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Watford vs Preston Prediction & Stats

Date: 08/09/2026
Time: 18:45
Watford
Watford
Vs
43%
30%
28%
■ Home   ■ Draw   ■ Away
Preston
Preston
England: Championship
Referee: -
Match preview & prediction

Watford are tipped to win, with a 43 % chance of triumph, a 29 % chance of a draw and a 28 % chance of a Preston win. The expected total of 2.5 goals points to a modestly low-scoring affair, and the single most likely scoreline is 1-1, a 13.8 % probability. Watford, playing at home against a similar-strength side, average 0.92 goals scored and 1.17 conceded. Preston, on the road to a similar opponent, average 1.17 scored and 1.50 conceded. The model’s selections include Under 7.5 (99.5 %), Under 6.5 (98.5 %), Away under 3.5 goals (97.3 %), Under 5.5 (95.6 %), Home under 3.5 goals (94.4 %), Away under 2.5 goals (89.8 %), Under 4.5 (88.7 %) and Home +2 handicap (88.5 %). Watford’s recent draw against Wrexham and Preston’s three-match losing streak after a 1-3 loss to Wolves add context to the predicted outcome.

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Watford win
42.7%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Draw
29.6%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Preston win
27.7%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.

⚽ 2. Goal Analysis

WatfordWatford

Last 10 – goals for & against
50-502L03L15L04L10W21W11D15L11D02LH·SHE18/04A·WES21/04A·MID25/04H·COV02/05H·CRA08/08H·SOU16/08A·WRE22/08H·PET25/08H·WES29/08A·SWA01/09
Avg total
3.1
Avg scored
0.7
Avg conceded
2.4
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.901.701.001.470.801.93
vs Stronger (2)0.501.500.501.50--
vs Similar (26)0.921.651.091.270.801.93
vs Weaker (2)1.002.501.002.50--
Clean sheet %20% (-9pp vs league)
This opponent (Preston) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

PrestonPreston

Last 10 – goals for & against
40-402L12L32W13L11D12L13L04L01L13LH·WES18/04A·BIR22/04A·SHE25/04H·SOU02/05H·HUD08/08A·BOL15/08H·WOL22/08H·EVE26/08A·CHA29/08H·BRI01/09
Avg total
3.2
Avg scored
0.9
Avg conceded
2.3
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.971.800.941.881.001.71
vs Stronger (4)0.502.500.004.000.672.00
vs Similar (26)1.041.691.001.731.091.64
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %10% (-19pp vs league)
This opponent (Watford) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Total goals distribution

7%14%20%27%10%019%127%221%313%46%54%6+
The model estimates around 2.4 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 2 (27%).
Over/Under 1.5
Over 1.5
71.1%
Under 1.5
28.9%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 2.5
Over 2.5
43.9%
Under 2.5
56.1%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 3.5
Over 3.5
22.8%
Under 3.5
77.2%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Both teams to score
Yes
50.1%
No
49.9%
Best 5 market prices
Yes
No market prices yet.
No
No market prices yet.

Correct score

Top 8 scorelines with probability, best odds and edge (left); the full probability grid (right).
1-1
14.1%
1-0
10.8%
0-0
10.1%
2-1
8.8%
2-0
8.3%
0-1
8.0%
1-2
6.8%
0-2
4.9%
Watford goals ↓
Preston goals →
01234
010%8.0%4.9%1.7%0.5%
111%14%6.8%2.4%0.6%
28.3%8.8%4.6%1.6%0.4%
33.8%4.0%2.1%0.8%0.2%
41.3%1.4%0.7%0.3%0.1%
Each cell is the % chance of that exact scoreline. Rows = Watford goals (down), columns = Preston goals (across).

💪 3. Team Strengths Analysis

🏆 Total PPG

Points / game
West Ham
1.92
Wolves
1.90
Millwall
1.75
Burnley
1.72
Southampton
1.71
Middlesbrough
1.67
Wrexham
1.54
Derby
1.50
Norwich
1.41
Birmingham
1.39
Swansea
1.39
Bristol City
1.35
Sheffield United
1.30
Preston
1.30
Cardiff
1.30
QPR
1.26
Watford
1.24
Stoke
1.20
Portsmouth
1.20
West Brom
1.15
Charlton
1.15
Blackburn
1.13
Bolton
1.00
Lincoln
0.94
Watford is 0.07 points worse than Preston in terms of average points per game (1.24 vs 1.30).

