Watford 2-1 Preston NE — Prediction Result

Watford vs Preston NE tips

Published Sat 5 Sep, before kick-off

72% of Best Tips won (1,000 of 1,398)

Match statistics

Watford vs Preston NE: expected goals, shots, possession and discipline, home on the left, away on the right
Watford	Statistic	Preston NE
1.26	Expected goals (xG)	2.44
15	Shots	18
5	Shots on target	6
11	Shots inside the box	10
61%	Possession	39%
526	Passes	319
83%	Pass accuracy	76%
2	Corners	4
7	Fouls	10
0	Yellow cards	2
5	Goalkeeper saves	3

Watford finished +0.7 goals against its expected goals (xG), Preston NE −1.4.

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Watford vs Preston NE odds

Grosvenor · Tue 8 Sep

Result

No tip

Result: price for each selection
Watford win	Draw	Preston NE win
2.04✓, happened	3.30	3.50

No tip here: no side is a clear favourite, so the tip is in Double chance.

Goals

Trust 6 · ✗ Lost

Goal lines: price for over and under
Line	Over	Under
1.5	—✓Over 1.5, happened	—Under 1.5
2.5	—✓Over 2.5, happened	—Under 2.5, our tip, Trust 6
3.5	—Over 3.5	—✓Under 3.5, happened

Both teams to score

Trust 5 · ✓ Won

Both teams to score: price for each selection
Yes	No
—✓Our tip, Trust 5, happened	—

Double chance

Trust 7 · ✓ Won

Double chance: price for each selection
Watford or draw	Watford or Preston NE	Draw or Preston NE
1.26✓, happened	1.29✓Our tip, Trust 7, happened	1.70

Watford vs Preston NE: team stats

Watford Preston NE

This season · Championship
Watford	Metric	Preston NE
20th	Position	24th
11	Points	4
0.9	Goals / game	0.8
1.19	xG for / game	1.22
1.92	xG against / game	1.36

Last 10 matches · all competitions
Watford	Metric	Preston NE
0.90	Points / game	0.30
1.5	Conceded / game	2.1
1 of 10	Clean sheets	0 of 10

Watford vs Preston NE: head-to-head · last 8

1Watford wins

5Draws

2Preston NE wins

Goals per game: 2.3
Both scored: 4/8

14 Feb 26Preston NE2–2Watford
25 Nov 25Watford1–1Preston NE
21 Jan 25Watford1–2Preston NE
2 Oct 24Preston NE3–0Watford
6 Apr 24Watford0–0Preston NE
16 Dec 23Preston NE1–5Watford
4 Mar 23Watford0–0Preston NE
20 Aug 22Preston NE0–0Watford

Watford and Preston NE: form · last 10

Watford9 / 30 pts

LLDDWLWDLLGF 10 · GA 15

L5 SepWest Brom1–0Watford
L1 SepSwansea2–0Watford
D29 AugWatford1–1West Ham
D22 AugWrexham1–1Watford
W16 AugWatford2–1Southampton
L29 JulWatford0–1Fiorentina
W25 JulWatford3–0Hansa Rostock
D14 JulBarnet2–2Watford
L11 JulBoreham Wood2–1Watford
L2 MayWatford0–4Coventry City

Preston NE3 / 30 pts

WLLLLLLLLLGF 9 · GA 21

W5 SepPreston NE2–1Blackburn
L1 SepPreston NE1–3Bristol City
L29 AugCharlton1–0Preston NE
L22 AugPreston NE1–3Wolves
L15 AugBolton2–1Preston NE
L1 AugStockport County1–0Preston NE
L29 JulBradford3–2Preston NE
L25 JulMarine3–0Preston NE
L24 JulPreston NE0–1Cambridge United
L18 JulSheffield Wednesday FC3–2Preston NE

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Championship table

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Championship table, 2026-27, with Watford and Preston NE highlighted in their colours
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts	Form
1	Swansea	11	7	2	2	+8	23	LWWWW
2	West Ham	11	6	4	1	+18	22	WWDDW
3	Middlesbrough	11	6	4	1	+6	22	DWWDD
4	Birmingham	11	5	5	1	+9	20	WWWDW
5	West Brom	11	6	2	3	+3	20	WWLLD
6	Stoke	11	6	1	4	+2	19	WLWWW
7	Southampton	11	6	3	2	+11	17	DWWLW
8	Wolves	10	5	2	3	+3	17	WLLWW
9	QPR	11	4	5	2	+3	17	LWDDD
10	Blackburn	11	4	3	4	+1	15	LWWDW
11	Sheffield Utd	11	4	3	4	+1	15	WLWLL
12	Millwall	11	4	3	4	0	15	DLWDD
13	Portsmouth	10	4	2	4	0	14	WWLDD
14	Wrexham	11	3	5	3	-1	14	WLDWL
15	Bolton	11	4	2	5	-3	14	DWLWW
16	Bristol City	11	4	2	5	-3	14	LLDWL
17	Charlton	11	3	5	3	-5	14	LDDLD
18	Lincoln City	11	3	3	5	-10	12	DLLLW
19	Cardiff	11	2	5	4	+1	11	DWLWL
20	Watford	11	3	2	6	-9	11	WLLLL
21	Norwich	11	3	0	8	-4	9	LLLLL
22	Burnley	11	1	5	5	-5	8	LDWDL
23	Derby County	11	1	3	7	-11	6	LLDDL
24	Preston NE	11	1	1	9	-15	4	LLLDL

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Frequently asked questions

What was the final score in Watford vs Preston NE?

Watford 2–1 Preston NE, played on Tue 8 Sep in the Championship.

Did FootInsights get Watford vs Preston NE right?

Our Best Tip was Watford or Preston NE at 1.29, Trust 7 out of 10, and it won. 2 of our 3 pre-match tips on this match won. Every Best Tip stays on our public track record, wins and losses alike.

Did both teams score in Watford vs Preston NE?

Yes — the match finished 2–1. Our tip was Both Score: Yes, and it won.

Were there over 2.5 goals in Watford vs Preston NE?

Yes — 3 goals in total. Our goals tip was Under 2.5 goals, and it lost.