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Championship · Regular Season - 6 September 08, 2026 20:45 Vicarage Road, Watford
Watford
#21 · 11 pts
2 – 1
Final score
Preston
#24 · 5 pts
Edo Kayembe 69'
Mamadou Doumbia (ast. Iker Bravo) 76'
5' Callum Lang
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The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Watford a 36% win probability (draw 32%, Preston 31%). The final result was Watford 2–1 Preston. In 2 previous meetings, Watford have won 0 times, with 2 draws and 0 wins for Preston.

Match statistics
15
Total shots
18
5
Shots on target
6
5
Saves
3
61%
Possession
39%
2
Corners
4
8
Tackles
16
0
🟨 Yellow cards
2
Match Events
5'
Callum Lang⚽
↕ Rocco Vata / Othmane Maamma
45'
↕ Amin Nabizada / Stephy Mavididi
45'
↕ Martin Payero / Iker Bravo
45'
↕ Haktab Omar Traore / Jordan Zemura
61'
62'
Andrija Vukčević
66'
Delano Burgzorg / Johnny Kenny ↕
66'
Stanley Mills / Andrija Vukčević ↕
67'
Lewis Gibson
⚽Edo Kayembe
69'
75'
Jusef Erabi / Callum Lang ↕
75'
Liam Gibbs / Leo Leroy ↕
⚽Mamadou Doumbia · ast. Iker Bravo
76'
82'
Thierry Small / Alfie Devine ↕
↕ Mamadou Doumbia / Luca Kjerrumgaard
88'
Pre-match prediction
36.02%
Watford ←
32.65%
X
31.33%
Preston
we assigned to the actual result (Watford) 36.02% (low confidence)
Expected vs actual xG
Exp.
Actual
Δ
Watford
1.16
—
—
Preston
1.11
—
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League Table
#Team GPts
1 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 12 25
2 Swansea Swansea 12 23
3 West Ham West Ham 12 22
4 Wolves Wolves 12 21
5 West Brom West Brom 12 21
6 Southampton Southampton 12 20
7 Birmingham Birmingham 12 20
8 QPR QPR 12 20
9 Stoke City Stoke City 12 20
10 Blackburn Blackburn 12 18
11 Portsmouth Portsmouth 12 18
12 Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd 12 16
13 Millwall Millwall 12 15
14 Bristol City Bristol City 12 15
15 Lincoln Lincoln 12 15
16 Cardiff Cardiff 12 14
17 Wrexham Wrexham 12 14
18 Bolton Bolton 12 14
19 Charlton Charlton 12 14
20 Norwich Norwich 12 12
21 Watford Watford 12 11
22 Burnley Burnley 12 8
23 Derby Derby 12 7
24 Preston Preston 12 5
Lineups
Watford Watford 4-2-3-1
1 F. Ravaglia F. Ravaglia G 7.35
23 O. Traoré O. Traoré 61' D 6.26
3 S. Coulibaly S. Coulibaly D 6.74
6 M. Pollock M. Pollock D 6.65
4 K. Keben K. Keben D 6.24
5 H. Kyprianou H. Kyprianou M 6.63
39 E. Kayembe E. Kayembe 1 ⚽ M 8.17
11 R. Vata R. Vata 45' M 6.04
22 M. Payero M. Payero 45' M 6.32
21 Amin Nabizada Amin Nabizada 45' M 6.83
20 M. Doumbia M. Doumbia 1 ⚽ 88' F 8.14
Bench
56 Albert Eames Albert Eames D 0.00
26 D. Bachmann D. Bachmann G 0.00
17 Iker Bravo Iker Bravo 1 👟 45' F 6.95
33 J. Zemura J. Zemura 29' D 6.43
9 L. Kjerrumgaard L. Kjerrumgaard 2' F 6.78
7 O. Maamma O. Maamma 45' F 6.92
