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Head to head · season 2026/27 · Championship

Preston vs Watford

Two sides in the same league, read through the same numbers: who is ahead, who scores more, who keeps it tighter at the back. They meet on Wednesday 7 April at 20:45, Italian time.

Preston23rd in ChampionshipvsWatford20th in Championship
4Points8
1-1-6Won-drawn-lost2-2-4
0.5Points per match1
8Goals for7
15Goals against10
0Clean sheets0
DLLWLFormLLWLL
winless in 3Current run2 defeats in a row
1-0-3 · 3 ptsAt home (W-D-L)2-1-1 · 7 pts
0-1-3 · 1 ptsAway (W-D-L)0-1-3 · 1 pts
11.7 in 8Expected goals for (xG)7.6 in 8
10.9Expected goals against (xG)13.8
6.59Average player rating6.71
Callum Lang (3)Top scorerAmin Nabizada (3)

This season's meetings

Preston v Watford, Wednesday 7 April at 20:45The match page, with line-ups and the live score.Open →

The data forecast

for Preston v Watford on Wednesday 7 April
Preston v WatfordArena Rete's estimate from goals, expected goals, attack and defence in the league
Preston 48%draw 26%Watford 26%
Most likely score1-112% on its own
Over or under 2.5 goalsUnder47% over · 53% under
Both teams to scoreYes51% yes
Goals the model expects1.51 – 1.05Preston – Watford

Poisson model on 8 matches for Preston and 8 for Watford, actual goals and expected goals weighted equally; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.

Previous meetings

every match in the archive
4Preston wins
6draws
4Watford wins

14 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Preston 17, Watford 19 · 2.6 per match

  1. 8 Sept 2026Watford2-1PrestonChampionship
  2. 14 Feb 2026Preston2-2WatfordChampionship
  3. 25 Nov 2025Watford1-1PrestonChampionship
  4. 21 Jan 2025Watford1-2PrestonChampionship
  5. 2 Oct 2024Preston3-0WatfordChampionship
  6. 6 Apr 2024Watford0-0PrestonChampionship
  7. 16 Dec 2023Preston1-5WatfordChampionship
  8. 4 Mar 2023Watford0-0PrestonChampionship
  9. 20 Aug 2022Preston0-0WatfordChampionship
  10. 16 Feb 2021Preston0-1WatfordChampionship
  11. 28 Nov 2020Watford4-1PrestonChampionship
  12. 25 Aug 2015Preston1-0WatfordEFL Cup

and 2 older ones.

Tables are rebuilt from league results (points deductions not included); expected goals and ratings come from our data provider, where it supplies them. More in head to head.