Ace Football previews the Championship round 32 match between Preston and Watford and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Preston enjoy home advantage, when visitors Watford swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Ranked as number 7 in the Championship standings, Preston, have so far collected 47 points this season, while Watford collected 44 points. This puts them up as number 11 after 31 rounds.
Form: Preston vs Watford
Preston Form
In their last three matches, Preston lost 4-0 against Middlesbrough, drew 1-1 against Ipswich, before winning 1-0 against Portsmouth. Preston only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Championship matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored six and conceded six goals.
Watford Form
In their past three games, Watford lost 0-2 against Swansea, drew 0-0 with Hull, and lost 1-0 against Southampton. Watford won twice, while also recording three draws, and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says five goals conceded and six scored.
Betting facts 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.
- In the last 10 Preston home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 18 of the last 20 Preston matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Preston matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Preston home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Preston have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In the last 10 Watford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 6 Watford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Watford away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Preston vs Watford
Alfie Devine found the target one times in his previous six matches, whereas Edo Kayembe just scored once in a similar number of matches.
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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 three of the games, whilst losing four. Watford won three of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost three of the games in this run. Preston have not lost to Watford in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Preston scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Watford only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Watford have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Watford managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Preston were first on target in four of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Preston saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Watford’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches. Watford did not score a single goal in 3 consecutive games
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