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Watford v Preston

· Vicarage Road, Watford

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Watford v Preston: the model read

Watford meet Preston in the Championship regular season - 6 at Vicarage Road, Watford.

The baseline ratings are close, 1400 to 1400, so form and chance quality carry more weight here. Recent form leans Watford, 33% against 24%. Attacking output favors Preston on expected goals, 1.2 to 0.9 per match.

Watford arrive patchy: 1W-2D-2L from their last five (5/15 pts), 5 scored and 10 conceded. Recent results: L 0-2 @ Swansea, D 1-1 v West Ham, L 1-5 v Peterborough, D 1-1 @ Wrexham.

Preston are out of sorts: 0W-0D-5L from their last five (0/15 pts, 5 straight defeats), 3 scored and 13 conceded. Recent results: L 1-3 v Bristol City, L 0-1 @ Charlton, L 0-4 v Everton, L 1-3 v Wolves.

Watford hold the recent head-to-head, 3 wins to 2 with 5 drawn across the last 10 meetings. Most recently they met in 2026: Preston 2-2 Watford.

Market prices for this fixture have not settled yet. The edge reads as soon as real odds arrive.

MeisterIQ rates the signal 51 of 100. Every input above is on the card; check the work before you trust the number.

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Watford

WDLDL4-5-11

Scored 0.95 · Conceded 1.90 · Clean sheets 15% · BTTS 55%

  • LASwansea0-2
  • DHWest Ham1-1
  • LHPeterborough1-5
  • DAWrexham1-1
  • WHSouthampton2-1

Preston

LLLLL3-3-13

Scored 1.16 · Conceded 2.05 · Clean sheets 0% · BTTS 68.4%

  • LHBristol City1-3
  • LACharlton0-1
  • LHEverton0-4
  • LHWolves1-3
  • LABolton1-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings

WatfordrecordPreston
3
2
5 draws

Goals

14-10

for each

Avg goals

2.4

per game

BTTS

50%

both scored

Over 2.5

50%

3+ goals

Watford

Recent
DDLLDW
Wins 3Goals 14-10

Biggest win 5-1

Preston

Recent
DDWWDL
Wins 2Goals 10-14

Biggest win 3-0

  • Preston2-2Watford
  • Watford1-1Preston
  • Watford1-2Preston
  • Preston3-0Watford
  • Watford0-0Preston
  • Preston1-5Watford
  • Watford0-0Preston
  • Preston0-0Watford
  • Preston0-1Watford
  • Watford4-1Preston

Managers

Charlie Daniels

Head coach

In charge since 2026

P. Heckingbottom

England · 48

In charge since 2024 · 5 teams managed

  • Sheffield United2021–2023
  • Sheffield United2021–2021
  • Hibernian2019–2019
  • Leeds United2018–2018

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