Championship

Championship | Gameweek 35

Mar 4, 2023 at 3pm UK

Vicarage Road

Watford
0 - 0
Preston

Louza (90+5')

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

Watford

All competitions

Last Game: Sheff Utd 1-0 Watford
Saturday, February 25 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Preston North End

All competitions

Last Game: Preston 0-0 Coventry
Tuesday, February 28 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

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
Watford	Draw	Preston North End
55.1% ( -0)	25.42% ( 0.02)	19.48% ( -0.01)

Both teams to score 44.01% (

-0.07)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

42.42% (

-0.08)

57.58% (

0.09)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

21.64% (

-0.07)

78.36% (

0.07)

Watford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.06% (

-0.03)

20.94% (

0.04)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

46.32% (

-0.06)

53.69% (

0.06)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

55.67% (

-0.07)

44.33% (

0.07)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

19.61% (

-0.05)

80.39% (

0.06)

Score Analysis

Watford 55.09%

Preston North End 19.48%

Draw 25.41%

Watford	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 14.51% ( 0.03) 2-0 @ 11.34% ( 0.01) 2-1 @ 9.23% ( -0.01) 3-0 @ 5.91% 3-1 @ 4.81% ( -0.01) 4-0 @ 2.31% ( -0) 3-2 @ 1.96% ( -0.01) 4-1 @ 1.88% ( -0.01) Other @ 3.14% Total : 55.09%	1-1 @ 11.8% 0-0 @ 9.28% ( 0.03) 2-2 @ 3.75% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.57% Total : 25.41%	0-1 @ 7.55% ( 0.01) 1-2 @ 4.8% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 3.07% ( -0) 1-3 @ 1.3% ( -0) 2-3 @ 1.02% ( -0) Other @ 1.73% Total : 19.48%