Preston North End

Football England - EFL Championship Deepdale Sat 16 Dec 10:00

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

Head to the Total Goals market when it comes to this fixture. Our betting prediction is Over 2.5 Goals, with Preston North End and Watford clearly having the potential to score three or more.

Expert Analysis

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Key Preston North End vs Watford stats:

  • In 8 of the last 10 Preston North End home matches, there have been Over 2.5 Goals
  • Preston North End have scored 2 or more goals in 6 of their past 10 home matches
  • Preston North End have conceded 2 or more goals in 5 of their last 10 home matches
  • Watford have conceded 2 or more goals in 5 of their last 10 away matches
  • Watford have scored 2 or more goals in 9 of their past 21 matches this season

Head to the Total Goals betting market and back our tip about Over 2.5 Goals. We’re expecting this Championship match to be high-scoring and you can get odds of +140.

Those feeling confident of a goalfest might be interested in the bigger odds about Over 3.5 Goals which means you need four or more being scored.

Last Matches & H2H

Preston had three shots on target when they won 3-1 against Huddersfield at John Smith's Stadium. Alan Browne, Will Keane and Ben Whiteman found the net during this Championship match.

Watford played Ipswich in their last game. They lost 2-1 and recorded 47% of possession. Yaser Asprilla were their goalscorer in this Championship match at Vicarage Road Stadium.

When Preston North End last played Watford, it ended in a 0-0 scoreline at Vicarage Road Stadium.

The last 4 games between Preston North End and Watford have featured an average of 1.5 goals being scored. Preston North End have no wins, two draws and Watford have won two.

Confirmed Lineups

Preston North End (confirmed lineup): Freddie Woodman, Jordan Storey, Jack Whatmough, Liam Lindsay, Brad Potts, Liam Millar, Alistair McCann, Ben Whiteman, Alan Browne, Milutin Osmajic, Will Keane.

Watford (confirmed lineup): Ben Hamer, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Francisco Sierralta, Wesley Hoedt, Jamal Lewis, Jake Livermore, Matheus Martins, Edo Kayembe, Ismael Kone, Ken Sema, Vakoun Issouf Bayo.

Preston North End vs Watford Prediction

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Published 22:49, 13 December 2023

Preston North End vs Watford Odds

The bookies have betting odds of +187.5 for Preston North End to win this Championship game, while Watford are +160 and the draw is available at +200.

For those expecting a low-scoring clash, Under 2.5 Goals is the market leader on the Total Goals market. Both Teams to Score is a two-way market and in terms of price, it’s a close call between Yes and No.

The good news is that you can access hundreds of markets for any Championship match. All the leading football betting sites have a massive range of pre-match and In-Play betting options.

Team Stats

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Watford FC logo Watford FC Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 9 wins, 7 defeats and 4 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 5 wins, 3 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

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

Goals

Goals

Preston North End FC

Watford FC

Goals / match
0.8 1.4
Conceded / match
1.8 1.6
Total / match
2.6 3

Corners

Corners

Preston North End FC

Watford FC

For / match
4.4 4.6
Against / match
7.2 5.2
Total / match
11.6 9.8

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

It’s great to get the latest lineups for the match, with injuries being flagged up thanks to our up-to-date Preston North End vs Watford team news.

We’ve got details of the Championship squads so that you know every player on the roster.

Preston North End vs Watford Lineups

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

Watford Confirmed Lineup 4-1-4-1

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

1 Freddie Woodman
14 Jordan Storey 26 Jack Whatmough 6 Liam Lindsay
44 Brad Potts 23 Liam Millar 13 Alistair McCann 4 Ben Whiteman
8 Alan Browne
28 Milutin Osmajic 7 Will Keane
26 Ben Hamer
24 Tom Dele-Bashiru 3 Francisco Sierralta 4 Wesley Hoedt 6 Jamal Lewis
8 Jake Livermore
37 Matheus Martins 39 Edo Kayembe 11 Ismael Kone 12 Ken Sema
19 Vakoun Issouf Bayo

