Ace Football previews the Championship round 8 match between Preston and Watford and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When Watford come to Deepdale for the Championship match on Wednesday, Preston will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Placed 22th in the table Preston have amassed five points after seven matches. On 13 points, Watford rank seventh with seven matches played this season.
Team form: Preston vs Watford
Preston Form
In the previous three games, Preston drew 1-1 with Fulham, lost 0-0 against Blackburn and 3-1 against Millwall. Preston claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew one and lost three, scored five goals and conceded seven.
Watford Form
Watford suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Norwich in a 4-1 defeat. Manchester City also proved too hard to handle as they won 2-1, before Watford were able to strike back in a 2-1 win against Sunderland. Watford only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 13 goals to seven.
Betting stats for Preston and Watford
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Preston and Watford. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Preston have lost 7 of the last 9 matches in the Championship while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Preston have lost 8 of the last 9 matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 15 of the last 17 Preston matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Preston matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Preston home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Watford have won 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 3 of the last 4 Watford away matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In the last 4 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Watford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Watford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Preston vs Watford
Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Will Keane will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Watford hope Tom Dele-Bashiru can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Championship goals in his last six Championship games.
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Full-time result
Preston claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing five. Watford won three of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost six of the games in this run. Watford have not lost to Preston in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Preston scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Watford got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Preston managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Preston, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Watford, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of two times goals per game.
Recommended tip: Preston vs Watford
To sum up, the upcoming match between Preston and Watford seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Championship game.
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