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

Watford
15th place in England Championship
? - ?
08/09/2026 14:45
Preston North End
24th 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 14:45.

  • Watford are currently 15th with 5 points after 4 matches.
  • Preston North End sit 24th with 0 points from 4 matches.
  • 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.
STANDINGS UP TO 08/09/2026
Overall Table PTS
GP W D L GF GA +/-
01 Swansea City Swansea City
10 4 3 1 0 7 1 6
02 Queens Park Rangers (QPR) Queens Park Rangers (QPR)
10 4 3 1 0 7 3 4
03 Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic
10 4 3 1 0 6 3 3
04 Southampton Southampton
7 4 2 1 1 10 5 5
05 Wolves Wolves
7 4 2 1 1 11 8 3
06 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough
7 4 2 1 1 7 5 2
07 West Bromwich(WBA) West Bromwich(WBA)
7 4 2 1 1 7 6 1
08 Bristol City Bristol City
7 4 2 1 1 7 6 1
09 Birmingham City Birmingham City
6 4 1 3 0 5 4 1
10 Sheffield United Sheffield United
6 4 1 3 0 5 4 1
11 Millwall Millwall
6 4 2 0 2 6 8 -2
12 Wrexham Wrexham
5 4 1 2 1 6 4 2
13 West Ham United West Ham United
5 4 1 2 1 8 7 1
14 Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers
5 4 1 2 1 5 5 0
15 Watford Watford
5 4 1 2 1 4 5 -1
16 Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers
4 4 1 1 2 4 5 -1
17 Derby County Derby County
4 4 1 1 2 5 7 -2
18 Lincoln City Lincoln City
4 4 1 1 2 3 5 -2
19 Cardiff City Cardiff City
3 4 0 3 1 6 7 -1
20 Norwich City Norwich City
3 4 1 0 3 5 7 -2
21 Portsmouth Portsmouth
3 4 1 0 3 5 8 -3
22 Stoke City Stoke City
3 4 1 0 3 4 9 -5
23 Burnley Burnley
2 4 0 2 2 5 10 -5
24 Preston North End Preston North End
0 4 0 0 4 3 9 -6
Head To Head
14/02/2026 11:00
Preston North End Preston North End
2 - 2
Watford Watford
ENG LCH
25/11/2025 15:45
Watford Watford
1 - 1
Preston North End Preston North End
ENG LCH
21/01/2025 15:45
Watford Watford
1 - 2
Preston North End Preston North End
ENG LCH
02/10/2024 14:45
Preston North End Preston North End
3 - 0
Watford Watford
ENG LCH
06/04/2024 10:00
Watford Watford
0 - 0
Preston North End Preston North End
ENG LCH
16/12/2023 11:00
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
01/09/2026 14:45
Swansea City 2 - 0 Watford ENG LCH
29/08/2026 10:00
Watford 1 - 1 West Ham United ENG LCH
25/08/2026 14:45
Watford 1 - 5 Peterborough United ENG LC
22/08/2026 10:00
Wrexham 1 - 1 Watford ENG LCH
16/08/2026 08:30
Watford 2 - 1 Southampton ENG LCH
08/08/2026 10:00
Watford 1 - 0 Crawley Town ENG LC
Win
33%
Draw
33%
Lost
33%
Last 6 matches Preston North End Preston North End
01/09/2026 14:45
Preston North End 1 - 3 Bristol City ENG LCH
29/08/2026 10:00
Charlton Athletic 1 - 0 Preston North End ENG LCH
26/08/2026 15:00
Preston North End 0 - 4 Everton ENG LC
22/08/2026 10:00
Preston North End 1 - 3 Wolves ENG LCH
15/08/2026 07:30
Bolton Wanderers 2 - 1 Preston North End ENG LCH
08/08/2026 10:00
Preston North End 1 - 1 Huddersfield Town ENG LC
Win
0%
Draw
17%
Lost
83%
Goals
Scored
4
Avg. per game
1.00
Conceded
5
Avg. per game
1.25
Scored
3
Avg. per game
0.75
Conceded
9
Avg. per game
2.25
Scored a goal
In last 6 matches
YesNo
3 (75%)1 (25%)
In last 6 matches
NoYes
3 (75%)1 (25%)
Watford

Watford

Recent matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Under /Over

(100%)4 0(0%)

1.5

Full Time

Under /Over

(75%)3 1(25%)

Under /Over

(100%)4 0(0%)

1.5

1st Half

Under /Over

(25%)1 3(75%)

Under /Over

(0%)0 4(100%)

1.5

2nd Half

Under /Over

(50%)2 2(50%)

/Yes

(75%)3 1(25%)

Both scored
(Yes/No)

No /Yes

(75%)3 1(25%)
GOALS BY TIME PERIOD
Watford Watford
Preston North End Preston North End
Shots
Watford
Watford
Total shots
12.75 avg / game
Blocked
17 total
Avg. 4.25
Preston North End
Preston North End
Total shots
13.25 avg / game
Blocked
20 total
Avg. 5.00
Total passes
1285
Avg. 321 / game
Accurate
77%
Ball possession
38%
Total passes
1448
Avg. 362 / game
Accurate
75%
Ball possession
46%
OTHERS
Watford
Watford
4
Played games
Preston North End
Preston North End
4
Avg / game Total Total Avg / game
0.00
0
Clean sheets
0
0.00
3.25
13
Corners
16
4.00
16.25
65
Throw-ins
79
19.75
1.25
5
Offsides
11
2.75
2.50
10
GK saves
10
2.50
Watford
Watford
DISCIPLINARY
Preston North End
Preston North End
Avg / game Total Total Avg / game
3.25
13
Yellow card
10
2.50
0.00
0
Red card
0
0.00
11.75
47
Fouls
54
13.50
9.50
38
Tackles
32
8.00