⚔️ Attack

Goals scored / game
West Ham
1.82
Wolves
1.81
Southampton
1.73
Burnley
1.63
Wrexham
1.50
Middlesbrough
1.49
Derby
1.46
Sheffield United
1.43
Norwich
1.37
Millwall
1.33
QPR
1.33
Bristol City
1.28
Birmingham
1.24
Swansea
1.24
Cardiff
1.23
Preston
1.20
Watford
1.15
Stoke
1.11
Portsmouth
1.07
West Brom
1.04
Charlton
0.96
Bolton
0.95
Blackburn
0.91
Lincoln
0.89
Watford is 0.04 goals worse than Preston in terms of goals scored per game (1.15 vs 1.20).

🛡️ Defense

Conceded / game · lower better
West Ham
0.92
Wolves
0.93
Middlesbrough
1.00
Burnley
1.03
Millwall
1.06
Southampton
1.19
Birmingham
1.22
Blackburn
1.22
Norwich
1.22
Stoke
1.22
West Brom
1.26
Charlton
1.26
Bristol City
1.28
Swansea
1.28
Derby
1.28
Preston
1.35
Cardiff
1.36
Portsmouth
1.39
Wrexham
1.41
Watford
1.41
Sheffield United
1.43
QPR
1.59
Bolton
1.77
Lincoln
1.87
Watford is 0.07 goals worse than Preston in terms of goals conceded per game (1.41 vs 1.35).

⏱️ Possession

Avg possession %
Middlesbrough
59%
Southampton
56%
Swansea
55%
Birmingham
54%
Norwich
54%
Sheffield United
52%
Stoke
52%
West Brom
52%
Watford
51%
Portsmouth
50%
Bristol City
49%
Wrexham
48%
Blackburn
48%
Millwall
48%
QPR
46%
Preston
46%
Derby
44%
Charlton
42%
Watford is 5.6 percentage points better than Preston in terms of average possession (51% vs 46%).

🎲 4. Props Analysis

WatfordWatford

For 4.1 · Against 5.8 · Total 9.9

🚩 Corners

1403531122310481216363485814413121369713A·SWAH·WESH·PETA·WREH·SOUH·CRAH·COVA·MIDA·WESH·SHE
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 2.4 · Against 2.0 · Total 4.4

🟨 Cards

90431126323212134244412953376A·SWAH·WESH·PETA·WREH·SOUH·CRAH·COVA·MIDA·WESH·SHE
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 11.6 · Against 9.5 · Total 21.1

⚠️ Fouls

2601469779111312911131610108151111920161624212426182620A·SWAH·WESH·PETA·WREH·SOUH·CRAH·COVA·MIDA·WESH·SHE
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total

PrestonPreston

For 5.2 · Against 5.2 · Total 10.4

🚩 Corners

1505247355425751055103386711897121515614H·BRIA·CHAH·EVEH·WOLA·BOLH·HUDH·SOUA·SHEA·BIRH·WES
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 2.5 · Against 0.9 · Total 3.4

🟨 Cards

602114132423132322255643205H·BRIA·CHAH·WOLA·BOLH·HUDH·SOUA·SHEA·BIRH·WESA·CHA
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 10.6 · Against 10.9 · Total 21.5

⚠️ Fouls

310111421103611101112111611611129117122531921232717232019H·BRIA·CHAH·EVEH·WOLA·BOLH·HUDH·SOUA·SHEA·BIRH·WES
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total

WatfordWatford

SplitCornersCardsFouls
TotHmeAwyTotHmeAwyTotHmeAwy
Overall (50)10.410.510.34.24.34.220.821.620.1
vs Stronger (3)9.310.57.04.04.53.020.723.016.0
vs Similar (45)10.610.710.54.34.44.220.921.620.3
vs Weaker (2)8.58.5-3.03.0-20.020.0-
% over line61%60%62%54%56%52%37%40%33%
% under line39%40%38%46%44%48%63%60%67%
This opponent (Preston) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

