Watford

Football England - EFL Championship Vicarage Road Stadium Sat 6 Apr 10:00

Preston North End

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

When it comes to the best betting prediction for this fixture, we’re siding with Preston North End on the Draw No Bet market. This means we can oppose Watford and secure +150 in the process.

Expert Analysis

The formbook is always a good place to start ahead of making football recommendations. Team news is also an important port of call, while the stats we present always tell an interesting story.

Key Watford vs Preston North End stats:

  • Watford have failed to win any of their last 10 home matches
  • Watford have lost 6 of their past 10 home matches
  • Watford have conceded 2 or more goals in 6 of their last 10 home matches
  • Preston North End have scored 2 or more goals in 18 of their past 39 matches this season

We’re really confident that the visitors can avoid defeat and that means the Draw No Bet market is perfect for this Championship pick. We’ll take the +150 about them winning this game.

If you’re wanting to land a bigger payout on your bet, then you might consider Preston North End to win without the draw money back.

Last Matches & H2H

Watford had seven shots on target in their last game, drew against West Brom 2-2 at The Hawthorns. This was a Championship match, with Edo Kayembe and Mileta Rajovic on the scoresheet.

Preston approach this fixture after losing 1-0 in the Championship against Birmingham at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Watford won when they last played Preston North End. This clash at Deepdale finished 5-1 in favour of Watford.

The last 5 games between Watford and Preston North End have featured an average of 2.4 goals being scored. Watford have won three, two draws and Preston North End have no wins.

Confirmed Lineups

Watford (confirmed lineup): Daniel Bachmann, Ryan Porteous, Francisco Sierralta, Wesley Hoedt, Ryan Andrews, Edo Kayembe, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Jamal Lewis, Vakoun Issouf Bayo, Yaser Asprilla, Emmanuel Dennis.

Preston North End (confirmed lineup): Freddie Woodman, Jordan Storey, Liam Lindsay, Gregory Cunningham, Robert Brady, Andrew Hughes, Jack Whatmough, Alistair McCann, Will Keane, Milutin Osmajic, Emil Riis Jakobsen.

Watford vs Preston North End Prediction

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Watford vs Preston North End Odds

Watford are the +110 favourites and that means a 48% chance of winning this Championship match according to the betting odds at the bookies. At +260, Preston North End are regarded as having a lower probability of winning this match.

If you think there will be two goals or less during the ninety minutes, then Under 2.5 Goals is a potential option. If you think both teams will score, then BTTS Yes could appeal. Otherwise, you can back BTTS No as an alternative.

The football betting sites offer a Draw No Bet market for all Championship matches and you can back Watford at -200 and Preston at +150.

Team Stats

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Full time Result

  • 5 wins, 8 defeats and 7 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 0 wins, 6 defeats and 4 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 9 wins, 7 defeats and 4 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 4 wins, 4 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Watford FC

Preston North End FC

Goals / match
1.4 1
Conceded / match
1.4 0.6
Total / match
2.8 1.6

Corners

Corners

Watford FC

Preston North End FC

For / match
6.2 3
Against / match
5.2 4.4
Total / match
11.4 7.4

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

Our Watford vs Preston North End team news will highlight the injuries for both squads, with the lineups giving you a helping hand with your bets.

Getting the player information you need is easy thanks to the Championship squads.

Watford vs Preston North End Lineups

Watford Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

Preston North End Confirmed Lineup 3-4-1-2

Watford Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

1 Daniel Bachmann
5 Ryan Porteous 3 Francisco Sierralta 4 Wesley Hoedt
45 Ryan Andrews 39 Edo Kayembe 24 Tom Dele-Bashiru 6 Jamal Lewis
19 Vakoun Issouf Bayo 18 Yaser Asprilla 25 Emmanuel Dennis
1 Freddie Woodman
14 Jordan Storey 6 Liam Lindsay 3 Gregory Cunningham
11 Robert Brady 16 Andrew Hughes 26 Jack Whatmough 13 Alistair McCann
7 Will Keane
28 Milutin Osmajic 19 Emil Riis Jakobsen