45 S. Mavididi S. Mavididi 45' F 6.45
24 S. Walker S. Walker G 0.00
Preston Preston 5-3-2
1 D. Iversen D. Iversen G 5.68
3 A. Vukčević A. Vukčević 66' D 5.89
19 L. Gibson L. Gibson D 5.81
14 J. Storey J. Storey D 6.72
24 O. Offiah O. Offiah D 6.87
4 H. Clarke H. Clarke D 6.52
7 A. Devine A. Devine 82' M 6.76
15 J. Thompson J. Thompson M 6.49
27 L. Leroy L. Leroy 75' M 6.17
38 J. Kenny J. Kenny 66' F 6.23
10 C. Lang C. Lang 1 ⚽ 75' F 8.20
Bench
23 A. Moran A. Moran M 0.00
12 C. Wiley C. Wiley D 0.00
37 D. Burgzorg D. Burgzorg 24' F 6.31
9 J. Erabi J. Erabi 15' F 6.32
20 L. Gibbs L. Gibbs 15' M 6.02
6 L. Lindsay L. Lindsay D 0.00
21 L. Nicholls L. Nicholls G 0.00
17 S. Mills S. Mills 24' M 6.11
11 T. Small T. Small 8' D 6.04
Best on the pitch
C. Lang
C. Lang
F · Preston
8.20
1 ⚽
3 shots · 11 pass
E. Kayembe
E. Kayembe
M · Watford
8.17
1 ⚽
4 shots · 47 pass
M. Doumbia
M. Doumbia
F · Watford
8.14
1 ⚽
3 shots · 19 pass
F. Ravaglia
F. Ravaglia
G · Watford
7.35
· 32 pass
Iker Bravo
Iker Bravo
F · Watford
6.95
1 👟
1 shots · 30 pass
O. Maamma
O. Maamma
F · Watford
6.92
· 21 pass
Watford Watford — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
F. Ravaglia G 90 7.35 — — 0 32 23% 0 — —
O. Traoré D 61 6.26 — — 1 31 20% 1 — —
S. Coulibaly D 90 6.74 — — 0 75 70% 0 — —
M. Pollock D 90 6.65 — — 1 66 56% 1 — —
K. Keben D 90 6.24 — — 1 54 43% 0 — —
H. Kyprianou M 90 6.63 — — 0 44 35% 2 — —
E. Kayembe M 90 8.17 1 — 4 47 37% 1 — —
R. Vata M 45 6.04 — — 2 16 14% 0 — —
M. Payero M 45 6.32 — — 0 21 16% 1 — —
Amin Nabizada M 45 6.83 — — 2 26 26% 1 — —
M. Doumbia F 88 8.14 1 — 3 19 13% 0 — —
Iker Bravo F 45 6.95 — 1 1 30 27% 0 — —
J. Zemura D 29 6.43 — — 0 19 16% 0 — —
L. Kjerrumgaard F 2 6.78 — — 0 3 3% 0 — —
O. Maamma F 45 6.92 — — 0 21 17% 1 — —
S. Mavididi F 45 6.45 — — 0 22 20% 0 — —
Preston Preston — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
D. Iversen G 90 5.68 — — 0 37 17% 0 — —
A. Vukčević D 66 5.89 — — 0 5 5% 3 1 —
L. Gibson D 90 5.81 — — 0 43 32% 1 1 —
J. Storey D 90 6.72 — — 0 35 26% 1 — —
O. Offiah D 90 6.87 — — 0 31 27% 4 — —
H. Clarke D 90 6.52 — — 2 35 28% 2 — —
A. Devine M 82 6.76 — — 2 39 32% 0 — —
J. Thompson M 90 6.49 — — 1 34 27% 2 — —
L. Leroy M 75 6.17 — — 1 16 15% 1 — —
J. Kenny F 66 6.23 — — 5 7 4% 1 — —
C. Lang F 75 8.20 1 — 3 11 9% 1 — —
D. Burgzorg F 24 6.31 — — 2 4 4% 0 — —
J. Erabi F 15 6.32 — — 2 7 5% 0 — —
L. Gibbs M 15 6.02 — — 0 5 4% 0 — —
S. Mills M 24 6.11 — — 0 6 5% 0 — —
T. Small D 8 6.04 — — 0 4 3% 0 — —
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the final score of Watford vs Preston?
The final score was Watford 2–1 Preston.
What did the model predict before Watford vs Preston?
The model assigned 36% probability to a Watford win, 32% to a draw, and 31% to an Preston win.