PrestonPreston

SplitCornersCardsFouls
TotHmeAwyTotHmeAwyTotHmeAwy
Overall (50)10.611.010.03.33.43.120.419.521.4
vs Stronger (6)10.812.79.01.21.31.016.813.720.0
vs Similar (44)10.510.810.23.53.63.520.920.321.6
vs Weaker (0)---------
% over line55%62%48%48%52%43%35%31%39%
% under line45%38%52%52%48%57%65%69%61%
This opponent (Watford) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

🚩 Total Corners

Match total corners / game
Sheffield United
11.4
Southampton
11.1
West Ham
11.1
Middlesbrough
10.9
Portsmouth
10.8
Millwall
10.8
Cardiff
10.8
Blackburn
10.8
Bolton
10.5
Preston
10.5
Watford
10.4
Stoke
10.4
Norwich
10.2
Birmingham
10.2
Wrexham
10.1
Derby
10.0
QPR
10.0
Bristol City
10.0
Swansea
10.0
Charlton
9.8
Burnley
9.6
West Brom
9.4
Wolves
9.4
Lincoln
9.2

🟨 Total Cards

Match total cards / game
Watford
4.4
Derby
4.1
Stoke
4.1
Sheffield United
4.0
Lincoln
4.0
Swansea
4.0
Norwich
3.9
Bristol City
3.9
Wolves
3.9
Blackburn
3.9
Portsmouth
3.8
Southampton
3.8
West Ham
3.8
QPR
3.7
Birmingham
3.7
Middlesbrough
3.6
Bolton
3.6
Charlton
3.5
Wrexham
3.5
Cardiff
3.5
Millwall
3.4
Preston
3.4
West Brom
3.3
Burnley
3.2

⚠️ Total Fouls

Match total fouls / game
Wolves
23.4
Lincoln
23.0
Derby
22.9
Swansea
22.3
Portsmouth
22.2
West Ham
22.1
Southampton
21.9
Bolton
21.9
Middlesbrough
21.7
Birmingham
21.7
Norwich
21.5
Charlton
21.5
Bristol City
21.4
Sheffield United
21.4
Stoke
21.0
Watford
20.9
West Brom
20.9
QPR
20.7
Cardiff
20.6
Blackburn
20.5
Millwall
20.5
Preston
20.4
Burnley
19.9
Wrexham
19.8
Corners O/U 9.5
Over 9.5
57.8%
Under 9.5
42.2%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Cards O/U 3.5
Over 3.5
53.1%
Under 3.5
46.9%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Fouls O/U 21.5
Over 21.5
48.8%
Under 21.5
51.2%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

🔀 5. Double Chance

Double Chance

Two of the three results in one selection. The probability is the sum of those outcomes from the model above, so any edge here is the market pricing the combination out of line with its own 1X2.
Watford or Draw
72.3%
Avg Implied -
43%
30%
28%
covers Watford + Draw
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Watford or Preston
70.4%
Avg Implied -
43%
30%
28%
covers Watford + Preston
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Draw or Preston
57.3%
Avg Implied -
43%
30%
28%
covers Draw + Preston
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.

🥅 6. Home & Away Over/Under

Home & Away Over/Under

How many goals each side scores on its own, independent of the result. Read off the same scoreline distribution as correct score, so these agree with the match over/under above by construction.
Watford over/under 0.5
Over
74.7%
Under
25.3%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Watford over/under 1.5
Over
39.9%
Under
60.1%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Watford over/under 2.5
Over
16.0%
Under
84.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Watford over/under 3.5
Over
5.1%
Under
94.9%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Preston over/under 0.5
Over
65.4%
Under
34.6%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Preston over/under 1.5
Over
28.7%
Under
71.3%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Preston over/under 2.5
Over
9.2%
Under
90.8%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Preston over/under 3.5
Over
2.3%
Under
97.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

