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Watford vs Preston

Championship· Regular Season - 35
Watford
0–0Full-time
Preston
WWDLGoals 7-24
LWLLGoals 13-19
Vicarage Road

Vicarage Road, Watford · Capacity 22,200 · grass · Referee: G. Ward

Today
Lineups~1h before
Kickoff
Half-time
Full-time

Match events

  1. 46'James Morris (Yáser Asprilla)
  2. 46'H. Araujo (K. Davis)
  3. 47'C. Evans
  4. 51'Bambo Diaby
  5. 69'T. Parrott (T. Cannon)
  6. 71'Craig Cathcart (Mario Gaspar)
  7. 77'Daniel Johnson (Ben Woodburn)
  8. 85'Brad Potts
  9. 87'I. Sarr (B. Assombalonga)
  10. 87'C. Evans (Ryan Ledson)
  11. 89'F. Woodman
  12. 90+5'Imrân Louza

Lineups

Watford
Preston
4-2-3-1
3-4-1-2
1
7.5
1. Daniel Bachmann
6.7← 46'
42. James Morris
44
7.9
44. W. Hoedt
7.6
22. Ryan Porteous
6.6← 71'C
15. Craig Cathcart
6.9
4. Hamza Choudhury
6
7.0
6. Imrân Louza
6.5
12. Ken Sema
7.3
10. João Pedro
23
6.2← 87'
23. I. Sarr
21
6.3← 46'
21. H. Araujo
15
6.3← 69'
15. T. Parrott
9
6.9← 87'
9. C. Evans
6.9← 77'
10. Daniel Johnson
2
7.0
2. A. Carreras
4
6.9
4. B. Whiteman
7.3C
8. Alan Browne
6.9
44. Brad Potts
3
7.0
3. G. Cunningham
7.2
23. Bambo Diaby
7.6
14. Jordan Storey
1
7.9
1. F. Woodman
S. BilićCoachR. Lowe
Bench (7)
Bench (7)
WatfordPreston
0.7
Goals/game
1.3
2.4
Conceded/game
1.9
AI analysis for this match hasn't been generated yet.

Match trends

  • Watford have averaged 0.7 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
  • Preston have averaged 1.3 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
  • Over 2.5 goals landed in 4 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
  • Both teams scored in 4 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

2Watford wins
4Draws
2Preston wins
10-9Goals
Preston
2–2Feb 14, 2026, 3:00 PM
Watford
Watford
1–1Nov 25, 2025, 7:45 PM
Preston
Watford
1–2Jan 21, 2025, 7:45 PM
Preston
Preston
3–0Oct 2, 2024, 6:45 PM
Watford
Watford
0–0Apr 6, 2024, 2:00 PM
Preston
Preston
1–5Dec 16, 2023, 3:00 PM
Watford
Preston
0–0Aug 20, 2022, 2:00 PM
Watford
Preston
0–1Feb 16, 2021, 7:00 PM
Watford
Odds not available for this match yet.
Standings not available yet.

Pre-match comparison

0.7Goals scored per game1.3
2.4Goals conceded per game1.9

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

G. Ward

4Yellow cards / game
0.04Red cards / game
0.08Penalties scored / game

Based on 24 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Watford

0-15'
50%
16-30'
25%
31-45'
0%
46-60'
0%
61-75'
25%
76-90+'
0%

Preston

0-15'
0%
16-30'
0%
31-45'
0%
46-60'
0%
61-75'
0%
76-90+'
100%

Match statistics

60%Possession40%
—Expected goals (xG)—
4Shots on target2
12Total shots11
6Shots off target5
2Blocked shots4
8Shots inside the box3
4Shots outside the box8
6Corners3
1Offsides1
13Fouls17
1Yellow cards4
—Red cards—
3Goalkeeper saves4
459Total passes301
349Accurate passes194
76%Pass accuracy64%

Player ratings

Box score

Watford

21
21H. AraujoF · 45'
6.3
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Shots— on target
Passes5%
Tackles1
Duels40%
22Ryan PorteousD · 90'
7.6
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes47%
Tackles1
Duels65%
15Craig Cathcart (C)D · 71'
6.6
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Shots— on target
Passes27%
Tackles1
Duels50%
44
44W. HoedtD · 90'
7.9
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes64%
Tackles—
Duels87%
23
23I. SarrM · 88'
6.2
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes12%
Tackles—
Duels22%
10João PedroM · 90'
7.3
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Shots2/4 on target
Passes29%
Tackles1
Duels63%
12Ken SemaM · 90'
6.5
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Shots— on target
Passes30%
Tackles2
Duels39%
1
1Daniel BachmannG · 90'
7.5
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Shots— on target
Passes14%
Tackles—
Duels100%
6
6Imrân LouzaM · 90'
🟨7.0
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Shots— on target
Passes41%
Tackles2
Duels36%
4Hamza ChoudhuryM · 90'
6.9
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Shots— on target
Passes28%
Tackles3
Duels60%
42James MorrisD · 45'
6.7
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Shots— on target
Passes13%
Tackles—
Duels50%
Bench (7)
7
7K. DavisF · 45'
6.3
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes10%
Tackles—
Duels50%
27Christian KabaseleD
—
11Ismael KonéM
—
3Mario GasparD · 19'
6.9
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Shots— on target
Passes14%
Tackles1
Duels50%
26
26B. HamerG
—
34
34B. AssombalongaF · 9'
6.3
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Shots— on target
Passes—
Tackles—
Duels50%
18Yáser AsprillaM · 45'
7.3
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Shots0/2 on target
Passes15%
Tackles—
Duels43%

Preston

15
15T. ParrottF · 69'
6.3
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Shots— on target
Passes17%
Tackles—
Duels24%
4
4B. WhitemanM · 90'
6.9
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Shots— on target
Passes19%
Tackles4
Duels38%
1
1F. WoodmanG · 90'
🟨7.9
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Shots— on target
Passes13%
Tackles—
Duels100%
9
9C. EvansF · 87'
🟨6.9
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Shots1/3 on target
Passes14%
Tackles—
Duels23%
10Daniel JohnsonF · 77'
6.9
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Shots— on target
Passes19%
Tackles3
Duels40%
44Brad PottsM · 90'
🟨6.9
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Shots— on target
Passes21%
Tackles3
Duels67%
3
3G. CunninghamD · 90'
7.0
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes18%
Tackles2
Duels50%
8Alan Browne (C)M · 90'
7.3
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes22%
Tackles4
Duels52%
14Jordan StoreyD · 90'
7.6
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Shots— on target
Passes16%
Tackles4
Duels89%
2
2A. CarrerasM · 90'
7.0
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Shots1/2 on target
Passes15%
Tackles—
Duels50%
23Bambo DiabyD · 90'
🟨7.2
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Shots— on target
Passes14%
Tackles2
Duels67%
Bench (7)
11Robbie BradyM
—
20Ben WoodburnM · 13'
6.2
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Shots— on target
Passes2%
Tackles1
Duels33%
25
25D. CornellG
—
18Ryan LedsonM · 10'
6.5
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Shots— on target
Passes—
Tackles—
Duels0%
5
5P. BauerD
—
7Liam DelapF
—
28T. CannonF · 21'
6.5
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Shots— on target
Passes4%
Tackles—
Duels20%

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Watford vs Preston played?+

The match is played at Vicarage Road, Watford (capacity 22,200).

What time does Watford vs Preston kick off?+

Kickoff is at Mar 4, 2023, 3:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).