England · Championship · Regular Season - 6

Watford

22º · 0.80 PPG

Days Since Last Match: 3d 4h

2 – 1

HT 0–1

Finished

Preston

24º · 0.40 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 4 wins from 16 matches this season (25% win rate), averaging 1.00 goals scored and 1.81 conceded per game. BTTS has occurred in 56% of their fixtures; Over 2.5 goals in 56%; and clean sheets in 13% of games. Preston have won 11% of their 18 matches, with 0.94 goals scored and 2.06 conceded per game. Their BTTS rate stands at 56%, Over 2.5 at 67%, 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

22º

Position

24º

0.80

PPG

0.40

20%

Win %

10%

0.80

Goals / game

0.80

1.90

Conceded / game

2.00

56%

BTTS %

56%

13%

Clean sheet %

56%

Over 2.5 %

67%

4.2

Avg corners

4.9

14.4

Avg shots

11.3

4.5

Avg shots on target

2.6

2.4

Avg yellow cards

2.1

10.9

Avg fouls

10.9

48.7%

Avg possession

41.5%

Home vs Away

Watford

Home (5)

—

Preston

Away (5)

1.40

PPG

0.20

40%

Win %

1.20

Goals / game

0.80

1.80

Conceded / game

2.20

56%

BTTS %

56%

22%

Clean sheet %

67%

Over 2.5 %

78%

4.2

Avg corners

4.9

14.4

Avg shots

11.3

4.5

Avg shots on target

2.6

2.4

Avg yellow cards

2.1

48.7%

Avg possession

41.5%

Goals Scored

	Watford	Home	Away	Preston	Home	Away
Over 0.5 Scored	69%	78%	57%	56%	56%	56%
Over 1.5 Scored	25%	33%	14%	28%	22%	33%
Over 2.5 Scored	6%	11%	0%	6%	11%	0%
Failed To Score	31%	22%	43%	44%	44%	44%

Goals Conceded

	Watford	Home	Away	Preston	Home	Away
Over 0.5 Conceded	88%	78%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Over 1.5 Conceded	44%	33%	57%	56%	33%	78%
Over 2.5 Conceded	19%	22%	14%	39%	33%	44%
Clean Sheets	13%	22%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Over 2.5 & BTTS Predictions

	Watford	Preston
Over 0.5	100%	100%
Over 1.5	75%	72%
Over 2.5	56%	67%
Over 3.5	25%	44%
Over 4.5	13%	17%
BTTS	56%	56%
BTTS & Win	13%	11%
BTTS & Draw	19%	11%
BTTS & Over 2.5	44%	50%
BTTS No & Over 2.5	13%	17%

1st Half / 2nd Half

	Watford	Preston
Win 1st Half	13%	17%
Draw 1st Half	25%	28%
Loss 1st Half	63%	56%
Scored 1st Half	31%	22%
Conceded 1st Half	81%	61%
Win 2nd Half	19%	22%
Draw 2nd Half	63%	11%
Loss 2nd Half	19%	67%
Scored 2nd Half	50%	39%
Conceded 2nd Half	44%	78%
Over 0.5 HT	94%	78%
Over 1.5 HT	56%	33%

Recent Venue Form

Watford (H)

Burnley0–4

Stoke City1–2

Preston2–1

West Ham1–1

Peterborough1–5

Southampton2–1

Preston (A)

Birmingham0–4

QPR2–2

Watford1–2

Charlton0–1

Bolton1–2

Stockport County0–1

Number of Corners

9.5

Corners / Match

12 games

League Avg

10.6

115 games

10.3

Corners / Match

12 games

Match Corners	Watford	Preston	League Avg
Over 6	83%	92%	90%
Over 7	67%	75%	82%
Over 8	50%	58%	70%
Over 9	42%	42%	59%
Over 10	42%	42%	47%
Over 11	42%	33%	39%
Over 12	33%	25%	29%
Over 13	8%	17%	20%

Team Corners

Team Corners	Watford	Preston
Corners Earned / Match	4.2	4.9
Corners Against / Match	5.3	5.3
Over 2.5 Corners For	75%	92%
Over 3.5 Corners For	50%	58%
Over 4.5 Corners For	33%	33%
Over 2.5 Corners Against	67%	83%
Over 3.5 Corners Against	67%	75%
Over 4.5 Corners Against	58%	58%

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

Team Insights

Watford

●Watford have failed to win in their last 4 matches.
●Watford have lost their last 4 matches.
●Watford failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 10 matches.
●Watford failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 5 home matches.
●Watford have lost their last 4 away matches.
●Watford failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 5 away matches.
●Watford failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their 5 home matches.
●Watford failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their 5 away matches.
●Watford have lost 4 of their 5 away matches.
●75% of Watford's goals have been scored at home.
●87% of Watford's points have been earned at home.
●Watford have conceded 79% of their goals in the first half.

Preston

●Preston have failed to win in their last 5 matches.
●Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 10 matches.
●Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 5 home matches.
●Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 5 away matches.
●Preston have conceded a minimum of 2 goals in each of their last 3 away matches.
●Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their 5 home matches.
●Preston have lost 4 of their 5 home matches.
●Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their 5 away matches.
●Preston have lost 4 of their 5 away matches.
●Preston have scored 63% of their goals in the first half.

Watford

LACardiff18º1–5

LHBurnley21º0–4

LABristol City11º0–1

LHStoke City6º1–2

WHPreston24º2–1

LAWest Brom4º0–1

LASwansea1º0–2

DHWest Ham5º1–1

LHPeterborough1–5

DAWrexham16º1–1

Preston

LABirmingham3º0–4

LHMillwall10º0–1

DAQPR8º2–2

LHLincoln17º0–1

LAWatford22º1–2

WHBlackburn7º2–1

LHBristol City11º1–3

LACharlton12º0–1

LHEverton0–4

LHWolves9º1–3

Season Schedule

Watford

Cardiff1–5

Burnley0–4

Bristol City0–1

Stoke City1–2

Preston2–1

West Brom0–1

–H

Charlton17/10

–A

Wolves24/10

–A

Norwich31/10

Preston

Birmingham0–4

Millwall0–1

QPR2–2

Lincoln0–1

Watford1–2

Blackburn2–1

–A

Wrexham17/10

–H

West Brom24/10

–A

Stoke City31/10

Top Scorers

Watford

A. Nabizada3 ⚽

M. Doumbia2 ⚽

L. Kjerrumgaard2 ⚽

Hector Kyprianou1 ⚽

I. Bravo1 ⚽

M. Bola1 ⚽

Preston

J. Erabi3 ⚽

Callum Lang3 ⚽

Johnny Kenny2 ⚽

A. Devine2 ⚽

J. Storey2 ⚽

M. Osmajic2 ⚽

Cards Given

Watford

3 🟨

Edo Kayembe3 🟨

Amin Nabizada3 🟨

Iker Bravo2 🟨

H. Kyprianou2 🟨

E. Bove2 🟨

Preston

Stanley Mills3 🟨

Harry Clarke3 🟨

A. McCann3 🟨

L. Leroy2 🟨

Jordan Thompson2 🟨

Delano Burgzorg1 🟨

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Season Statistics

Home vs Away

Goals Scored

Goals Conceded

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