Championship
Tuesday 8 September 2026 · 19:45 · HT 0-1 · Vicarage Road, Watford · Referee Farai Hallam
Watford v Preston North End: stats, form and bet builder picks
In Watford's last 2 home games and Preston North End's last 2 away games in the Championship before kick-off, both teams scored in 3 of 4, over 2.5 goals in 2 of 4, with 11.0 corners per match (league 10.5) and 5.0 cards (league 4.0).
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Figures, form and bet builder stats use Championship games only.
Seasons
2026/27
2025/26
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Overview
Lineups
Bet builder
Form
Table
Match stats
Watford v Preston North End, full match
61%
Possession
39%
1.44
Expected goals (xG)
2.48
15
Shots
18
5
Shots on target
6
2
Corners
4
7
Fouls
10
0
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
0
2
Offsides
1
Goals and cards
6'
Goal
Callum Lang PRE
62'
Yellow card
Andrija Vukčević PRE
67'
Yellow card
Lewis Gibson PRE
69'
Goal
Edo Kayembe WAT
76'
Goal
Mamadou Doumbia WAT
Match probabilities
How often each happened in Watford's last 2 home games and Preston North End's last 2 away games this season, before kick-off, with the league rate beside it.
High
Low
Both teams to score
75%
3/4 games · League 63%
Over 1.5 goals
75%
3/4 games · League 76%
Over 2.5 goals
50%
2/4 games · League 60%
Over 3.5 goals
0%
0/4 games · League 37%
Over 9.5 corners
75%
3/4 games · League 58%
Over 3.5 cards
75%
3/4 games · League 51%
Watford clean sheet
0%
0/2 games · League 22%
Preston North End clean sheet
0%
0/2 games · League 22%
Watford fail to score
0%
0/2 games · League 22%
Preston North End fail to score
50%
1/2 games · League 22%
Averages per match
Same games, both teams added together
Goals
2.3
League 2.9
Corners
11.0
League 10.5
Cards
5.0
League 4.0
