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Preston

Vs

Watford

Since 28/11/2020

PRE wins

Draws

WAT wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

10 Preston · 14 Watford

Goals per game

2.40

both sides combined

Over 1.5

60%

of meetings

Over 2.5

50%

of meetings

BTTS

50%

of meetings

Last meeting

2-2

14 Feb 2026

Next game

08 Sep

Tuesday, Championship

Preston vs Watford: the head-to-head

Five of the ten Championship encounters between Preston and Watford have finished level, a pattern that underlines how evenly matched the sides are. Over the period that began in 2020 the record reads 2-5-3 in favour of Watford, with a total of 24 goals and an average of 2.4 per game. In half of the meetings the aggregate score reached two or more goals, and a third of the time the total rose to three or more; both clubs managed to score in 50% of the fixtures. The most recent clash ended 2-2 on 14 February 2026, with Preston hosting Watford. Preston have scored 10 goals to Watford’s 14 across all meetings. At home Preston have won once, drawn twice and lost twice, while away they have won once, drawn three times and lost once. The next fixture is scheduled for 8 September 2026.

01 Head-to-head record 02 Recent meetings 03 Goal Analysis 04 Current form 05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture 06 League Table 07 Squad value analysis 08 Recent results 09 Upcoming fixtures

Next meeting

Watford vs Preston

Tuesday 08 September 2026 · Championship

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01Head-to-head record⚖

Preston

Watford

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 10 games between these two clubs

20%

win %

30%

2.40

avg goals

2.40

60%

over 1.5 %

60%

50%

over 2.5 %

50%

30%

over 3.5 %

30%

1.00

scored

1.40

conceded

1.00

50%

btts

50%

40%

clean sheet

40%

11.40

corners

11.40

3.00

cards

3.00

Top three rows are this fixture: 10 meetings, 2 to Preston, 5 drawn, 3 to Watford, at 2.40 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Preston

Won at home

20%

1 of 5 home meetings

Won away

20%

1 of 5 away meetings

Drawn

50%

5 of 10 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Watford

Won at home

20%

1 of 5 home meetings

Won away

40%

2 of 5 away meetings

Drawn

50%

5 of 10 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Preston
14 Feb 2026	Championship	Preston	2-2	Watford	D	view
25 Nov 2025	Championship	Watford	1-1	Preston	D	view
21 Jan 2025	Championship	Watford	1-2	Preston	W	view
02 Oct 2024	Championship	Preston	3-0	Watford	W	view
06 Apr 2024	Championship	Watford	0-0	Preston	D	view
16 Dec 2023	Championship	Preston	1-5	Watford	L	view
04 Mar 2023	Championship	Watford	0-0	Preston	D	view
20 Aug 2022	Championship	Preston	0-0	Watford	D	view
16 Feb 2021	Championship	Preston	0-1	Watford	L	view
28 Nov 2020	Championship	Watford	4-1	Preston	L	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

Preston · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

3.2

Avg scored

0.9

Avg conceded

2.3

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.25 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	0.97	1.80	0.94	1.88	1.00	1.71
vs Stronger (4)	0.50	2.50	0.00	4.00	0.67	2.00
vs Similar (26)	1.04	1.69	1.00	1.73	1.09	1.64
vs Weaker (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clean sheet %	10% (-19pp vs league)

Watford · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

3.1

Avg scored

0.7

Avg conceded

2.4

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.25 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	0.90	1.70	1.00	1.47	0.80	1.93
vs Stronger (2)	0.50	1.50	0.50	1.50	-	-
vs Similar (26)	0.92	1.65	1.09	1.27	0.80	1.93
vs Weaker (2)	1.00	2.50	1.00	2.50	-	-
Clean sheet %	20% (-9pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Preston

LLWLDLLLLL

Last 10: 9 scored, 23 conceded.

Watford

LLLLWWDLDL

Last 10: 7 scored, 24 conceded.

Preston

Home · last 10

LLWDLLDLLL

1 won · 9 scored, 23 conceded

Away · last 10

LDLLDWLWLL

2 won · 10 scored, 17 conceded

Watford

Home · last 10

LWDDLLWWLD

3 won · 9 scored, 17 conceded

Away · last 10

DWDLLLLLDL

1 won · 9 scored, 22 conceded

05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱

Preston

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored50% / 50%

Conceded50% / 50%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 16-30'.

From this fixture only: 2 of 10 meetings have goal timings on record. See Preston's full Goal Clock across all their games.

Watford

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored50% / 50%

Conceded50% / 50%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 31-45'.

From this fixture only: 2 of 10 meetings have goal timings on record. See Watford's full Goal Clock across all their games.