Watford Confirmed Lineup 4-1-4-1

Preston North End Substitutes

  • 9Ched Evans
  • 10M. Froekjaer-Jensen
  • 11Robert Brady
  • 16Andrew Hughes
  • 18Ryan Ledson
  • 20Benjamin Woodburn
  • 21David Cornell
  • 25Duane Holmes
  • 33Kian Best

Watford Substitutes

  • 1Daniel Bachmann
  • 5Ryan Porteous
  • 7Thomas Ince
  • 9Mileta Rajovic
  • 14Rhys Healey
  • 15Matthew Pollock
  • 16Giorgi Chakvetadze
  • 18Yaser Asprilla
  • 45Ryan Andrews

Previous Preston North End Lineups

12 Dec Championship
Huddersfield 1-3 Preston
09 Dec Championship
Norwich 0-0 Preston
01 Dec Championship
Preston 0-2 QPR

Previous Watford Lineups

12 Dec Championship
Watford 1-2 Ipswich Town
09 Dec Championship
Watford 1-1 Southampton
02 Dec Championship
Hull City 1-2 Watford

Predicted lineups and confirmed starting 11s form part of our Preston North End vs Watford lineups service and this includes the formations for each team.

Injuries & Suspensions

Preston North End Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Milutin Osmajic Groin injury
Emil Riis Jakobsen ACL injury

Watford Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.

We cover the injuries and suspensions when it comes to leagues all over the world. Go through our latest injury report to get key information.

Squad information is available for every team so you can identify all the players.

England FlagChampionship Table

Championship 2023/2024

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Leicester City 21 17 1 3 41:14 52
2 Ipswich Town 21 16 3 2 45:26 51
3 Leeds United 21 12 5 4 36:21 41
4 Southampton 21 11 6 4 33:29 39
5 West Brom 21 10 5 6 33:21 35
6 Sunderland 21 10 3 8 32:23 33
7 Hull City 21 9 6 6 31:27 33
8 Preston 21 9 5 7 27:33 32
9 Blackburn 21 10 1 10 34:34 31
10 Cardiff City 21 9 3 9 28:24 30
11 Norwich 21 9 3 9 37:37 30
12 Watford 21 7 7 7 30:26 28
13 Middlesbrough 21 8 3 10 32:33 27
14 Coventry 21 6 8 7 27:24 26
15 Bristol City 21 7 5 9 22:24 26
16 Birmingham 21 7 5 9 24:29 26
17 Swansea City 21 6 7 8 29:29 25
18 Plymouth 21 6 5 10 31:33 23
19 Stoke City 21 6 4 11 20:29 22
20 Millwall 21 5 6 10 23:30 21
21 Huddersfield 21 4 9 8 20:35 21
22 QPR 21 5 5 11 19:30 20
23 Sheffield Wed 21 3 4 14 14:34 13
24 Rotherham 21 2 7 12 18:41 13
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Leicester City 11 9 0 2 20:6 27
2 Ipswich Town 10 9 0 1 30:17 27
3 Leeds United 10 7 3 0 21:9 24
4 Sunderland 11 7 0 4 20:13 21
5 West Brom 10 6 2 2 17:9 20
6 Southampton 10 6 2 2 19:14 20
7 Plymouth 10 6 1 3 24:14 19
8 Watford 12 5 4 3 23:13 19
9 Birmingham 10 5 4 1 15:9 19
10 Cardiff City 11 6 1 4 16:11 19
11 Norwich 11 6 1 4 16:13 19
12 Coventry 11 4 6 1 13:8 18
13 Preston 10 5 2 3 15:17 17
14 Hull City 10 4 4 2 15:10 16
15 Middlesbrough 11 5 1 5 12:11 16
16 Blackburn 11 5 0 6 15:19 15
17 Bristol City 10 4 2 4 13:12 14
18 Stoke City 11 4 2 5 10:13 14
19 Swansea City 10 2 5 3 12:12 11
20 Rotherham 11 2 5 4 14:16 11
21 Huddersfield 11 2 5 4 10:18 11
22 QPR 10 2 3 5 10:16 9
23 Sheffield Wed 10 2 3 5 8:14 9
24 Millwall 10 2 2 6 8:16 8

An up-to-date table is available and we recommend you check out Championship standings to see which teams are challenging near the top and bottom.