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Championship | Gameweek 35
Mar 4, 2023 at 3pm UK
Vicarage Road
Preston North End logo

Watford
0 - 0
Preston


Louza (90+5')
FT

Evans (47'), Diaby (51'), Potts (85'), Woodman (89')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Watford and Preston North End, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Sheff Utd 1-0 Watford
Saturday, February 25 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Preston 0-0 Coventry
Tuesday, February 28 at 7.45pm in Championship

We said: Watford 2-1 Preston North End

With Preston having found some form of late, they will be optimistic about collecting something from Vicarage Road. However, Watford are under pressure to go on the offensive, and that may suit Bilic's side as they play catch-up in the second-tier promotion race. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Watford win with a probability of 55.1%. A draw had a probability of 25.4% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 19.48%.

The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.34%) and 2-1 (9.23%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.8%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (7.55%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood.

Result
WatfordDrawPreston North End
55.1% (-0.0030000000000001 -0) 25.42% (0.018000000000001 0.02) 19.48% (-0.013999999999999 -0.01)
Both teams to score 44.01% (-0.073999999999998 -0.07)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
42.42% (-0.083999999999996 -0.08)57.58% (0.085999999999999 0.09)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
21.64% (-0.068000000000001 -0.07)78.36% (0.069999999999993 0.07)
Watford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.06% (-0.034999999999997 -0.03)20.94% (0.037000000000003 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.32% (-0.056000000000004 -0.06)53.69% (0.059000000000005 0.06)
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
55.67% (-0.066000000000003 -0.07)44.33% (0.068000000000005 0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
19.61% (-0.053999999999998 -0.05)80.39% (0.058000000000007 0.06)
Score Analysis
    Watford 55.09%
    Preston North End 19.48%
    Draw 25.41%
WatfordDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 14.51% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
2-0 @ 11.34% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-1 @ 9.23% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
3-0 @ 5.91%
3-1 @ 4.81% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
4-0 @ 2.31% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-2 @ 1.96% (-0.008 -0.01)
4-1 @ 1.88% (-0.006 -0.01)
Other @ 3.14%
Total : 55.09%
1-1 @ 11.8%
0-0 @ 9.28% (0.030000000000001 0.03)
2-2 @ 3.75% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
Other @ 0.57%
Total : 25.41%
0-1 @ 7.55% (0.011 0.01)
1-2 @ 4.8% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
0-2 @ 3.07% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
1-3 @ 1.3% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
2-3 @ 1.02% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
Other @ 1.73%
Total : 19.48%

How you voted: Watford vs Preston

Watford
76.9%
Draw
11.5%
Preston North End
11.5%
26
Head to Head
Aug 20, 2022 3pm
Feb 16, 2021 7pm
Nov 28, 2020 3pm
Watford
4-1
Preston
Quina (9'), Deeney (52' pen.), Chalobah (58'), Pedro (74')
Garner (23')
Aug 25, 2015 7.45pm
Round Two
Preston
1-0
Watford
Vermijl (8')
Woods (34'), Reid (64')

Vydra (39'), Britos (42')
Britos (75')
May 7, 2011 3pm
rhs 2.0
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds26158348192953
2Burnley26141023192252
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd26166436171952
4Sunderland26148439221750
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2612683123842
6Middlesbrough26118743321141
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom26913432211140
8Watford26115103637-138
9Bristol City2691073330337
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds2610793840-237
11Norwich CityNorwich269984337636
12Swansea CitySwansea2697103030034
13Queens Park RangersQPR2671182934-532
14Millwall257992423130
15Preston North EndPreston2661282834-630
16Coventry CityCoventry2678113437-329
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2678112941-1229
18Derby CountyDerby2676133135-427
19Stoke CityStoke2669112432-827
20Luton TownLuton2674152744-1725
21Cardiff CityCardiff2659122641-1524
22Hull City2658132536-1123
23Portsmouth2558123044-1423
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2649132554-2921


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