Preston North End Confirmed Lineup 3-4-1-2

Watford Substitutes

  • 7Thomas Ince
  • 8Jake Livermore
  • 9Mileta Rajovic
  • 11Ismael Kone
  • 15Matthew Pollock
  • 16Giorgi Chakvetadze
  • 26Ben Hamer
  • 37Matheus Martins
  • 42James Morris

Preston North End Substitutes

  • 10M. Froekjaer-Jensen
  • 17Layton Stewart
  • 20Benjamin Woodburn
  • 21David Cornell
  • 25Duane Holmes
  • 33Kian Best
  • 35Noah Mawene
  • 36Joshua Seary
  • 99Theo Mawene

Previous Watford Lineups

01 Apr Championship
West Brom 2-2 Watford
29 Mar Championship
Watford 2-2 Leeds United
16 Mar Championship
Birmingham 0-1 Watford

Previous Preston North End Lineups

01 Apr Championship
Birmingham 1-0 Preston
29 Mar Championship
Preston 3-0 Rotherham
16 Mar Championship
Plymouth 0-1 Preston

The latest Watford vs Preston North End lineups, including predicted lineups and confirmed starting 11s. Find out each team’s formation along with the substitutes.

Injuries & Suspensions

Watford Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Kwadwo Baah Hamstring
Jeremy Ngakia Knee injury

Preston North End Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Ryan Ledson Knock injury
Brad Potts Knock injury
Ched Evans Knee injury

The injuries and suspensions information will help you find out which players are missing. Get the latest injury news thanks to our up-to-date report.

Make sure you check out the latest squads and access the up-to-date player stats.

England FlagChampionship Table

Championship 2023/2024

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Leicester City 39 27 4 8 77:35 85
2 Ipswich Town 39 25 9 5 81:49 84
3 Leeds United 39 25 8 6 72:30 83
4 Southampton 37 22 8 7 74:48 74
5 West Brom 39 19 10 10 60:37 67
6 Norwich 40 19 7 14 72:58 64
7 Coventry 38 16 12 10 62:44 60
8 Preston 38 17 8 13 52:54 59
9 Hull City 38 16 10 12 53:48 58
10 Middlesbrough 39 16 7 16 54:53 55
11 Cardiff City 39 16 5 18 43:53 53
12 Sunderland 39 15 6 18 50:45 51
13 Bristol City 39 14 8 17 43:45 50
14 Watford 39 12 13 14 55:53 49
15 Swansea City 39 12 11 16 49:59 47
16 Millwall 39 11 11 17 37:51 44
17 Stoke City 39 12 8 19 37:53 44
18 QPR 39 11 10 18 38:51 43
19 Blackburn 39 11 9 19 51:65 42
20 Plymouth 39 10 11 18 55:64 41
21 Birmingham 39 10 9 20 43:61 39
22 Huddersfield 39 8 15 16 43:64 39
23 Sheffield Wed 39 11 6 22 31:62 39
24 Rotherham 39 3 11 25 30:80 20
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Leeds United 19 15 4 0 41:12 49
2 Ipswich Town 19 14 4 1 53:29 46
3 Norwich 20 14 2 4 39:19 44
4 Leicester City 19 14 1 4 38:14 43
5 West Brom 19 13 3 3 31:14 42
6 Southampton 19 12 3 4 46:25 39
7 Preston 20 10 4 6 31:31 34
8 Coventry 18 8 8 2 29:17 32
9 Sunderland 19 10 1 8 29:22 31
10 Bristol City 20 9 3 8 23:20 30
11 Cardiff City 20 9 3 8 23:24 30
12 Plymouth 19 8 4 7 38:33 28
13 Hull City 20 7 7 6 27:22 28
14 Birmingham 19 7 6 6 26:24 27
15 Sheffield Wed 20 7 5 8 21:24 26
16 Middlesbrough 19 7 4 8 20:21 25
17 Swansea City 19 6 5 8 22:26 23
18 Blackburn 20 6 5 9 26:31 23
19 Millwall 20 6 5 9 17:28 23
20 Watford 20 5 7 8 31:28 22
21 Huddersfield 20 5 7 8 24:31 22
22 Stoke City 19 6 4 9 14:24 22
23 QPR 20 5 6 9 23:30 21
24 Rotherham 19 3 7 9 17:24 16

The updated Championship standings highlight the performance of each football team. See where the sides are ranked according to points earned so far.