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Watford

Watford

Watford

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06.04.24
Preston

Preston

Preston

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  • Match Ended
  • 89'
    Yellow Card
    • Hughes, Andrew

    Andrew Hughes (Preston) has received a yellow card from James Bell.

  • 87'
    Yellow Card
    • Chakvetadze, Giorgi

    Watford's Giorgi Chakvetadze has been booked in Watford.

  • 82'
    Substitution
    • Osmajic, Milutin
    • Stewart, Layton

    The away team have replaced Milutin Osmajic with Layton Stewart. This is the second substitution made today by Ryan Lowe.

  • 82'
    Substitution
    • Riis, Emil
    • Frokjaer-Jensen, Mads

    Ryan Lowe is making the team's first substitution at Vicarage Road with Mads Frokjaer-Jensen replacing Emil Riis.

  • 82'
    Substitution
    • Emmanuel Dennis
    • Kone, Ismael

    Ismael Kone is replacing Emmanuel Dennis for Watford at Vicarage Road.

  • 62'
    Substitution
    • Kayembe, Edo
    • Chakvetadze, Giorgi

    Giorgi Chakvetadze is on a sub for Edo Kayembe for Watford.

  • 61'
    Substitution
    • Bayo, Vakoun Issouf
    • Rajovic, Mileta

    Tom Cleverley (Watford) is making a first substitution, with Mileta Rajovic replacing Vakoun Issouf Bayo.

  • 51'
    Yellow Card
    • Asprilla, Yaser

    Yaser Asprilla (Watford) has received a first yellow card.

  • Match Started

Line-ups

Watford
(3-4-3)
(3-4-3)
Preston
1Bachmann5Porteous3Sierralta4Hoedt45Andrews39Kayembe24Dele-Bashiru6Lewis19Bayo18Asprilla25Emmanuel Dennis1Woodman26Whatmough6Lindsay16Hughes3Cunningham13McCann14Storey11Brady7Keane28Osmajic19Riis
Preston
(3-4-3)

Statistics

Ball possession
Watford72%
28% Preston
Shots
5Off goal63On goal1

2
Shots blocked
2
7
Corner kicks
5
0
Offsides
4
1
Saves
3
6
Fouls
13
2
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
0

Watford vs Preston Betting tips

The most common result of matches between Watford FC and Preston North End is 1-1. 5 matches have ended with this result.
During the last 12 meetings with Watford FC playing at home, Watford FC have won 4 times, there have been 4 draws while Preston North End have won 4 times. The goal difference is 16-13 in favour of Watford FC.
During the last 26 meetings, Watford FC have won 6 times, there have been 9 draws while Preston North End have won 11 times. The goal difference is 32-31 in favour of Preston North End.
Preston North End's last away win against Watford FC was in 2005.
Last season's matches: 0-0 (Watford FC at home) and 0-0 (Preston North End at home).
Did you know that Watford FC scores 24% of their goals between the minutes 76-90?
Did you know that Preston North End scores 27% of their goals between the minutes 31-45?
Watford FC have played 7 home matches in a row without winning.
Preston North End have a winning streak of 3 matches away from home.
Preston North End have lost none of their last 4 away matches.
When playing at home, Watford FC have not lost to Preston North End in their last 6 encounters.
Watford FC haven't scored in 3 of their 20 home matches in Championship this season.
Preston North End haven't scored in 5 of their 18 away matches in Championship this season.
Mileta Rajovic is Watford FC's top scorer with 9 goals. Will Keane has scored 12 times for Preston North End.
Ryan Porteous has more yellow cards (11) than any other player at Watford FC. Ali McCann has collected 9 for Preston North End.
Watford FC wins 1st half in 15% of their matches, Preston North End in 22% of their matches.
Watford FC wins 15% of halftimes, Preston North End wins 22%.
The winner of their last meeting was Watford FC.
On their last meeting Watford FC won by 4 goals.
When Watford FC leads 1-0 at home, they win in 37% of their matches.
When Preston North End leads 0-1 away, they win in 90% of their matches.
When Watford FC is down 0-1 home, they win 22% of their matches.
When Preston North End is down 1-0 away, they win 0% of their matches.
In Championship, Preston North End has better performance than Watford FC.
Preston North End's performance of the last 5 matches is better than Watford FC's.
Watford FC have lost just 0 of their last 5 games against Preston North End (in all competitions).
In the last 5 meetings Watford FC won 3, Preston North End won 0, 2 draws.
Watford FC have lost just 0 of their last 5 Championship games against Preston North End.
Preston North End have won just 0 of their last 5 Championship games against Watford FC.
Watford FC scores 2 goals in a match against Preston North End and Preston North End scores 0.4 goals against Watford FC (on average).
Average number of goals in meetings between Watford FC and Preston North End is 2.4.
Average number of goals in the first half in meetings between Watford FC and Preston North End is 0.6.
Watford FC scores 1.58 goals when playing at home and Preston North End scores 1.22 goals when playing away (on average).
Preston North End haven't scored in 6 of their 19 away matches in Championship this season.
Watford FC wins 1st half in 15% of their matches, Preston North End in 21% of their matches.
Watford FC wins 15% of halftimes, Preston North End wins 21%.
Watford FC scores 1.58 goals when playing at home and Preston North End scores 1.18 goals when playing away (on average).
Both teams haven't won their last match in Championship.
Watford FC have scored at least one goal for 5 consecutive matches.
Mileta Rajovic is Watford FC's top scorer with 10 goals. Will Keane has scored 12 times for Preston North End.
Did you know that Watford FC scores 23% of their goals between the minutes 46-60?
If Ali McCann receives a yellow card in today's match, he will be suspended after collecting 10 yellow cards so far this season.
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Head to head

Watford
Matches:6
Preston
50%
Wins: 3
50%
Draws: 3
0%
Wins: 0
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Watford vs Preston Standings

PosTeamWDLMPts
9Middlesbrough189164363
10Preston189164363
11Cardiff185204359
...
14Swansea1411184353
15Watford1216154352
16Millwall1311194350

Match information

Watford FC is set to host Preston North End in an upcoming Championship match on Saturday, 6 April 2024, at 15:00 UTC. The match will be held at Vicarage Road, the home ground of Watford FC. Currently, Watford FC is positioned 14th in the league, while Preston North End stands at 8th.

The last encounter between these two teams took place on 16 December 2023, with Watford FC defeating Preston North End with a score of 5-1. In their last five meetings, Watford FC has won three times and there have been two draws. Preston North End has not won any of the matches against Watford FC, with Watford claiming one win at home and two as guests in their head-to-head history.

There are no scheduled transmissions for streaming or television broadcast for this match. Predictions give Watford FC a 46.18% chance of winning, a 26.34% chance for a draw, and Preston North End a 27.47% chance of victory. The betting odds from bet365 reflect these predictions, offering odds of 2.15 for Watford FC to win, 3.3 for a draw, and 3.5 for a Preston North End victory.