Watford vs Preston football prediction
Watford Watford
VS
Preston Preston
Final score Watford 2 - 1 Preston Match Finished

Watford vs Preston Predictions | England Championship | September 8, 2026

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🕒 UTC Tue, Sep 8, 2026 18:45 UTC
🏆 Competition England Championship
🏟️ Venue Vicarage Road — Watford
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Watford vs Preston match preview

Watford vs Preston has finished in England Championship. The final score was Watford 2 - 1 Preston, and this page keeps the result, teams, competition and venue information available for reference.

The finished status changes how this page is presented: instead of pre-match percentages, the main panel shows the scoreline and match state. Related fixtures from England Championship remain available below so visitors can move between games on the same date.

Final score

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Watford 2 - 1 Preston

Match result details

Goal scorers

C. Lang Preston · Goal
Goal

Team stats from imported player data

Watford
Goals0
Assists0
Shots / on target10 / 2
Passes / key passes352 / 8
Tackles / interceptions5 / 6
Duels won21
Fouls committed / drawn4 / 3
Cards0Y / 0R
Avg rating4.77
Preston
Goals1
Assists0
Shots / on target12 / 4
Passes / key passes202 / 10
Tackles / interceptions9 / 12
Duels won30
Fouls committed / drawn3 / 4
Cards0Y / 0R
Avg rating3.91

Top player performances

C. Lang
C. Lang Preston Rating 8.2 · 1G · 0A · 2 shots
J. Kenny
J. Kenny Preston Rating 7.39 · 0G · 0A · 5 shots
H. Clarke
H. Clarke Preston Rating 7.34 · 0G · 0A · 1 shots
A. Devine
A. Devine Preston Rating 7.18 · 0G · 0A · 2 shots
M. Doumbia
M. Doumbia Watford Rating 7.16 · 0G · 0A · 1 shots
O. Offiah
O. Offiah Preston Rating 7.09 · 0G · 0A · 0 shots

Head-to-head history: Watford vs Preston

Recent direct meetings imported from API-Football. The summary below is normalized to this fixture perspective: Watford as home side and Preston as away side.

11Matches
3Watford wins
5Draws
3Preston wins
Watford27%
Draw45%
Preston28%

H2H goals: Watford 14 - 11 Preston across 11 completed direct meetings.

2026-02-14
Preston vs WatfordEngland Championship
2 - 2
2025-11-25
Watford vs PrestonEngland Championship
1 - 1
2025-01-21
Watford vs PrestonEngland Championship
1 - 2
2024-10-02
Preston vs WatfordEngland Championship
3 - 0
2024-04-06
Watford vs PrestonEngland Championship
0 - 0
2023-12-16
Preston vs WatfordEngland Championship
1 - 5

Lineups

Watford

S. Coulibaly
F. Ravaglia
J. Zemura
S. Walker
S. Mavididi
O. Maamma
L. Kjerrumgaard
Iker Bravo
D. Bachmann
O. Traoré
M. Pollock

Preston

A. Vukčević
D. Burgzorg
J. Erabi
L. Gibbs
L. Lindsay
S. Mills
A. Moran
L. Nicholls
T. Small
C. Wiley
J. Thompson

England Championship classification

# Team Pld W D L GD Pts Form
1
West Brom West Brom
6 4 1 1 3 13 WWDLW
2
West Ham West Ham
6 3 2 1 5 11 WWWDL
3
Swansea Swansea
6 3 2 1 4 11 LDWWD
4
QPR QPR
6 3 2 1 3 11 DLWWD
5
Charlton Charlton
6 3 2 1 -1 11 DLDWW
6
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough
5 3 1 1 3 10 WDWLW
7
Bristol City Bristol City
5 3 1 1 2 10 WWWDL
8
Millwall Millwall
5 3 0 2 2 9 WLLWW
9
Norwich Norwich
6 3 0 3 1 9 WWLWL
10
Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd
6 2 3 1 0 9 WLWDD
11
Wolves Wolves
5 2 2 1 3 8 DLWWD
12
Watford Watford
6 2 2 2 -1 8 WLLDD
13
Southampton Southampton
6 3 2 1 7 7 WDDWW
14
Wrexham Wrexham
6 1 4 1 2 7 DDWLD
15
Birmingham Birmingham
6 1 4 1 0 7 LDDWD
16
Stoke City Stoke City
6 2 1 3 -1 7 DWWLL
17
Portsmouth Portsmouth
5 2 0 3 -1 6 WLLWL
18
Blackburn Blackburn
6 1 2 3 -2 5 LLDLW
19
Lincoln Lincoln
5 1 2 2 -2 5 DDWLL
20
Cardiff Cardiff
6 0 4 2 -3 4 DLLDD

Key details for Watford vs Preston

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When a game is scheduled and valid data exists, the probability panel shows home win, draw and away win percentages normalized to 100%. When the game is live or finished, the scoreline becomes the primary information.

Questions about Watford vs Preston

What is the status of Watford vs Preston?

The match has finished. The final result is Watford 2 - 1 Preston.

Are probabilities available for this game?

Yes. The current probability split is Watford 46%, draw 28% and Preston 26%.

Is head-to-head history available?

Yes. The H2H sample contains 11 completed direct meetings: Watford 3 wins, 5 draws and Preston 3 wins.

Where can I find related games?

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Important Note

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