Championship
Saturday 14 February 2026 · 15:00 · HT 1-0 · Deepdale, Preston · Referee Dean Whitestone
Preston North End v Watford: stats, form and bet builder picks
In Preston North End's last 10 home games and Watford's last 10 away games in the Championship before kick-off, both teams scored in 13 of 20, over 2.5 goals in 10 of 20, with 11.3 corners per match (league 10.3) and 4.2 cards (league 3.9).
Overview
Lineups
Bet builder
Form
Table
Match stats
Preston North End v Watford, full match
51%
Possession
49%
0.65
Expected goals (xG)
0.91
8
Shots
20
3
Shots on target
5
9
Corners
7
8
Fouls
6
1
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
0
1
Offsides
1
Goals and cards
19'
Goal
Lewis Dobbin PRE
55'
Goal
Othmane Maamma WAT
70'
Goal
Milutin Osmajić PRE
81'
Yellow card
Lewis Gibson PRE
89'
Yellow card
Jeremy Petris WAT
Match probabilities
How often each happened in Preston North End's last 10 home games and Watford's last 10 away games this season, before kick-off, with the league rate beside it.
High
Low
Both teams to score
65%
13/20 games · League 57%
Over 1.5 goals
75%
15/20 games · League 76%
Over 2.5 goals
50%
10/20 games · League 51%
Over 3.5 goals
20%
4/20 games · League 25%
Over 9.5 corners
80%
16/20 games · League 55%
Over 3.5 cards
60%
12/20 games · League 53%
Preston North End clean sheet
20%
2/10 games · League 25%
Watford clean sheet
20%
2/10 games · League 25%
Preston North End fail to score
20%
2/10 games · League 25%
Watford fail to score
20%
2/10 games · League 25%
Averages per match
Same games, both teams added together
Goals
2.5
League 2.6
Corners
11.3
League 10.3
Cards
4.2
League 3.9
