Watford vs Preston
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PrestonMatch analysis
Watford host Preston in the Championship, kicking off on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 at Vicarage Road. Watford sit 14th in the table and Preston are 24th, so the hosts start as the higher-ranked side.
Over their last 4 league games Watford have taken 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat (W D D L). At home and away combined they are averaging 1.0 goals scored and 1.3 conceded per game this season, with 0 clean sheets on the board.
Over their last 4 league games Preston have taken 4 defeats (L L L L). Preston are averaging 0.8 scored and 2.3 conceded per game, keeping 0 clean sheets so far.
Their last 10 meetings have produced 3 wins for Watford, 2 for Preston and 5 draws, averaging 2.4 goals a game. That recent history is one of the inputs behind the rating below.
Market probabilities
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Last 10 meetings
- DPreston2 - 214/02/2026WatfordD
- DWatford1 - 125/11/2025PrestonD
- LWatford1 - 221/01/2025PrestonW
- WPreston3 - 002/10/2024WatfordL
- DWatford0 - 006/04/2024PrestonD
- LPreston1 - 516/12/2023WatfordW
- DWatford0 - 004/03/2023PrestonD
- DPreston0 - 020/08/2022WatfordD
- LPreston0 - 116/02/2021WatfordW
- WWatford4 - 128/11/2020PrestonL
Recent form
- L@
Swansea0 - 2 - Dv
West Ham1 - 1 - Lv
Peterborough1 - 5 - D@
Wrexham1 - 1 - Wv
Southampton2 - 1 - Wv
Crawley Town1 - 0 - Lv
Fiorentina0 - 1 - Wv
Hansa Rostock3 - 0 - D@
Barnet2 - 2 - L@
Boreham Wood1 - 2
- Lv
Bristol City1 - 3 - L@
Charlton0 - 1 - Lv
Everton0 - 4 - Lv
Wolves1 - 3 - L@
Bolton1 - 2 - L@
Stockport County0 - 1 - L@
Bradford2 - 3 - L@
Marine0 - 3 - Lv
Cambridge United0 - 1
Goals for & against
| Team | For | Against | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | 1 | 1.25 | 14 |
| Preston | 0.75 | 2.25 | 24 |
Championship table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 10 |
| 2 |  QPR | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 10 |
| 3 | Charlton | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Wolves | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 |
| 7 |  West Brom | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 |
| 8 |  Birmingham | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 6 |
| 9 |  Sheffield Utd | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 6 |
| 10 |  Millwall | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 | Wrexham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| 12 | West Ham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| 13 |  Blackburn | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 |  Watford | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 15 | Bolton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 16 |  Derby | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 |  Lincoln | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 18 | Southampton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 3 |
| 19 |  Cardiff | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 20 |  Norwich | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 21 |  Portsmouth | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 22 |  Stoke City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| 23 |  Burnley | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 2 |
| 24 |  Preston | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 0 |
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