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Championship | Gameweek 35
Mar 4, 2023 at 3pm UK
Vicarage Road
Preston North End logo

Watford
0 - 0
Preston


Louza (90+5')
FT

Evans (47'), Diaby (51'), Potts (85'), Woodman (89')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Watford and Preston North End, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Sheff Utd 1-0 Watford
Saturday, February 25 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Preston 0-0 Coventry
Tuesday, February 28 at 7.45pm in Championship

We said: Watford 2-1 Preston North End

With Preston having found some form of late, they will be optimistic about collecting something from Vicarage Road. However, Watford are under pressure to go on the offensive, and that may suit Bilic's side as they play catch-up in the second-tier promotion race. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Watford win with a probability of 55.1%. A draw had a probability of 25.4% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 19.48%.

The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.34%) and 2-1 (9.23%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.8%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (7.55%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood.

Result
WatfordDrawPreston North End
55.1% (-0.0030000000000001 -0) 25.42% (0.018000000000001 0.02) 19.48% (-0.013999999999999 -0.01)
Both teams to score 44.01% (-0.073999999999998 -0.07)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
42.42% (-0.083999999999996 -0.08)57.58% (0.085999999999999 0.09)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
21.64% (-0.068000000000001 -0.07)78.36% (0.069999999999993 0.07)
Watford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.06% (-0.034999999999997 -0.03)20.94% (0.037000000000003 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.32% (-0.056000000000004 -0.06)53.69% (0.059000000000005 0.06)
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
55.67% (-0.066000000000003 -0.07)44.33% (0.068000000000005 0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
19.61% (-0.053999999999998 -0.05)80.39% (0.058000000000007 0.06)
Score Analysis
    Watford 55.09%
    Preston North End 19.48%
    Draw 25.41%
WatfordDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 14.51% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
2-0 @ 11.34% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-1 @ 9.23% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
3-0 @ 5.91%
3-1 @ 4.81% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
4-0 @ 2.31% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-2 @ 1.96% (-0.008 -0.01)
4-1 @ 1.88% (-0.006 -0.01)
Other @ 3.14%
Total : 55.09%
1-1 @ 11.8%
0-0 @ 9.28% (0.030000000000001 0.03)
2-2 @ 3.75% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
Other @ 0.57%
Total : 25.41%
0-1 @ 7.55% (0.011 0.01)
1-2 @ 4.8% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
0-2 @ 3.07% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
1-3 @ 1.3% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
2-3 @ 1.02% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
Other @ 1.73%
Total : 19.48%

How you voted: Watford vs Preston

Watford
76.9%
Draw
11.5%
Preston North End
11.5%
26
Head to Head
Aug 20, 2022 3pm
Feb 16, 2021 7pm
Nov 28, 2020 3pm
Watford
4-1
Preston
Quina (9'), Deeney (52' pen.), Chalobah (58'), Pedro (74')
Garner (23')
Aug 25, 2015 7.45pm
Round Two
Preston
1-0
Watford
Vermijl (8')
Woods (34'), Reid (64')

Vydra (39'), Britos (42')
Britos (75')
May 7, 2011 3pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland139222391429
2Leeds UnitedLeeds137512281426
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd138321661025
4Burnley126511751223
5Watford137152221122
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom13562148621
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn135441614219
8Bristol City134721717019
9Norwich CityNorwich134632318518
10Middlesbrough135351415-118
11Millwall124441512316
12Swansea CitySwansea13445109116
13Coventry CityCoventry134361717015
14Derby CountyDerby134361617-115
15Hull City133641517-215
16Stoke CityStoke134361518-315
17Cardiff CityCardiff134361319-615
18Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds134361524-915
19Oxford UnitedOxford Utd133551617-114
20Preston North EndPreston133551420-614
21Luton TownLuton133371521-612
22Plymouth ArgylePlymouth133371325-1212
23Queens Park RangersQPR131751119-810
24Portsmouth131661326-139


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