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Championship | Gameweek 41
Apr 6, 2024 at 3pm UK
Vicarage Road
Preston North End logo

Watford
0 - 0
Preston


Asprilla (51'), Chakvetadze (87')
FT

Lindsay (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: West Brom 2-2 Watford
Monday, April 1 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Birmingham 1-0 Preston
Monday, April 1 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Watford 2-1 Preston North End

On the back of losing to Birmingham, Preston's belief may have been impacted in the short term, and facing an improving Watford side has come at the wrong time. We feel that the Hornets could do enough to edge this contest by the odd goal in three, helped by a fast start to the contest. 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 46.12%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 27.53% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.05%) and 2-0 (8.58%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (8.63%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.49%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood.

Result
WatfordDrawPreston North End
46.12% (-0.061999999999998 -0.06) 26.34% (0.0019999999999989 0) 27.53% (0.056000000000001 0.06)
Both teams to score 49.89% (0.032000000000004 0.03)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.73% (0.021999999999998 0.02)54.26% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.34% (0.016999999999999 0.02)75.66% (-0.019999999999996 -0.02)
Watford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.51% (-0.019999999999996 -0.02)23.49% (0.018000000000001 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.49% (-0.027000000000001 -0.03)57.51% (0.022999999999996 0.02)
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.2% (0.055999999999997 0.06)34.79% (-0.058999999999997 -0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.47% (0.058999999999997 0.06)71.52% (-0.061999999999998 -0.06)
Score Analysis
    Watford 46.11%
    Preston North End 27.53%
    Draw 26.34%
WatfordDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 11.83% (-0.02 -0.02)
2-1 @ 9.05% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-0 @ 8.58% (-0.017000000000001 -0.02)
3-1 @ 4.37% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-0 @ 4.14% (-0.011 -0.01)
3-2 @ 2.31% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-1 @ 1.58% (-0.002 -0)
4-0 @ 1.5% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
Other @ 2.75%
Total : 46.11%
1-1 @ 12.49%
0-0 @ 8.17% (-0.0070000000000014 -0.01)
2-2 @ 4.78% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Other @ 0.9%
Total : 26.34%
0-1 @ 8.63% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
1-2 @ 6.6% (0.012 0.01)
0-2 @ 4.55% (0.010000000000001 0.01)
1-3 @ 2.32% (0.008 0.01)
2-3 @ 1.68% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-3 @ 1.6% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 2.14%
Total : 27.53%

How you voted: Watford vs Preston

Watford
Draw
Preston North End
Watford
35.7%
Draw
35.7%
Preston North End
28.6%
14
Head to Head
Dec 16, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 22
Preston
1-5
Watford
Keane (27')
Millar (41'), Whiteman (45+1'), Osmajic (90+1')
Issouf Bayo (42', 71'), Martins (46'), Kayembe (53'), Kone (77')
Lewis (85')
Mar 4, 2023 3pm
Aug 20, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 5
Preston
0-0
Watford
Brady (79'), Cunningham (90+3')
Manaj (37'), Cathcart (83')
Feb 16, 2021 7pm
Gameweek 30
Preston
0-1
Watford
Pedro (51' pen.)
Cleverley (63')
Nov 28, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 14
Watford
4-1
Preston
Quina (9'), Deeney (52' pen.), Chalobah (58'), Pedro (74')
Garner (23')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd39267656292783
2Leeds UnitedLeeds392312478275181
3Burnley392215253114281
4Sunderland392012756371972
5Coventry CityCoventry39178145651559
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom391318848351357
7Middlesbrough391691459491057
8Bristol City391415104942757
9Watford39158164751-453
10Norwich CityNorwich391313136154752
11Blackburn RoversBlackburn39157174241152
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds391410155460-652
13Millwall391312143740-351
14Preston North EndPreston381017113944-547
15Queens Park RangersQPR391112164553-845
16Swansea CitySwansea39129184051-1145
17Portsmouth39129184761-1445
18Stoke CityStoke391012174052-1242
19Oxford UnitedOxford Utd391012174057-1742
20Hull City391011183948-941
21Cardiff CityCardiff39913174363-2040
22Derby CountyDerby38108204051-1138
23Luton TownLuton39108213560-2538
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth39713194077-3734


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