Watford vs Preston North End Prediction & Betting Tips - Championship

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England - Championship

Watford
25/11/2025 14:45
Preston North End

Prediction :

 

Watford wins

 
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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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Watford v Preston North End Best Betting Odds

Bookmaker 1 X 2 Bonus up to
Stake
1.79 3.5 4.6
Melbet
1.82 3.4 4.47
Betwinner
1.81 3.4 4.52
Bet365
1.76 3.6 4.5
Roobet
1.78 3.45 4.7
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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 46.28% for a win of Watford against Preston North End with odds of 1.82 at Melbet.
  • The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Watford vs Preston North End is 24.65% with odds of 3.6 at Bet365.
  • Our prediction model gives a 29.06% chance ⭐ for a win of Preston North End vs Watford with odds of 4.8 at Tonybet.

Watford - Preston North End Prediction and Best Odds:

Watford Preston North End Prediction Probability Odds
Watford wins 46.28% 1.82 at Melbet
Over 2.5 goals 55.15% 2.22 at Betsson
Both Team To Score 62.5%
Half-time: Draw / Full-time: Watford 18.34% 4.5 at Bet365

Watford vs Preston North End Form

Watford and Preston North End's standings in the Championship

Teams Pts P W D L GD
14 Preston North End
60 46 15 15 16 -7
16 Watford
57 46 14 15 17 -12

Watford and Preston North End Last Matches

Watford
Watford Last matches
W L W D D W
Wins

3/6 (50%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Losses

1/6 (17%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3.17 Total goals
83% BTTS
1.83 Goals scored
1.33 Goals conceded
67% Over 2.5
33% Under 2.5

22 Nov 2025 - Championship

Derby County
2 :  3
Watford

7 Nov 2025 - Championship

Watford
1 :  1
Bristol City

4 Nov 2025 - Championship

Ipswich Town
1 :  1
Watford

1 Nov 2025 - Championship

Watford
3 :  0
Middlesbrough

25 Oct 2025 - Championship

Coventry City
3 :  1
Watford

22 Oct 2025 - Championship

Watford
2 :  1
West Brom
L W W W W D
Wins

4/6 (67%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

1/6 (17%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.5 Total goals
67% BTTS
1.67 Goals scored
0.83 Goals conceded
67% Over 2.5
33% Under 2.5

7 Nov 2025 - Championship

Watford
1 :  1
Bristol City

1 Nov 2025 - Championship

Watford
3 :  0
Middlesbrough

22 Oct 2025 - Championship

Watford
2 :  1
West Brom

4 Oct 2025 - Championship

Watford
2 :  1
Oxford United

27 Sept 2025 - Championship

Watford
2 :  1
Hull

13 Sept 2025 - Championship

Watford
0 :  1
Blackburn
L D L L D W
Wins

1/6 (17%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Losses

3/6 (50%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.83 Total goals
67% BTTS
1.17 Goals scored
1.67 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

22 Nov 2025 - Championship

Derby County
2 :  3
Watford

4 Nov 2025 - Championship

Ipswich Town
1 :  1
Watford

25 Oct 2025 - Championship

Coventry City
3 :  1
Watford

18 Oct 2025 - Championship

Sheffield United
1 :  0
Watford

1 Oct 2025 - Championship

Portsmouth
2 :  2
Watford

22 Sept 2025 - Championship

Millwall
1 :  0
Watford
Preston North End
Preston North End Last matches
L W W W D L
Wins

3/6 (50%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.67 Total goals
67% BTTS
1.5 Goals scored
1.17 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

21 Nov 2025 - Championship

Preston North End
1 :  2
Blackburn

8 Nov 2025 - Championship

Millwall
1 :  1
Preston North End

5 Nov 2025 - Championship

Preston North End
2 :  1
Swansea

1 Nov 2025 - Championship

Southampton
0 :  2
Preston North End

24 Oct 2025 - Championship

Preston North End
3 :  2
Sheffield United

21 Oct 2025 - Championship

Preston North End
0 :  1
Birmingham
D W L W W L
Wins

3/6 (50%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.33 Total goals
50% BTTS
1.33 Goals scored
1 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