⚖️ 7. Handicap

Handicap

The handicap is applied to Watford, so a minus line means Watford give that many goals of a start and Preston receive them. At -1, Watford must win by two or more to land; a one-goal Watford win settles as Draw. There is no returned stake - the middle case is its own selection. Taken from the same scoreline distribution as correct score.
Handicap -2 (Watford)
Watford -2
7.7%
Draw -2
13.1%
Preston +2
79.2%
Best 5 market prices
Home
No market prices yet.
Draw
No market prices yet.
Away
No market prices yet.
Handicap -1 (Watford)
Watford -1
20.8%
Draw -1
21.9%
Preston +1
57.3%
Best 5 market prices
Home
No market prices yet.
Draw
No market prices yet.
Away
No market prices yet.
Handicap +1 (Watford)
Watford +1
72.3%
Draw +1
16.7%
Preston -1
11.1%
Best 5 market prices
Home
No market prices yet.
Draw
No market prices yet.
Away
No market prices yet.
Handicap +2 (Watford)
Watford +2
88.9%
Draw +2
7.8%
Preston -2
3.2%
Best 5 market prices
Home
No market prices yet.
Draw
No market prices yet.
Away
No market prices yet.

⏱️ 8. Half Time Goals O/U

WatfordWatford

Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
20-200D02L02L02L00D20W11D02L11D02LH·SHE18/04A·WES21/04A·MID25/04H·COV02/05H·CRA08/08H·SOU16/08A·WRE22/08H·PET25/08H·WES29/08A·SWA01/09
Avg total
1.6
Avg scored
0.4
Avg conceded
1.2
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.370.700.530.400.201.00
vs Stronger (2)0.501.000.501.00--
vs Similar (26)0.380.650.640.180.201.00
vs Weaker (2)0.001.000.001.00--
Clean sheet %50% (+21pp vs league)
This opponent (Preston) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

PrestonPreston

Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
20-201L12L20W01L01L02L01L01L00D01LH·WES18/04A·BIR22/04A·SHE25/04H·SOU02/05H·HUD08/08A·BOL15/08H·WOL22/08H·EVE26/08A·CHA29/08H·BRI01/09
Avg total
1.3
Avg scored
0.3
Avg conceded
1.0
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.430.830.310.690.571.00
vs Stronger (4)0.001.000.001.000.001.00
vs Similar (26)0.500.810.330.670.731.00
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %40% (+11pp vs league)
This opponent (Watford) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Half Time Over/Under 0.5
Over 0.5
67.1%
Under 0.5
32.9%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Half Time Over/Under 1.5
Over 1.5
29.4%
Under 1.5
70.6%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Half Time Over/Under 2.5
Over 2.5
10.2%
Under 2.5
89.8%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

🥅 9. Half Time Home & Away O/U

How many goals each side scores in the first half on its own. Each line is modelled directly from that team's half-time goals rather than read off a scoreline grid, so unlike the full-time version the two sides need not sum exactly to the half-time match total.
Watford over/under 0.5 HT
Over
46.1%
Under
53.9%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Watford over/under 1.5 HT
Over
11.1%
Under
88.9%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Watford over/under 2.5 HT
Over
2.3%
Under
97.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Preston over/under 0.5 HT
Over
37.3%
Under
62.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Preston over/under 1.5 HT
Over
8.6%
Under
91.4%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Preston over/under 2.5 HT
Over
1.5%
Under
98.5%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

⏱️ 10. Second Half Goals O/U

WatfordWatford

Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
30-302L01L13L02L10W01L00D13L00D00DH·SHE18/04A·WES21/04A·MID25/04H·COV02/05H·CRA08/08H·SOU16/08A·WRE22/08H·PET25/08H·WES29/08A·SWA01/09
Avg total
1.5
Avg scored
0.3
Avg conceded
1.2
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.531.000.471.070.600.93
vs Stronger (2)0.000.500.000.50--
vs Similar (26)0.541.000.451.090.600.93
vs Weaker (2)1.001.501.001.50--
Clean sheet %37% (+8pp vs league)
This opponent (Preston) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

PrestonPreston

Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
30-301L00D12L12L10W10W12L03L01L12LH·WES18/04A·BIR22/04A·SHE25/04H·SOU02/05H·HUD08/08A·BOL15/08H·WOL22/08H·EVE26/08A·CHA29/08H·BRI01/09
Avg total
1.9
Avg scored
0.6
Avg conceded
1.3
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.530.970.621.190.430.71
vs Stronger (4)0.501.500.003.000.671.00
vs Similar (26)0.540.880.671.070.360.64
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %30% (+1pp vs league)
This opponent (Watford) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Second Half Over/Under 0.5
Over 0.5
74.6%
Under 0.5
25.4%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Second Half Over/Under 1.5
Over 1.5
39.8%
Under 1.5
60.2%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Second Half Over/Under 2.5
Over 2.5
15.3%
Under 2.5
84.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

