England: Championship
Watford Watford v Preston
2–1HT 0–1
Preston 1
Our pickWatford to win
Right1 40%X 25%2 35%
Likely score 2–1 · Goals expected 2.8 · Over 2.5 53% · How we pick
Last 4 H2H games
14/02/26Preston2–2WatfordD
25/11/25Watford1–1PrestonD
21/01/25Watford1–2PrestonL
02/10/24Preston3–0WatfordL
Watford at home
29/08/26Watford1–1West HamD
25/08/26Watford1–5PeterboroughL
16/08/26Watford2–1SouthamptonW
08/08/26Watford1–0Crawley TownW
29/07/26Watford0–1FiorentinaL
Preston away
29/08/26Charlton1–0PrestonL
15/08/26Bolton2–1PrestonL
01/08/26Stockport County1–0PrestonL
29/07/26Bradford3–2PrestonL
25/07/26Marine3–0PrestonL
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Last 4 H2H games
14/02/26Preston2–2HT 1–0WatfordD
25/11/25Watford1–1HT 1–1PrestonD
21/01/25Watford1–2HT 0–1PrestonL
02/10/24Preston3–0HT 0–0WatfordL
H2H streaks
Watford won0 of last 4
Preston won2 of last 4
Draw2 of last 4
Over 1.54 of last 4
Over 2.53 of last 4
Both teams scored3 of last 4
1st half goal3 of last 4
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Swansea | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +7 | 17 | WWLDW |
| 2 |  West Ham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +11 | 15 | DWWWW |
| 3 |  Middlesbrough | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +4 | 15 | DDWWD |
| 4 |  Wolves | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +5 | 14 | WWDLW |
| 5 |  West Brom | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 14 | LDWWD |
| 6 |  QPR | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 13 | DDDLW |
| 7 |  Stoke City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 13 | WWDWW |
| 8 |  Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 | WLLWW |
| 9 |  Charlton | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 12 | LDDLD |
| 10 |  Birmingham | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +1 | 11 | DWLDD |
| 11 |  Millwall | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | DDLWL |
| 12 |  Lincoln | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 11 | LWWDD |
| 13 |  Southampton | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +9 | 10 | LWWDD |
| 14 |  Wrexham | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 10 | WLDDW |
| 15 |  Bolton | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 10 | WWLLL |
| 16 |  Blackburn | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | DWLLD |
| 17 |  Norwich | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 9 | LLWWL |
| 18 |  Sheffield Utd | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 | LLWLW |
| 19 |  Portsmouth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 | DDWLL |
| 20 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 | LLWLL |
| 21 |  Cardiff | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 7 | WLDLL |
| 22 |  Derby | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 5 | DLLLW |
| 23 | Preston | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 4 | DLLWL |
| 24 |  Burnley | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -8 | 4 | DLDLD |
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About this match
Watford beat Preston 2–1 at home on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 (Championship).
It was 0–1 at half time.
In their last 4 H2H games Watford won 0, Preston won 2 and 2 ended level.
Watford won 2 of their last 5 home games; Preston won 0 of their last 5 away games.