21 Nov 2025 - Championship

Preston North End
1 :  2
Blackburn

5 Nov 2025 - Championship

Preston North End
2 :  1
Swansea

24 Oct 2025 - Championship

Preston North End
3 :  2
Sheffield United

21 Oct 2025 - Championship

Preston North End
0 :  1
Birmingham

4 Oct 2025 - Championship

Preston North End
2 :  0
Charlton Athletic

27 Sept 2025 - Championship

Preston North End
0 :  0
Bristol City
L W D L W D
Wins

2/6 (33%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Losses

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.17 Total goals
50% BTTS
1.17 Goals scored
1 Goals conceded
33% Over 2.5
67% Under 2.5

8 Nov 2025 - Championship

Millwall
1 :  1
Preston North End

1 Nov 2025 - Championship

Southampton
0 :  2
Preston North End

18 Oct 2025 - Championship

West Brom
2 :  1
Preston North End

30 Sept 2025 - Championship

Hull
2 :  2
Preston North End

20 Sept 2025 - Championship

Derby County
0 :  1
Preston North End

30 Aug 2025 - Championship

Portsmouth
1 :  0
Preston North End

Watford vs Preston North End Stats: Head to Head (H2H)

Watford

25 %

Draw

25 %

Preston North End

50 %

Average stats (last H2H results)

3
Total goals
50%
BTTS
1.5
Goals scored
1.5
Goals conceded
75%
Over 2.5
25%
Under 2.5

21 Jan 2025 - Championship

Watford
1 :  2
Preston North End

2 Oct 2024 - Championship

Preston North End
3 :  0
Watford

6 Apr 2024 - Championship

Watford
0 :  0
Preston North End

16 Dec 2023 - Championship

Preston North End
1 :  5
Watford

Watford against Preston North End Lineups: Starting 11

Watford

Formation : 4 - 3 - 3

12
N. Baxter
2
J. Ngakia
4
K. Keben
6
M. Pollock
16
M. Bola
5
H. Kyprianou
10
I. Louza
39
E. Kayembe
42
O. Maamma
9
L. Kjerrumgaard
20
M. Doumbia
9
D. Jebbison
17
L. Dobbin
18
J. Lewis
21
A. Devine
15
J. Thompson
22
S. Thordarson
42
O. Offiah
16
A. Hughes
6
L. Lindsay
14
J. Storey
1
D. Iversen

Formation : 3 - 5 - 2

Preston North End

Substitutes

Watford
Watford
Goalkeeper

A. Marriott

Defender

J. Abankwah

M. Alleyne

Midfielder

M. Sissoko

G. Chakvetadze

O. Maamma 74'

T. Ince

E. Kayembe 85'

N. Mendy

Forward

N. Irankunda

L. Kjerrumgaard 74'

V. Semedo

M. Doumbia 86'

Preston North End
Preston North End
Goalkeeper

J. Walton

D. Cornell

Defender

P. Valentín

O. Offiah 81'

T. Small

J. Thompson 62'

Midfielder

M. Frokjaer-Jensen

L. Dobbin 72'

N. Mawene

Forward

W. Keane

M. Smith

D. Jebbison 81'

Missing players

Watford
Watford
Midfielder

R. Vata

Preston North End
Preston North End

Most goals and assists

CD Huachipato Watford
CD Huachipato Preston North End
Top Goalscorer
Denmark L. Kjerrumgaard (10 Goals)
Top Goalscorer
England L. Dobbin (10 Goals)
Best assists
Morocco I. Louza (9 Assists)
Best assists
England L. Dobbin (7 Assists)

Watford - Preston North End Key Points

  1. Watford have won four of their last five home league games, drawing the other.
  2. Preston have won just two of their seven away league games this season (D3, L2).
  3. Watford are unbeaten in their last four Championship games (W2, D2).
  4. 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.

Prediction :

 

Watford wins

 
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Last Minute: Pre-match odds analysis Watford Preston North End

Watford vs Preston North End Opening odds Pre-match odds Odds Movements
Watford wins 2.11 1.82 -13.7%
Draw 3.3 3.6 +9.1%
Preston North End wins 3.44 4.8 +39.5%
Latest odds movements:

After kick-off, the latest odds movements show that:

  • Watford is most likely to win
  • The odds for this bet have decreased by 13.7% since opening
  • The probability of this result was 47.4% and is now 54.9% (7.6%)

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Watford vs Preston North End Prediction