Preston North End - Watford: Small difference between teams clash

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 20.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Deepdale (23408 seats)

Watford have travelled here for an absorbing duel against the home team Preston North End. Read up on the fixture with this in-depth Championship preview!

Insights:
  • Preston North End have the fewest conceded goals (0) in Championship

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Preston North End form and stats

Preston North End have less points than they have played home games in the Championship so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 2 points.

The Preston North End goalkeeper Freddie Woodman is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 402 minutes without conceding a goal in the Championship.

The spoils were shared in Preston North End's previous game, also at home. Visiting Rotherham United (placed 8th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. Midfield player Brady got a match rating of 9.0 in that game, the max score being 10. Brady hit seven key passes.

Before that match, a win away at Luton Town.

Preston are traveling soon after this match as the Carabao Cup match at Wolverhampton Wanderers awaits in three days.

At Deepdale, Preston North End has the goal stats of 0-0 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Watford form and stats

Watford are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Championship, having played 2 games and collected 2 points (0 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses). Two points from the last two away games for Watford, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Watford has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Birmingham City for a 1-1 draw. Cathcart was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.64. The defender Cathcart hit one key pass and won 8 of 12 duels.

Before that, Watford secured a home win against Burnley with the score 1-0.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Milton Keynes Dons in just three days.

2 goals so far away for Watford, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Preston North End three wins, three draws and Watford four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

PrestonB. Potts
B. Potts
1 goals
WatfordT. Cleverley
T. Cleverley
1 goals
WatfordK. Sema
K. Sema
1 goals

Preston North End missing players

Watford missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Preston North End Watford
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 2 Played P 0 2 4
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 2
3 2 2 Drew D 0 2 2
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 2 4
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 2 2
25% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 50%
100% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
75% 100% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5.2 7 7 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2.5 3.2
4.8 2 2 Corners against (avg) C A 0 7 6
2.8 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
14.2 20 20 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10.5 9
4.8 6 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 2.8
5% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 36%
 
11.5 5.5 5.5 Shots against (avg) S A 0 13 12
1.5 0.5 0.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4.5 4.5
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Preston North End have the fewest conceded goals (0) in Championship
  • Preston North End have the most clean sheets (4) in Championship
Preston North End Last season Watford
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   19 38
16 9   Won W   4 6
16 10   Drew D   3 5
14 4   Lost L   12 27
52 33   Scored S   17 34
56 28   Conceded C   31 77
85% 87%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 92%
67% 78%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   58% 71%
48% 52%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 55%
24% 30%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   26% 34%
11% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   16% 26%
54% 74%   BTTS BTTS   42% 50%
28% 26%   Clean Sheets C S   16% 11%
33% 13%   Failed to Score F T   53% 47%
 
5 5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.1 4.2
4.8 4.8   Corners against (avg) C A   6.5 6.2
1.9 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.7
4 1   Red cards R C   2 3
 
11 13.2   Shots (avg) S (   9.6 10.6
3.3 4.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.1 3.3
34% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 27%
 
