Watford vs Preston — Result & Match Stats
Watford 2 - 1 Preston in the England Championship on 8 Sept 2026. Stats, head-to-head and the full-time report are below.
England / Championship
Venue: Vicarage Road, WatfordReferee: F. Hallam
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Full Time Result
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Watford
Draw
Preston
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Highlights
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Prediction snapshot
Advanced stats on loginDouble chance : Watford or draw
Home45%
Draw45%
Away10%
Generated 8 Sept 2026, 18:06
Predicted winner
Watford
Win or draw
Goals guidance
Watford: -2.5 · Preston: -1.5
WatfordPreston
WatfordComparisonPreston
63%Form38%
44%Attack56%
63%Defense38%
78%Poisson22%
25%H2H75%
33%Goals67%
51%Overall49%
Head to head
17%
1
50%
X
33%
2
WAT · WatfordPreston · PRE
14 Feb 26PRE2-2WAT
PRE2-2WAT25 Nov 25WAT1-1PRE
WAT1-1PRE21 Jan 25WAT1-2PRE
WAT1-2PRE02 Oct 24PRE3-0WAT
PRE3-0WAT06 Apr 24WAT0-0PRE
WAT0-0PRE16 Dec 23PRE1-5WAT
PRE1-5WATRecent games
Watford0%
W
40%
D
60%
L
LLDLD
Form trendW +2 / D 0 / L -1
05 SeptWest Brom vs Watford1-0
01 SeptSwansea vs Watford2-0
29 AugWatford vs West Ham1-1
25 AugWatford vs Peterborough1-5
22 AugWrexham vs Watford1-1
Preston20%
W
0%
D
80%
L
WLLLL
Form trendW +2 / D 0 / L -1
05 SeptPreston vs Blackburn2-1
01 SeptPreston vs Bristol City1-3
29 AugCharlton vs Preston1-0
26 AugPreston vs Everton0-4
22 AugPreston vs Wolves1-3
Goals distribution
WatfordO2.5 40% · U2.5 60%Goals forGoals against
30%
020%
40%
150%
20%
220%
10%
30%
0%
40%
0%
510%
0%
6+0%
Both teams to score: 50%· last 10 games
PrestonO2.5 70% · U2.5 30%Goals forGoals against
40%
00%
40%
140%
20%
210%
0%
340%
0%
410%
0%
50%
0%
6+0%
Both teams to score: 60%· last 10 games
Season form
WatfordPreston
Watford leads on the season form
4–1
LDDW
FormWLLLL
45
Played
11
Wins
20
Draws
14
Losses
45
Goals for
510
Goals against
11
Avg scored
1.32
Avg conceded
00
Clean sheets
11
Failed to score
10
Best win streak
League standings
#TeamPWDLPts
Line-ups
Watford- 1F. RavagliaG
- 4K. KebenD
- 6M. PollockD
- 3S. CoulibalyD
- 23O. TraoréD
- 39E. KayembeM
- 5H. KyprianouM
- 21Amin NabizadaM
- 22M. PayeroM
- 11R. VataM
- 20M. DoumbiaF
Substitutes
- 26D. BachmannG
- 17Iker BravoF
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 7O. MaammaF
- 45S. MavididiF
- 24S. WalkerG
- 33J. ZemuraD
- 56Albert EamesD
Coach: A. Dionisi
Preston- 1D. IversenG
- 4H. ClarkeD
- 24O. OffiahD
- 14J. StoreyD
- 19L. GibsonD
- 3A. VukčevićD
- 27L. LeroyM
- 15J. ThompsonM
- 7A. DevineM
- 10C. LangF
- 38J. KennyF
Substitutes
- 6L. LindsayD
- 17S. MillsM
- 23A. MoranM
- 21L. NichollsG
- 11T. SmallD
- 12C. WileyD
- 20L. GibbsM
- 9J. ErabiF
- 37D. BurgzorgF
Coach: P. Heckingbottom
Player ratings
Watford
PlayerMinGAShRate
E. Kayembe901048.2
M. Doumbia881038.1
F. Ravaglia900007.3
Iker Bravo440117.0
O. Maamma440006.9
Amin Nabizada460026.8
L. Kjerrumgaard20006.8
S. Coulibaly900006.7
M. Pollock900016.7
H. Kyprianou900006.6
S. Mavididi440006.5
J. Zemura290006.4
M. Payero460006.3
O. Traoré610016.3
K. Keben900016.2
R. Vata460026.0
S. Walker00000.0
D. Bachmann00000.0
Albert Eames00000.0
Preston
PlayerMinGAShRate
C. Lang751038.2
O. Offiah900006.9
A. Devine820026.8
J. Storey900006.7
H. Clarke900026.5
J. Thompson900016.5
J. Erabi150026.3
D. Burgzorg240026.3
J. Kenny660056.2
L. Leroy750016.2
S. Mills240006.1
T. Small80006.0
L. Gibbs150006.0
A. Vukčević660005.9
L. Gibson900005.8
D. Iversen900005.7
L. Lindsay00000.0
A. Moran00000.0
L. Nicholls00000.0
C. Wiley00000.0