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by Ian John in Championship Predictions
There's an almost full midweek fixture list in the Championship this week and one game sees Watford host Preston North End. The Hornets have a strong home record this season and face a North End side who are one of the surprise contenders for promotion and the playoffs. Who will our prediction for this match back to land the win?
Currently it is Preston who have the advantage in the league table. With 26 points from their 16 league games played so far, Preston are currently fifth in the table, eleven points behind leaders Coventry City. Watford are eleventh in the table and have taken 23 points from their 16 matches played.
Watford come into this game unbeaten in their last four league games. That started with a 3-0 win over Middlesbrough at home and this was followed by two draws. 1-1 away to Ipswich and then a 1-1 draw at home to Bristol City. At the weekend Watford were 2-0 down to Derby, but staged a late comeback to win 3-2 on the road.
Preston come into this game with a decent record in November, starting with a 2-0 away win over Southampton which was followed by a 2-1 home victory over Swansea City. They then travelled to Millwall and earned a 1-1 draw but at the weekend they were surprisingly beaten 2-1 at home by Lancastrian rivals Blackburn Rovers.
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The Best Betting Odds for Watford v Preston North End Match
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Bonus up to |
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1.91 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
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1.91 | 3.2 | 3.75 |
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1.95 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
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1.95 | 3.3 | 3.75 |
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2 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
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What is the prediction for the football match between Watford and Preston North End?
Our prediction for the Watford vs Preston North End match is: Watford wins.
Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 25/11/2025 between Watford and Preston North End in Championship :
- The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 45.16% for a win of Watford against Preston North End with odds of 2 at Unibet.
- The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Watford vs Preston North End is 24.9% with odds of 3.4 at Bet365.
- Our prediction model gives a 29.94% chance ⭐ for a win of Preston North End vs Watford with odds of 4 at Bwin.
Watford vs Preston North End Form
Watford and Preston North End's standings in the Championship
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5
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26 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
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11
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23 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Watford and Preston North End Last Matches
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
22 Nov 2025 - Championship
7 Nov 2025 - Championship
4 Nov 2025 - Championship
1 Nov 2025 - Championship
25 Oct 2025 - Championship
22 Oct 2025 - Championship
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
7 Nov 2025 - Championship
1 Nov 2025 - Championship
22 Oct 2025 - Championship
4 Oct 2025 - Championship
27 Sept 2025 - Championship
13 Sept 2025 - Championship
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
22 Nov 2025 - Championship
4 Nov 2025 - Championship
25 Oct 2025 - Championship
18 Oct 2025 - Championship
1 Oct 2025 - Championship
22 Sept 2025 - Championship
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
21 Nov 2025 - Championship
8 Nov 2025 - Championship
5 Nov 2025 - Championship
1 Nov 2025 - Championship
24 Oct 2025 - Championship
21 Oct 2025 - Championship
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
21 Nov 2025 - Championship
5 Nov 2025 - Championship
24 Oct 2025 - Championship
21 Oct 2025 - Championship
4 Oct 2025 - Championship
27 Sept 2025 - Championship
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
8 Nov 2025 - Championship
1 Nov 2025 - Championship
18 Oct 2025 - Championship
30 Sept 2025 - Championship
20 Sept 2025 - Championship
30 Aug 2025 - Championship
Watford vs Preston North End Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
25 %
25 %
50 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
21 Jan 2025 - Championship
2 Oct 2024 - Championship
6 Apr 2024 - Championship
16 Dec 2023 - Championship
Watford vs Preston North End last Lineups
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Formation : 3 - 5 - 2
Missing players
C. Wiley
MidfielderG. Chakvetadze
J. Grieves
R. Vata
J. Seary
P. Valentín
L. Gibson
A. Vukcevic
MidfielderR. Brady
B. Potts
A. McCann
ForwardW. Keane
D. Jebbison
Most goals and assists
Watford
Preston North End
I. Louza
(6 Goals)
M. Osmajic
(4 Goals)
, 
L. Dobbin
(4 Goals)
I. Louza
(5 Assists)
L. Dobbin
(3 Assists)
Watford and Preston North End Stats in Championship
Watford - Preston North End Key Points
- Watford have won four of their last five home league games, drawing the other.
- Preston have won just two of their seven away league games this season (D3, L2).
- Watford are unbeaten in their last four Championship games (W2, D2).
- Watford have won three of the last eight games between the teams (D3, L2).
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Our Watford vs Preston North End Prediction
Our prediction for the Watford vs. Preston North End Championship match is: Watford wins.
These two teams may be separated by six places, but there is just three points difference between the two. Preston's away form is not particularly impressive with just two wins from seven, but Watford's home form is excellent with five wins, two draws and just one loss from their eight home games. After a fine win over Derby at the weekend, the Hornets will be buzzing and we're backing them to land another home win here.
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