Watford vs Preston North End Prediction, Live H2H & Live Stats | 08 September 2026

Watford
20th place in England Championship
1
2-1
FT
08/09/2026 18:45
Preston North End
23rd place in England Championship
MATCH INTRO

Watford vs Preston North End takes place on 08 September 2026 in. Betiball's match analysis compares recent form, home and away performance, scoring records, defensive numbers and head-to-head data to estimate the most likely outcome.

Explore the latest Watford vs Preston North End prediction, including 1X2 probabilities, expected score, Under/Over 2.5 goals, Both Teams to Score and key match statistics. Kick-off is scheduled for 18:45.

  • Watford are currently 20th with 8 points after 8 matches.
  • Preston North End sit 23rd with 4 points from 8 matches.
  • Our algorithm prediction: Watford to win with probability 44%.
  • Head-to-head history favors Preston North End, who have won 2 of the last 6 meetings. Watford have one win, while 3 matches ended in draws.
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2026-09-08

Watford vs Preston North End - Prediction & Odds

Watford
Watford
Preston North End
Preston North End
2026-09-08 18:45
44
27
29
1
1 - 1
1 - 1
2.50
2.01
FT
2-1 0-1
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weather
15℃~16℃
STANDINGS UP TO 08/09/2026
Overall Table PTS
GP W D L GF GA +/-
01 Swansea City Swansea City
17 8 5 2 1 13 6 7
02 West Ham United West Ham United
15 8 4 3 1 22 11 11
03 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough
15 8 4 3 1 16 12 4
04 Southampton Southampton
14 8 4 2 2 19 10 9
05 Wolves Wolves
14 7 4 2 1 15 10 5
06 West Bromwich(WBA) West Bromwich(WBA)
14 8 4 2 2 10 8 2
07 Queens Park Rangers (QPR) Queens Park Rangers (QPR)
13 8 3 4 1 10 7 3
08 Stoke City Stoke City
13 8 4 1 3 13 12 1
09 Bristol City Bristol City
13 8 4 1 3 11 12 -1
10 Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic
12 8 3 3 2 7 10 -3
11 Birmingham City Birmingham City
11 8 2 5 1 12 11 1
12 Millwall Millwall
11 8 3 2 3 15 15 0
13 Lincoln City Lincoln City
11 8 3 2 3 7 8 -1
14 Wrexham Wrexham
10 8 2 4 2 9 12 -3
15 Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers
10 8 3 1 4 11 15 -4
16 Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers
9 8 2 3 3 12 12 0
17 Norwich City Norwich City
9 8 3 0 5 16 17 -1
18 Sheffield United Sheffield United
9 8 2 3 3 9 11 -2
19 Portsmouth Portsmouth
8 7 2 2 3 9 10 -1
20 Watford Watford
8 8 2 2 4 7 10 -3
21 Cardiff City Cardiff City
7 8 1 4 3 10 12 -2
22 Derby County Derby County
5 8 1 2 5 7 14 -7
23 Preston North End Preston North End
4 8 1 1 6 8 15 -7
24 Burnley Burnley
4 8 0 4 4 9 17 -8
Head To Head
14/02/2026 15:00
Preston North End Preston North End
2 - 2
Watford Watford
ENG LCH
25/11/2025 19:45
Watford Watford
1 - 1
Preston North End Preston North End
ENG LCH
21/01/2025 19:45
Watford Watford
1 - 2
Preston North End Preston North End
ENG LCH
02/10/2024 18:45
Preston North End Preston North End
3 - 0
Watford Watford
ENG LCH
06/04/2024 14:00
Watford Watford
0 - 0
Preston North End Preston North End
ENG LCH
16/12/2023 15:00
Preston North End Preston North End
1 - 5
Watford Watford
ENG LCH
Watford
1
17%
Draw
3
50%
Preston North End
2
33%
Watford Watford Last 6 matches
05/09/2026 14:00
West Bromwich(WBA) 1 - 0 Watford ENG LCH
01/09/2026 18:45
Swansea City 2 - 0 Watford ENG LCH
29/08/2026 14:00
Watford 1 - 1 West Ham United ENG LCH
25/08/2026 18:45
Watford 1 - 5 Peterborough United ENG LC
22/08/2026 14:00
Wrexham 1 - 1 Watford ENG LCH
16/08/2026 12:30
Watford 2 - 1 Southampton ENG LCH
Win
17%
Draw
33%
Lost
50%
Last 6 matches Preston North End Preston North End
05/09/2026 11:30
Preston North End 2 - 1 Blackburn Rovers ENG LCH
01/09/2026 18:45
Preston North End 1 - 3 Bristol City ENG LCH
29/08/2026 14:00
Charlton Athletic 1 - 0 Preston North End ENG LCH
26/08/2026 19:00
Preston North End 0 - 4 Everton ENG LC
22/08/2026 14:00
Preston North End 1 - 3 Wolves ENG LCH
15/08/2026 11:30
Bolton Wanderers 2 - 1 Preston North End ENG LCH
Win
17%
Draw
0%
Lost
83%
Goals
Scored
10
Avg. per game
0.91
Conceded
19
Avg. per game
1.73
Scored
9
Avg. per game
0.82
Conceded
24
Avg. per game
2.18
Scored a goal
In last 6 matches
YesNo
4 (67%)2 (33%)
In last 6 matches
NoYes
3 (50%)3 (50%)
In last 11 matches
YesNo
7 (64%)4 (36%)
In last 11 matches
NoYes
7 (64%)4 (36%)
Watford

Watford

Recent matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Under /Over

(82%)9 2(18%)

1.5

Full Time

Under /Over

(73%)8 3(27%)

Under /Over

(55%)6 5(45%)

1.5

1st Half

Under /Over

(45%)5 6(55%)

Under /Over

(36%)4 7(64%)

1.5

2nd Half

Under /Over

(45%)5 6(55%)

/Yes

(55%)6 5(45%)

Both scored
(Yes/No)

No /Yes

(64%)7 4(36%)
GOALS BY TIME PERIOD
Watford Watford
Preston North End Preston North End
Shots
Watford
Watford
Total shots
11.50 avg / game
Blocked
33 total
Avg. 4.13
Preston North End
Preston North End
Total shots
12.88 avg / game
Blocked
38 total
Avg. 4.75
Total passes
3094
Avg. 387 / game
Accurate
80%
Ball possession
46%
Total passes
2665
Avg. 333 / game
Accurate
74%
Ball possession
44%
OTHERS
Watford
Watford
11
Played games
Preston North End
Preston North End
11
Avg / game Total Total Avg / game
0.09
1
Clean sheets
0
0.00
2.64
29
Corners
42
3.82
15.82
174
Throw-ins
161
14.64
0.64
7
Offsides
13
1.18
2.55
28
GK saves
24
2.18
Watford
Watford
DISCIPLINARY
Preston North End
Preston North End
Avg / game Total Total Avg / game
2.09
23
Yellow card
19
1.73
0.00
0
Red card
0
0.00
8.64
95
Fouls
96
8.73
6.27
69
Tackles
64
5.82