🥅 11. Second Half Home & Away O/U

How many goals each side scores in the second half on its own. Each line is modelled directly from that team's second-half goals rather than read off a scoreline grid, so unlike the full-time version the two sides need not sum exactly to the second-half match total.
Watford over/under 0.5 2H
Over
52.1%
Under
47.9%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Watford over/under 1.5 2H
Over
16.6%
Under
83.4%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Watford over/under 2.5 2H
Over
3.8%
Under
96.2%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Preston over/under 0.5 2H
Over
47.2%
Under
52.8%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Preston over/under 1.5 2H
Over
14.7%
Under
85.3%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Preston over/under 2.5 2H
Over
2.4%
Under
97.6%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

🔥 12. Top picks for this game

Every selection Pythia rates above 70%, ordered by probability. Use Min odds to match the prices you want: slide down for near-certainties at short prices, up for longer prices. Unpriced picks are ranked on the model's fair odds. Edge defaults to Yes, showing only selections priced BELOW what the model makes them; switch to All to include the rest, and picks we hold no price for. The five columns are the best market prices (highest first) for each pick; edge is vs the average.
Min odds1.20
Edge
PickProbabilityAvg oddsBest 1Best 2Best 3Best 4Best 5Edge
Under 7.599.6%-------
Under 6.598.8%-------
Away under 2.5 HT goals98.5%-------
Home under 2.5 HT goals97.7%-------
Away under 3.5 goals97.7%-------
Away under 2.5 2H goals97.6%-------
Home under 2.5 2H goals96.2%-------
Under 5.596.2%-------
Home under 3.5 goals94.9%-------
Away under 1.5 HT goals91.4%-------
Away under 2.5 goals90.8%-------
Under 4.590.0%-------
Under 2.5 HT goals89.8%-------
Home +2 handicap88.9%-------
Home under 1.5 HT goals88.9%-------
Away under 1.5 2H goals85.3%-------
Under 2.5 2H goals84.7%-------
Home under 2.5 goals84.0%-------
Home under 1.5 2H goals83.4%-------
Under 5.5 cards81.2%-------
Under 25.5 fouls80.7%-------
Away +2 handicap79.2%-------
Under 3.577.2%-------
Home over 0.5 goals74.7%-------
Over 0.5 2H goals74.6%-------
Over 2.5 cards73.4%-------
Home or Draw72.3%-------
Home +1 handicap72.3%-------
Away under 1.5 goals71.3%-------
Over 1.571.1%-------
Under 1.5 HT goals70.6%-------
Home or Away70.4%-------

