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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
1Leeds UnitedLeeds372310474235179
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd37247652282477
3Burnley372015250113975
4Sunderland371912655342169
5Bristol City38141594941857
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom371317747331456
7Coventry CityCoventry37168135248456
8Middlesbrough37158145748953
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn37157154138352
10Watford37157154750-352
11Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds37149145358-551
12Norwich CityNorwich381213136054649
13Millwall371212133639-348
14Queens Park RangersQPR371111154248-644
15Preston North EndPreston37917113743-644
16Swansea CitySwansea37128173847-944
17Portsmouth37119174559-1442
18Hull City371010173846-840
19Stoke CityStoke37912163750-1339
20Oxford UnitedOxford Utd37912163855-1739
21Cardiff CityCardiff37812174061-2136
22Derby CountyDerby3798203749-1235
23Luton TownLuton3797213460-2634
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth37712183874-3633


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