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Preston North End vs Watford

7 Apr 2027, 19:45 · Championship · 2026/2027

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13 completed meetings

Preston North End

19:45

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Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2026/2027.

Preston North End

Latest: Lincoln City · 0–1

Match stats

12 Sept 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Lincoln City · 2026/2027

Watford

Latest: Bristol City · 0–1

Match stats

18 Sept 2026, 20:00 · Away vs Bristol City · 2026/2027

The rivalry

Head-to-head record

Last 150 completed meetings at most

4Watford wins

6Draws

3Preston North End wins

62%Both teams scored

62%Over 2.5 goals

19Watford goals

16Preston North End goals

At Preston North End’s ground: 6 previous meetings, 2 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.

Matchup context

Home vs away this season

2026/2027 · Championship

Compare Preston North End’s home games with Watford’s away games.

Preston North End statsWatford stats

Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.

Preston North EndPer matchWatford

1.00 / 4Goals scored0.25 / 4

2.00 / 4Goals conceded1.25 / 4

3.00 / 4Total match goals1.50 / 4

0.00 / 4Clean sheets / match0.00 / 4

0.25 / 4Failed to score / match0.75 / 4

12.50 / 4Shots10.00 / 4

7.25 / 4Corners3.75 / 4

12.25 / 4Total match corners9.25 / 4

2.75 / 4Cards3.00 / 4

The number after / is how many matches had that stat.

More team stats

Results & goals

Preston North EndStatWatford

0.504 matchesGoals scored by half-time0.254 matches

0.504 matchesGoals conceded by half-time1.254 matches

25% (1)4 matchesWins0% (0)4 matches

0% (0)4 matchesDraws25% (1)4 matches

75% (3)4 matchesLosses75% (3)4 matches

50% (2)4 matchesHalf-time clean sheets0% (0)4 matches

0% (0)4 matchesScored in both halves0% (0)4 matches

75% (3)4 matchesBoth teams scored25% (1)4 matches

Goal frequencies

Preston North EndStatWatford

75%4 matchesScored 1+ goals25%4 matches

25%4 matchesScored 2+ goals0%4 matches

0%4 matchesScored 3+ goals0%4 matches

0%4 matchesScored 4+ goals0%4 matches

100%4 matchesConceded 1+ goals100%4 matches

50%4 matchesConceded 2+ goals25%4 matches

50%4 matchesConceded 3+ goals0%4 matches

25%4 matchesScored 1+ by half-time25%4 matches

25%4 matchesScored 2+ by half-time0%4 matches

0%4 matchesScored 3+ by half-time0%4 matches

50%4 matchesConceded 1+ by half-time100%4 matches

0%4 matchesConceded 2+ by half-time25%4 matches

0%4 matchesConceded 3+ by half-time0%4 matches

Corners

Preston North EndStatWatford

5.004 matchesCorners conceded / match5.504 matches

100%4 matchesWon 3+ corners100%4 matches

75%4 matchesWon 5+ corners25%4 matches

25%4 matchesWon 7+ corners0%4 matches

25%4 matchesWon 9+ corners0%4 matches

75%4 matchesMatch had 8+ corners75%4 matches

50%4 matchesMatch had 10+ corners25%4 matches

50%4 matchesMatch had 12+ corners25%4 matches

50%4 matchesMatch had 14+ corners0%4 matches

Cards

Preston North EndStatWatford

1.004 matchesOpponent cards / match2.254 matches

3.754 matchesTotal cards / match5.254 matches

2.754 matchesYellow cards / match3.004 matches

100%4 matchesReceived 1+ cards75%4 matches

75%4 matchesReceived 2+ cards75%4 matches

50%4 matchesReceived 3+ cards75%4 matches

50%4 matchesReceived 4+ cards50%4 matches

0%4 matchesReceived 5+ cards25%4 matches

50%4 matchesMatch had 3+ cards75%4 matches

50%4 matchesMatch had 5+ cards50%4 matches

0%4 matchesMatch had 7+ cards50%4 matches

Shots & play

Preston North EndStatWatford

12.254 matchesShots conceded / match14.004 matches

45.75%4 matchesPossession / match48.50%4 matches

10.254 matchesFouls / match12.754 matches

1.254 matchesOffsides / match1.004 matches

Chance quality

Season xG

Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.

Preston North End

Expected goals (xG)8 games with data

1.31 per game

Expected goals against (xGA)8 games with data

1.46 per game

Watford

Expected goals (xG)8 games with data

1.12 per game

Expected goals against (xGA)8 games with data

1.75 per game

These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.

Players

Top scorers and assist makers

Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.

Preston North End

Goals

Assists

Yellow cards

Tackles

Watford

Goals

Assists

Yellow cards

Tackles

Expected goals and shot quality

Match counts are shown beside each player.

Expected goals (xG)

Chance quality before the shot.

Preston North End

Callum Lang7 matches

3.00

Jusef Erabi6 matches

1.83

Johnny Kenny3 matches

1.20

Watford

Iker Bravo6 matches

1.74

Hector Kyprianou4 matches

1.02

Mamadou Doumbia4 matches

0.95

xG on target (xGoT)

Chance quality of shots that reached the target.

Preston North End

Callum Lang6 matches

2.78

Johnny Kenny3 matches

1.72

Jordan Thompson5 matches

1.06

Watford

Amin Nabizada7 matches

1.62

Iker Bravo6 matches

1.57

Luca Kjerrumgaard3 matches

0.94

Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)

Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.

Preston North End

Jordan Thompson5 matches

0.77

Johnny Kenny3 matches

0.52

Callum Lang6 matches

0.45

Watford

Amin Nabizada7 matches

1.03

Luca Kjerrumgaard3 matches

0.25