🎽 13. Player market rates

Watford
Anytime goalscorer
Matches in which the player scored
Amin Nabizada33%
Luca Kjerrumgaard25%
Iker Bravo20%
M. Doumbia17%
E. Kayembe0%
M. Payero0%
M. Pollock0%
J. Zemura0%
O. Traoré0%
F. Ravaglia0%
H. Kyprianou0%
Edoardo Bove0%
K. Keben0%
R. Vata0%
Othmane Maamma0%
To be booked (yellow)
Matches in which the player was booked
H. Kyprianou33%
Edoardo Bove33%
K. Keben33%
Othmane Maamma33%
J. Zemura25%
M. Payero20%
M. Pollock20%
O. Traoré20%
Iker Bravo20%
M. Doumbia17%
Amin Nabizada17%
E. Kayembe0%
F. Ravaglia0%
R. Vata0%
Luca Kjerrumgaard0%
Anytime assist
Matches in which the player assisted
O. Traoré20%
Amin Nabizada17%
E. Kayembe0%
M. Payero0%
M. Pollock0%
J. Zemura0%
F. Ravaglia0%
H. Kyprianou0%
Edoardo Bove0%
K. Keben0%
R. Vata0%
Iker Bravo0%
Luca Kjerrumgaard0%
Othmane Maamma0%
M. Doumbia0%
Over 2.5 shots
Matches with 3+ shots taken
Luca Kjerrumgaard50%
Iker Bravo40%
M. Payero20%
H. Kyprianou17%
M. Doumbia17%
E. Kayembe0%
M. Pollock0%
J. Zemura0%
O. Traoré0%
F. Ravaglia0%
Edoardo Bove0%
K. Keben0%
R. Vata0%
Othmane Maamma0%
Amin Nabizada0%
Preston
Anytime goalscorer
Matches in which the player scored
Jusef Erabi33%
J. Thompson17%
Andrew Hughes0%
D. Iversen0%
C. Lang0%
J. Storey0%
L. Lindsay0%
L. Leroy0%
Delano Burgzorg0%
A. Vukčević0%
Pol Valentín0%
Ali McCann0%
Andrew Moran0%
H. Clarke0%
L. Gibson0%
Alfie Devine0%
O. Offiah0%
T. Small0%
To be booked (yellow)
Matches in which the player was booked
Ali McCann75%
L. Leroy40%
Andrew Hughes33%
J. Thompson33%
Pol Valentín33%
H. Clarke25%
L. Lindsay20%
A. Vukčević20%
Jusef Erabi17%
D. Iversen0%
C. Lang0%
J. Storey0%
Delano Burgzorg0%
Andrew Moran0%
L. Gibson0%
Alfie Devine0%
O. Offiah0%
T. Small0%
Anytime assist
Matches in which the player assisted
Delano Burgzorg33%
A. Vukčević20%
Andrew Hughes0%
D. Iversen0%
C. Lang0%
J. Storey0%
L. Lindsay0%
J. Thompson0%
L. Leroy0%
Pol Valentín0%
Ali McCann0%
Andrew Moran0%
H. Clarke0%
L. Gibson0%
Alfie Devine0%
O. Offiah0%
T. Small0%
Jusef Erabi0%
Over 2.5 shots
Matches with 3+ shots taken
L. Leroy20%
Jusef Erabi17%
Andrew Hughes0%
D. Iversen0%
C. Lang0%
J. Storey0%
L. Lindsay0%
J. Thompson0%
Delano Burgzorg0%
A. Vukčević0%
Pol Valentín0%
Ali McCann0%
Andrew Moran0%
H. Clarke0%
L. Gibson0%
Alfie Devine0%
O. Offiah0%
T. Small0%
Players with at least 3 appearances, top 10 per market – scroll each card for the rest. These are shares of matches played, which is how these markets settle, not per-90 rates.

💰 14. Squad value

💰 Total value

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
WHU (24)
€274m
WOL (31)
€273m
SOU (30)
€205m
MID (29)
€142m
BUR (28)
€115m
SHU (27)
€110m
NOR (34)
€107m
BIR (26)
€93m
SWA (27)
€91m
WAT (22)
€88m
MIL (29)
€85m
STK (25)
€79m
WRE (32)
€77m
QPR (28)
€71m
BRC (25)
€66m
DER (25)
€57m
WBA (22)
€52m
PRE (20)
€43m
BLB (27)
€36m
POR (30)
€32m
CHA (29)
€31m
CAR (25)
€29m
BOL (22)
€17m
LIN (24)
€12m
Watford's squad is €46m more valuable than Preston's (€88m vs €43m).

⚔️ Attack

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
WHU (7)
€84m
WOL (11)
€79m
MID (12)
€74m
SOU (10)
€72m
BUR (14)
€70m
SWA (13)
€56m
NOR (10)
€46m
BIR (9)
€46m
STK (8)
€35m
MIL (10)
€30m
QPR (11)
€29m
SHU (9)
€29m
BRC (8)
€29m
WAT (6)
€28m
DER (8)
€25m
CHA (13)
€18m
PRE (6)
€17m
CAR (12)
€15m
BLB (8)
€15m
WRE (9)
€15m
WBA (7)
€15m
POR (12)
€13m
BOL (6)
€4m
LIN (7)
€3m
Watford's attack is €11m more valuable than Preston's (€28m vs €17m).