06League Table🏆

Record						Goals							Props / game						Squad value €m				Strengths
Rank	Team	MP	Pts	Win%	PPG	GF	GA	GD	G/G	O1.5	O2.5	O3.5	Cor	Cor O%	Crd	Crd O%	Fls	Fls O%	Tot	Att	Mid	Def	Att/g	Def/g	Poss%
1	Swansea	4	10	75%	2.5	7	1	+6	2.0	75%	50%	0%	9.2	25%	4.2	100%	22.2	75%	91	56	9	26	1.8	0.2	55%
2	QPR	4	10	75%	2.5	7	3	+4	2.5	75%	75%	25%	8.5	50%	2.8	25%	18.8	25%	71	29	15	27	1.8	0.8	46%
3	Charlton	4	10	75%	2.5	6	3	+3	2.2	75%	50%	0%	10.5	75%	3.0	25%	24.5	75%	31	18	3	10	1.5	0.8	42%
4	Southampton	4	7	50%	1.8	10	5	+5	3.8	100%	75%	50%	11.2	50%	6.5	75%	22.0	25%	205	72	53	79	2.5	1.2	56%
5	Wolves	4	7	50%	1.8	11	8	+3	4.8	100%	100%	100%	10.0	50%	4.2	75%	23.2	50%	273	79	79	116	2.8	2.0	-
6	Middlesbrough	4	7	50%	1.8	7	5	+2	3.0	100%	75%	25%	10.2	75%	3.0	50%	21.0	25%	142	74	27	41	1.8	1.2	59%
7	Bristol City	4	7	50%	1.8	7	6	+1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	10.5	75%	3.2	25%	22.5	50%	66	29	19	18	1.8	1.5	49%
8	West Brom	4	7	50%	1.8	7	6	+1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	10.5	75%	2.0	0%	21.8	25%	52	15	22	15	1.8	1.5	52%
9	Birmingham	4	6	25%	1.5	5	4	+1	2.2	75%	50%	25%	9.2	50%	3.7	33%	23.0	75%	93	46	12	35	1.2	1.0	54%
10	Sheffield United	4	6	25%	1.5	5	4	+1	2.2	50%	50%	50%	10.8	75%	3.3	67%	23.2	75%	110	29	32	49	1.2	1.0	52%
11	Millwall	4	6	50%	1.5	6	8	-2	3.5	100%	75%	25%	11.2	75%	4.0	50%	20.8	50%	85	30	29	25	1.5	2.0	48%
12	Wrexham	4	5	25%	1.2	6	4	+2	2.5	100%	50%	0%	10.8	50%	2.5	0%	23.5	100%	77	15	23	39	1.5	1.0	48%
13	West Ham	4	5	25%	1.2	8	7	+1	3.8	100%	75%	50%	12.5	100%	4.0	75%	20.0	25%	274	84	48	141	2.0	1.8	-
14	Blackburn	4	5	25%	1.2	5	5	+0	2.5	75%	75%	25%	10.0	75%	4.5	100%	21.8	50%	36	15	7	14	1.2	1.2	48%
15	Watford	4	5	25%	1.2	4	5	-1	2.2	100%	25%	0%	11.8	75%	4.8	75%	20.2	25%	88	28	38	22	1.0	1.2	51%
16	Bolton	4	4	25%	1.0	4	5	-1	2.2	50%	50%	25%	11.0	75%	3.2	25%	19.8	25%	17	4	4	9	1.0	1.2	-
17	Derby	4	4	25%	1.0	5	7	-2	3.0	100%	75%	25%	11.8	75%	4.2	50%	23.5	100%	57	25	14	18	1.2	1.8	44%
18	Lincoln	4	4	25%	1.0	3	5	-2	2.0	50%	50%	25%	12.2	100%	3.2	50%	25.0	75%	12	3	2	6	0.8	1.2	-
19	Cardiff	4	3	0%	0.8	6	7	-1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	13.2	75%	3.5	50%	22.5	100%	29	15	4	10	1.5	1.8	-
20	Norwich	4	3	25%	0.8	5	7	-2	3.0	75%	75%	25%	9.2	50%	4.8	75%	23.0	75%	107	46	31	29	1.2	1.8	54%
21	Portsmouth	4	3	25%	0.8	5	8	-3	3.2	100%	75%	50%	11.8	100%	2.8	25%	25.0	50%	32	13	5	14	1.2	2.0	50%
22	Stoke	4	3	25%	0.8	4	9	-5	3.2	75%	75%	50%	7.8	0%	5.5	100%	26.8	100%	79	35	11	32	1.0	2.2	52%
23	Burnley	4	2	0%	0.5	5	10	-5	3.8	100%	75%	75%	8.5	25%	4.8	75%	20.0	0%	115	70	8	37	1.2	2.5	-
24	Preston	4	0	0%	0.0	3	9	-6	3.0	75%	75%	50%	8.5	25%	3.5	50%	25.0	75%	43	17	3	22	0.8	2.2	46%

Championship 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Championship stats & trends →

07Squad value analysis💰

PrestonWatford

€42.5m

squad value

€88.5m

€73.7m

attack

€78.6m

€30.3m

midfield

€81.4m

€67.3m

defence

€107.5m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Watford carries the more valuable squad.

08Recent results📅

Preston

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
18 Apr	vs West Brom	0-2	L
22 Apr	@ Birmingham	1-2	L
25 Apr	@ Sheffield United	3-2	W
02 May	vs Southampton	1-3	L
08 Aug	vs Huddersfield	1-1	D
15 Aug	@ Bolton	1-2	L
22 Aug	vs Wolves	1-3	L
26 Aug	vs Everton	0-4	L
29 Aug	@ Charlton	0-1	L
01 Sep	vs Bristol City	1-3	L

Watford

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
18 Apr	vs Sheffield United	0-2	L
21 Apr	@ West Brom	0-3	L
25 Apr	@ Middlesbrough	1-5	L
02 May	vs Coventry	0-4	L
08 Aug	vs Crawley Town	1-0	W
16 Aug	vs Southampton	2-1	W
22 Aug	@ Wrexham	1-1	D
25 Aug	vs Peterboro	1-5	L
29 Aug	vs West Ham	1-1	D
01 Sep	@ Swansea	0-2	L