

Watford

0–0

Preston

16/12/23

Preston

1–5

Watford

04/03/23

Watford

0–0

Preston

20/08/22

Preston

0–0

Watford

16/02/21

Preston

0–1

Watford

28/11/20

Watford

4–1

Preston

25/08/15

Preston

1–0

Watford

Events

5'⚽Callum Lang

45'🔄Rocco Vata(Othmane Maamma)

45'🔄Amin Nabizada(Stephy Mavididi)

45'🔄Martin Payero(Iker Bravo)

61'🔄Haktab Omar Traore(Jordan Zemura)

62'🟨Andrija Vukčević

66'🔄Johnny Kenny(Delano Burgzorg)

66'🔄Andrija Vukčević(Stanley Mills)

67'🟨Lewis Gibson

69'⚽Edo Kayembe

75'🔄Callum Lang(Jusef Erabi)

75'🔄Leo Leroy(Liam Gibbs)

76'⚽Mamadou Doumbia(Iker Bravo)

82'🔄Alfie Devine(Thierry Small)

88'🔄Mamadou Doumbia(Luca Kjerrumgaard)

Match Statistics

WatfordPreston

5Shots on target6

15Total shots18

61Possession %39

2Corners4

7Fouls10

0Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

Championship

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Middlesbrough	13	8	4	1	+13	28
2	Swansea	13	8	2	3	+7	26
3	Wolves	13	7	3	3	+7	24
4	West Brom	13	7	3	3	+5	24
5	Southampton	13	8	3	2	+15	23
6	Birmingham	13	6	5	2	+10	23
7	Stoke City	13	7	2	4	+4	23
8	West Ham	13	6	4	3	+15	22
9	QPR	13	5	5	3	+5	20
10	Sheffield Utd	13	5	4	4	+2	19
11	Portsmouth	13	5	4	4	+1	19
12	Millwall	13	5	3	5	+2	18
13	Blackburn	13	5	3	5	-1	18
14	Bristol City	13	5	3	5	-2	18
15	Norwich	13	5	0	8	-1	15
16	Lincoln	13	4	3	6	-9	15
17	Cardiff	13	3	5	5	-1	14
18	Wrexham	13	3	5	5	-4	14
19	Bolton	13	4	2	7	-8	14
20	Charlton	13	3	5	5	-10	14
21	Watford	13	3	2	8	-11	11
22	Burnley	13	1	6	6	-8	9
23	Derby	13	1	4	8	-14	7
24	Preston	13	1	2	10	-17	5

Team Insights

Watford

●Watford have won their last 2 home matches.
●Watford have kept a clean sheet in their last 2 home matches.
●Watford have lost their last 6 away matches.
●Watford failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 7 away matches.
●Watford failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their 7 home matches.
●Watford have scored in 6 of their 7 home matches.
●Watford failed to keep a clean sheet in 7 of their 7 away matches.
●Watford have lost 6 of their 7 away matches.
●69% of Watford's goals have been scored at home.
●93% of Watford's points have been earned at home.
●Watford have conceded 70% of their goals in the first half.

Preston

●Preston have failed to win in their last 9 matches.
●Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 14 matches.
●Preston have failed to win in their last 4 home matches.
●Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 7 home matches.
●Preston have lost their last 3 away matches.
●Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 7 away matches.
●Preston have conceded a minimum of 2 goals in each of their last 5 away matches.
●Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in 7 of their 7 home matches.
●Preston have lost 5 of their 7 home matches.
●Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in 7 of their 7 away matches.
●Preston have lost 6 of their 7 away matches.
●Preston have scored 58% of their goals in the first half.

Watford

WHLincoln16º1–0

LANorwich15º2–3

LAWolves3º0–1

WHCharlton20º2–0

LACardiff17º1–5

LHBurnley22º0–4

LABristol City14º0–1

LHStoke City7º1–2

WHPreston24º2–1

LAWest Brom4º0–1

Preston

LHSheffield Utd10º2–3

LAStoke City7º0–2

DHWest Brom4º1–1

LAWrexham18º1–4

LABirmingham6º0–4

LHMillwall12º0–1

DAQPR9º2–2

LHLincoln16º0–1

LAWatford21º1–2

WHBlackburn13º2–1

Season Schedule

Watford

Lincoln1–0

Norwich2–3

Wolves0–1

Charlton2–0

Cardiff1–5

Burnley0–4

–H

Middlesbrough07/11

–A

Sheffield Utd21/11

–H

Blackburn25/11

Preston

Sheffield Utd2–3

Stoke City0–2

West Brom1–1

Wrexham1–4

Birmingham0–4

Millwall0–1

–H

Southampton07/11

–A

West Ham21/11

–A

Cardiff24/11

Top Scorers

Watford

A. Nabizada3 ⚽

Myron Boadu2 ⚽

M. Doumbia2 ⚽

L. Kjerrumgaard2 ⚽

Jordan Zemura1 ⚽

Edo Kayembe1 ⚽

Preston

Callum Lang4 ⚽

J. Erabi3 ⚽

Johnny Kenny2 ⚽

A. Devine2 ⚽

J. Storey2 ⚽

M. Osmajic2 ⚽

Cards Given

Watford

Edo Kayembe4 🟨

Iker Bravo4 🟨

3 🟨

Amin Nabizada3 🟨

H. Kyprianou2 🟨

Branimir Mlacic2 🟨

Preston

Leo Leroy3 🟨

Stanley Mills3 🟨

A. McCann3 🟨

Harry Clarke3 🟨

Jordan Thompson3 🟨

Andrija Vukčević2 🟨

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Season Statistics

Home vs Away

Goals Scored

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Over 2.5 & BTTS Predictions

1st Half / 2nd Half

Recent Venue Form

Number of Corners

Team Corners

Head to Head · 12 matches

Events

Match Statistics

Team Insights

Season Schedule

Top Scorers

Cards Given