🧠 Midfield

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
WOL (6)
€79m
SOU (5)
€53m
WHU (5)
€48m
WAT (6)
€38m
SHU (5)
€32m
NOR (11)
€31m
MIL (8)
€29m
MID (5)
€27m
WRE (9)
€23m
WBA (6)
€22m
BRC (6)
€19m
QPR (5)
€15m
DER (6)
€14m
BIR (5)
€12m
STK (6)
€11m
SWA (4)
€9m
BUR (3)
€8m
BLB (7)
€7m
POR (5)
€5m
BOL (4)
€4m
CAR (3)
€4m
CHA (3)
€3m
PRE (3)
€3m
LIN (4)
€2m
Watford's midfield is €36m more valuable than Preston's (€38m vs €3m).

🛡️ Defence

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
WHU (12)
€141m
WOL (14)
€116m
SOU (15)
€79m
SHU (13)
€49m
MID (12)
€41m
WRE (14)
€39m
BUR (11)
€37m
BIR (12)
€35m
STK (11)
€32m
NOR (13)
€29m
QPR (12)
€27m
SWA (10)
€26m
MIL (11)
€25m
PRE (11)
€22m
WAT (10)
€22m
BRC (11)
€18m
DER (11)
€18m
WBA (9)
€15m
POR (13)
€14m
BLB (12)
€14m
CHA (13)
€10m
CAR (10)
€10m
BOL (12)
€9m
LIN (13)
€6m
Watford and Preston have a similar defence value (both €22m).

🤝 15. Games History

H2H record

8 previous meetings
1
WAT wins
5
Draws
2
PRE wins
Full head-to-head record ↗

Head-to-head

Watford vs Preston · H/A from WAT
DateH/AGameScore
14/02/26APreston Vs WAT2-2
25/11/25HWAT Vs Preston1-1
21/01/25HWAT Vs Preston1-2
02/10/24APreston Vs WAT3-0
06/04/24HWAT Vs Preston0-0
16/12/23APreston Vs WAT1-5
04/03/23HWAT Vs Preston0-0
20/08/22APreston Vs WAT0-0

WatfordWatford

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
01/09/26ASwansea Vs WAT2-0
29/08/26HWAT Vs West Ham1-1
25/08/26HWAT Vs Peterboro1-5
22/08/26AWrexham Vs WAT1-1
16/08/26HWAT Vs Southampton2-1
08/08/26HWAT Vs Crawley Town1-0
02/05/26HWAT Vs Coventry0-4
25/04/26AMiddlesbrough Vs WAT5-1
21/04/26AWest Brom Vs WAT3-0
18/04/26HWAT Vs Sheffield United0-2

PrestonPreston

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
01/09/26HPRE Vs Bristol City1-3
29/08/26ACharlton Vs PRE1-0
26/08/26HPRE Vs Everton0-4
22/08/26HPRE Vs Wolves1-3
15/08/26ABolton Vs PRE2-1
08/08/26HPRE Vs Huddersfield1-1
02/05/26HPRE Vs Southampton1-3
25/04/26ASheffield United Vs PRE2-3
22/04/26ABirmingham Vs PRE2-1
18/04/26HPRE Vs West Brom0-2

📊 16. Overall Statistics

Watford
Watford
England: Championship
Recent: 2 Wins / 2 Draws / 6 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallWDLDL1.22
HomeLWWLD1.58
AwayLLLDL0.83
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %30%42%17%
AVG goals2.682.542.83
Over 1.5 %82%85%79%
Over 2.5 %48%42%54%
Over 3.5 %26%19%33%
Scored1.141.271.00
Conceded1.541.271.83
BTTS60%54%67%
Clean Sheet16%23%8%
Corners10.3810.4210.33
Cards4.384.424.33
Preston
Preston
England: Championship
Recent: 1 Wins / 1 Draws / 8 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallLLLLL1.08
HomeLDLLL1.00
AwayWLWLL1.17
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %26%23%29%
AVG goals2.602.652.54
Over 1.5 %80%81%79%
Over 2.5 %50%50%50%
Over 3.5 %28%35%21%
Scored1.101.081.12
Conceded1.501.581.42
BTTS58%58%58%
Clean Sheet16%15%17%
Corners10.5411.0010.04
Cards3.393.643.12