11.6 11.8   Shots against (avg) S A   15.7 14.9
3.6 3.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.6 5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Blackburn Rovers 3 3 0 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 5 9
2 Hull City 4 2 2 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 8
3 Watford 4 2 2 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 8
4 Millwall 4 2 1 1 7 6 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 7
5 Cardiff City 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 6
6 Preston North End 4 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 6
7 Blackpool 4 2 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 6
8 Rotherham United 3 1 2 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 5
9 Sunderland 3 1 2 0 6 5 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 5
10 Birmingham City 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 5
11 Burnley 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 5
12 Swansea City 4 1 2 1 4 6 2 0 1 1 2 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 -2 5
13 Sheffield United 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 4
14 Bristol City 4 1 1 2 6 6 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
15 Queens Park Rangers 4 1 1 2 5 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 4
16 Norwich City 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 -1 4
17 Wigan Athletic 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
18 Huddersfield Town 4 1 0 3 5 6 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 -1 3
19 Stoke City 3 1 0 2 3 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 -2 3
20 Reading 3 1 0 2 2 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 5 -4 3
21 Middlesbrough 3 0 2 1 5 6 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 2
22 West Bromwich Albion 3 0 2 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 2
23 Luton Town 4 0 2 2 1 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 -3 2
24 Coventry City 2 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 46 27 9 10 106 43 23 14 4 5 56 20 23 13 5 5 50 23 63 90
2 AFC Bournemouth 46 25 13 8 74 39 23 13 7 3 41 21 23 12 6 5 33 18 35 88
3 Huddersfield Town 46 23 13 10 64 47 23 13 6 4 35 23 23 10 7 6 29 24 17 82
4 Nottingham Forest 46 23 11 12 73 40 23 13 4 6 43 22 23 10 7 6 30 18 33 80
5 Sheffield United 46 21 12 13 63 45 23 13 5 5 38 15 23 8 7 8 25 30 18 75
6 Luton Town 46 21 12 13 63 55 23 12 7 4 37 22 23 9 5 9 26 33 8 75
7 Middlesbrough 46 20 10 16 59 50 23 14 2 7 34 21 23 6 8 9 25 29 9 70
8 Blackburn Rovers 46 19 12 15 59 50 23 12 5 6 36 26 23 7 7 9 23 24 9 69
9 Millwall 46 18 15 13 53 45 23 13 6 4 32 16 23 5 9 9 21 29 8 69
10 West Bromwich Albion 46 18 13 15 52 45 23 12 8 3 33 16 23 6 5 12 19 29 7 67
11 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 9 18 60 59 23 10 6 7 30 25 23 9 3 11 30 34 1 66
12 Coventry City 46 17 13 16 60 59 23 10 5 8 32 26 23 7 8 8 28 33 1 64
13 Preston North End 46 16 16 14 52 56 23 9 10 4 33 28 23 7 6 10 19 28 -4 64
14 Stoke City 46 17 11 18 57 52 23 10 5 8 30 23 23 7 6 10 27 29 5 62
15 Swansea City 46 16 13 17 58 68 23 9 8 6 30 27 23 7 5 11 28 41 -10 61
16 Blackpool 46 16 12 18 54 58 23 11 3 9 29 26 23 5 9 9 25 32 -4 60
17 Bristol City 46 15 10 21 62 77 23 8 8 7 33 29 23 7 2 14 29 48 -15 55
18 Cardiff City 46 15 8 23 50 68 23 7 4 12 22 29 23 8 4 11 28 39 -18 53
19 Hull City 46 14 9 23 41 54 23 7 4 12 22 28 23 7 5 11 19 26 -13 51
20 Birmingham City 46 11 14 21 50 75 23 7 6 10 27 33 23 4 8 11 23 42 -25 47
21 Reading 46 13 8 25 54 87 23 7 5 11 33 44 23 6 3 14 21 43 -33 41
22 Peterborough United 46 9 10 27 43 87 23 6 7 10 27 33 23 3 3 17 16 54 -44 37
23 Derby County 46 14 13 19 45 53 23 11 7 5 30 22 23 3 6 14 15 31 -8 34
24 Barnsley 46 6 12 28 33 73 23 5 7 11 18 29 23 1 5 17 15 44 -40 30
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 38 29 6 3 99 26 19 15 2 2 58 15 19 14 4 1 41 11 73 93
2 Liverpool 38 28 8 2 94 26 19 15 4 0 49 9 19 13 4 2 45 17 68 92
3 Chelsea 38 21 11 6 76 33 19 9 7 3 37 22 19 12 4 3 39 11 43 74
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 22 5 11 69 40 19 13 1 5 38 19 19 9 4 6 31 21 29 71
5 Arsenal 38 22 3 13 61 48 19 13 2 4 35 17 19 9 1 9 26 31 13 69
6 Manchester United 38 16 10 12 57 57 19 10 5 4 32 22 19 6 5 8 25 35 0 58
7 West Ham United 38 16 8 14 60 51 19 9 5 5 33 26 19 7 3 9 27 25 9 56
8 Leicester City 38 14 10 14 62 59 19 10 4 5 34 23 19 4 6 9 28 36 3 52
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 12 15 11 42 44 19 5 7 7 19 23 19 7 8 4 23 21 -2 51
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 15 6 17 38 43 19 7 3 9 20 25 19 8 3 8 18 18 -5 51
11 Newcastle United 38 13 10 15 44 62 19 8 6 5 26 27 19 5 4 10 18 35 -18 49
12 Crystal Palace 38 11 15 12 50 46 19 7 8 4 27 17 19 4 7 8 23 29 4 48
13 Brentford 38 13 7 18 48 56 19 7 3 9 22 21 19 6 4 9 26 35 -8 46
14 Aston Villa 38 13 6 19 52 54 19 6 5 8 29 29 19 7 1 11 23 25 -2 45
15 Southampton 38 9 13 16 43 67 19 6 7 6 23 24 19 3 6 10 20 43 -24 40
16 Everton 38 11 6 21 43 66 19 9 2 8 27 25 19 2 4 13 16 41 -23 39
17 Leeds United 38 9 11 18 42 79 19 4 6 9 19 38 19 5 5 9 23 41 -37 38
18 Burnley 38 7 14 17 34 53 19 5 6 8 18 25 19 2 8 9 16 28 -19 35
19 Watford 38 6 5 27 34 77 19 2 2 15 17 46 19 4 3 12 17 31 -43 23
20 Norwich City 38 5 7 26 23 84 19 3 3 13 12 43 19 2 4 13 11 41 -61 22

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Blackburn Rovers 3 3 0 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 5 9
2 Hull City 4 2 2 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 8
3 Watford 4 2 2 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 8
4 Millwall 4 2 1 1 7 6 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 7
5 Cardiff City 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 6
6 Preston North End 4 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 6
7 Blackpool 4 2 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 6
8 Rotherham United 3 1 2 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 5
9 Sunderland 3 1 2 0 6 5 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 5
10 Birmingham City 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 5
11 Burnley 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 5
12 Swansea City 4 1 2 1 4 6 2 0 1 1 2 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 -2 5
13 Sheffield United 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 4
14 Bristol City 4 1 1 2 6 6 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
15 Queens Park Rangers 4 1 1 2 5 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 4
16 Norwich City 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 -1 4
17 Wigan Athletic 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
18 Huddersfield Town 4 1 0 3 5 6 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 -1 3
19 Stoke City 3 1 0 2 3 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 -2 3
20 Reading 3 1 0 2 2 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 5 -4 3
21 Middlesbrough 3 0 2 1 5 6 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 2
22 West Bromwich Albion 3 0 2 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 2
23 Luton Town 4 0 2 2 1 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 -3 2
24 Coventry City 2 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 1

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