Championship: Watford vs Preston – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 6 match between Watford and Preston and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Preston go up against Watford on Tuesday for a Championship meeting at Vicarage Road Stadium.

Ranked as number 18 in the Championship standings, Watford, have so far collected five points this season, while Preston collected three points. This puts them up as number 23 after five rounds.

Team form: Watford vs Preston

Watford Form

A single point is all Watford can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 1-1 draw with West Ham, before getting trounced 2-0 against Swansea while West Bromwich won 1-0. Watford claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Championship, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored four and conceded nine goals.

Preston Form

In their last three matches, Preston lost against Charlton and Bristol City by 1-0 and 1-3, respectively, and beat Blackburn by 2-1. Preston claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads ten goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting stats for Watford and Preston

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Watford and Preston. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Watford vs Preston

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Amin Nabizada, who is performing well for Watford. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Preston.The visitors will be looking to Callum Lang to find the net once again, after managing two Championship goals for Preston in recent matches.

Betting markets: Watford vs Preston

Full-time result

Watford claimed three wins, drew three and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Preston won three, drew one and lost six of their last 10 games away. Astonishingly, Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 20 matches. Preston have not lost to Watford in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Watford scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Preston only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Watford managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Preston kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Watford and Preston.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Watford’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Preston, who scored 0.8 times on average in these matches. Somehow Watford failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 12 matches.