🏆 17. League Table

RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value €mStrengths
RankTeamMPPtsWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
1SwanseaSwansea410
75%
2.5
71+6
2.0
75%
50%
0%
9.2
25%
4.2
100%
22.2
75%
91
569261.80.2
55%
2QPRQPR410
75%
2.5
73+4
2.5
75%
75%
25%
8.5
50%
2.8
25%
18.8
25%
71
2915271.80.8
46%
3CharltonCharlton410
75%
2.5
63+3
2.2
75%
50%
0%
10.5
75%
3.0
25%
24.5
75%
31
183101.50.8
42%
4SouthamptonSouthampton47
50%
1.8
105+5
3.8
100%
75%
50%
11.2
50%
6.5
75%
22.0
25%
205
7253792.51.2
56%
5WolvesWolves47
50%
1.8
118+3
4.8
100%
100%
100%
10.0
50%
4.2
75%
23.2
50%
273
79791162.82.0
-
6MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough47
50%
1.8
75+2
3.0
100%
75%
25%
10.2
75%
3.0
50%
21.0
25%
142
7427411.81.2
59%
7Bristol CityBristol City47
50%
1.8
76+1
3.2
100%
75%
50%
10.5
75%
3.2
25%
22.5
50%
66
2919181.81.5
49%
8West BromWest Brom47
50%
1.8
76+1
3.2
100%
75%
50%
10.5
75%
2.0
0%
21.8
25%
52
1522151.81.5
52%
9BirminghamBirmingham46
25%
1.5
54+1
2.2
75%
50%
25%
9.2
50%
3.7
33%
23.0
75%
93
4612351.21.0
54%
10Sheffield UnitedSheffield United46
25%
1.5
54+1
2.2
50%
50%
50%
10.8
75%
3.3
67%
23.2
75%
110
2932491.21.0
52%
11MillwallMillwall46
50%
1.5
68-2
3.5
100%
75%
25%
11.2
75%
4.0
50%
20.8
50%
85
3029251.52.0
48%
12WrexhamWrexham45
25%
1.2
64+2
2.5
100%
50%
0%
10.8
50%
2.5
0%
23.5
100%
77
1523391.51.0
48%
13West HamWest Ham45
25%
1.2
87+1
3.8
100%
75%
50%
12.5
100%
4.0
75%
20.0
25%
274
84481412.01.8
-
14BlackburnBlackburn45
25%
1.2
55+0
2.5
75%
75%
25%
10.0
75%
4.5
100%
21.8
50%
36
157141.21.2
48%
15WatfordWatford45
25%
1.2
45-1
2.2
100%
25%
0%
11.8
75%
4.8
75%
20.2
25%
88
2838221.01.2
51%
16BoltonBolton44
25%
1.0
45-1
2.2
50%
50%
25%
11.0
75%
3.2
25%
19.8
25%
17
4491.01.2
-
17DerbyDerby44
25%
1.0
57-2
3.0
100%
75%
25%
11.8
75%
4.2
50%
23.5
100%
57
2514181.21.8
44%
18LincolnLincoln44
25%
1.0
35-2
2.0
50%
50%
25%
12.2
100%
3.2
50%
25.0
75%
12
3260.81.2
-
19CardiffCardiff43
0%
0.8
67-1
3.2
100%
75%
50%
13.2
75%
3.5
50%
22.5
100%
29
154101.51.8
-
20NorwichNorwich43
25%
0.8
57-2
3.0
75%
75%
25%
9.2
50%
4.8
75%
23.0
75%
107
4631291.21.8
54%
21PortsmouthPortsmouth43
25%
0.8
58-3
3.2
100%
75%
50%
11.8
100%
2.8
25%
25.0
50%
32
135141.22.0
50%
22StokeStoke43
25%
0.8
49-5
3.2
75%
75%
50%
7.8
0%
5.5
100%
26.8
100%
79
3511321.02.2
52%
23BurnleyBurnley42
0%
0.5
510-5
3.8
100%
75%
75%
8.5
25%
4.8
75%
20.0
0%
115
708371.22.5
-
24PrestonPreston40
0%
0.0
39-6
3.0
75%
75%
50%
8.5
25%
3.5
50%
25.0
75%
43
173220.82.2
46%
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