Watford vs Preston North End Prediction & Betting Tips - Championship

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Watford
08/09/2026 13:45
Preston North End

Prediction :

 

BTTS

 
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 by Geoffrey Ejiga | in Championship Predictions

18th-placed Watford has secured only one win in its first five games of the EFL Championship season, but has scored four and conceded six. They now host a 23rd-placed Preston, who have netted more (5) and conceded even more (10) for the season. Their tendency to score and leak them right back is what makes this match prediction of BTTS bet reasonable.

The Lilywhites picked up their first win of the EFL Championship season when they beat Blackburn 2-1. But more impressive has been their goal-scoring form, with the team finding the back of the net in four of their past five games. Watford has also struggled for form. Despite winning their first game of the season, they have lost their last two games on the back of successive league draws.

So Preston, though away, will be confident that they can find the net against a Watford side that has conceded at a rate of 1.4 this season. And playing right into our BTTS bet is Preston, who’ve conceded 2.0 goals per game. With five scored, that means Preston’s first five matches have averaged 3.0 goals per game.

With both teams leaking more goals than they are scoring at the other end, we expect a goal for each side when they clash on Tuesday, just as their last three meetings finished.

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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: BTTS.

Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 08/09/2026 between Watford and Preston North End in Championship :

  • The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 52.49% for a win of Watford against Preston North End with odds of 2.14 at Tonybet.
  • The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Watford vs Preston North End is 18.11% with odds of 3.52 at 1xbet.
  • Our prediction model gives a 29.4% chance ⭐ for a win of Preston North End vs Watford with odds of 3.7 at Betsson.

Watford vs Preston North End Form

Watford and Preston North End's standings in the Championship

Teams Pts P W D L GD
17 Watford
5 5 1 2 2 -2
23 Preston North End
3 5 1 0 4 -5

Watford and Preston North End Last Matches

Watford
Watford Last matches
W D L D L L
Wins

1/6 (17%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Losses

3/6 (50%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

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

5 Sept 2026 - Championship

West Brom
1 :  0
Watford

1 Sept 2026 - Championship

Swansea
2 :  0
Watford

29 Aug 2026 - Championship

Watford
1 :  1
West Ham

25 Aug 2026 - Carabao Cup

Watford
1 :  5
Peterborough

22 Aug 2026 - Championship

Wrexham
1 :  1
Watford

16 Aug 2026 - Championship

Watford
2 :  1
Southampton
W L W W L D
Wins

3/6 (50%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

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

29 Aug 2026 - Championship

Watford
1 :  1
West Ham

25 Aug 2026 - Carabao Cup

Watford
1 :  5
Peterborough

16 Aug 2026 - Championship

Watford
2 :  1
Southampton

8 Aug 2026 - Carabao Cup

Watford
1 :  0
Crawley Town

29 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies

Watford
0 :  1
Fiorentina

25 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies

Watford
3 :  0
Hansa Rostock
L L D D L L
Wins

0/6 (0%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Losses

4/6 (67%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3 Total goals
67% BTTS
0.83 Goals scored
2.17 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

5 Sept 2026 - Championship

West Brom
1 :  0
Watford

1 Sept 2026 - Championship

Swansea
2 :  0
Watford

22 Aug 2026 - Championship

Wrexham
1 :  1
Watford

14 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies

Barnet
2 :  2
Watford

11 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies

Boreham Wood FC
2 :  1
Watford

25 Apr 2026 - Championship

Middlesbrough
5 :  1
Watford
Preston North End
Preston North End Last matches
L L L L L W
Wins

1/6 (17%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Losses

5/6 (83%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3.17 Total goals
67% BTTS
0.83 Goals scored
2.33 Goals conceded
83% Over 2.5
17% Under 2.5

5 Sept 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
2 :  1
Blackburn

1 Sept 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
1 :  3
Bristol City

29 Aug 2026 - Championship

Charlton Athletic
1 :  0
Preston North End

26 Aug 2026 - Carabao Cup

Preston North End
0 :  4
Everton

22 Aug 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
1 :  3
Wolves

15 Aug 2026 - Championship

Bolton
2 :  1
Preston North End
L D L L L W
Wins

1/6 (17%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

4/6 (67%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

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

5 Sept 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
2 :  1
Blackburn

1 Sept 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
1 :  3
Bristol City

26 Aug 2026 - Carabao Cup

Preston North End
0 :  4
Everton

22 Aug 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
1 :  3
Wolves

8 Aug 2026 - Carabao Cup

Preston North End
1 :  1
Huddersfield Town

24 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies

Preston North End
0 :  1
Cambridge United
W L L L L L
Wins

1/6 (17%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Losses

5/6 (83%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3.33 Total goals
67% BTTS
1.5 Goals scored
1.83 Goals conceded
67% Over 2.5
33% Under 2.5

29 Aug 2026 - Championship

Charlton Athletic
1 :  0
Preston North End

15 Aug 2026 - Championship

Bolton
2 :  1
Preston North End

1 Aug 2026 - Clubs Friendlies

Stockport County FC
1 :  0
Preston North End

29 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies

Bradford City FC
3 :  2
Preston North End

18 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies

Sheffield Wednesday
3 :  2
Preston North End

14 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies

Bamber Bridge
1 :  4
Preston North End

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

Watford

17 %

Draw

50 %

Preston North End

33 %

Average stats (last H2H results)

3
Total goals
66.67%
BTTS
1.5
Goals scored
1.5
Goals conceded
66.67%
Over 2.5
33.33%
Under 2.5

14 Feb 2026 - Championship

Preston North End
2 :  2
Watford

25 Nov 2025 - Championship

Watford
1 :  1
Preston North End

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 vs Preston North End Prediction

Watford vs Preston North End last Lineups

Watford

Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1

1
F. Ravaglia
33
J. Zemura
4
K. Keben
6
M. Pollock
56
A. Eames
5
H. Kyprianou
22
M. Payero
17
I. Bravo
8
E. Bove
7
O. Maamma
9
L. Kjerrumgaard
37
D. Burgzorg
10
C. Lang
7
A. Devine
12
C. Wiley
15
J. Thompson
27
L. Leroy
17
S. Mills
19
L. Gibson
14
J. Storey
4
H. Clarke
1
D. Iversen

Formation : 3 - 4 - 1 - 2

Preston North End

Substitutes

Watford
Watford
Goalkeeper

S. Walker

D. Bachmann

Defender

S. Coulibaly

J. Clarridge

Midfielder

E. Kayembe

R. Vata

Forward

S. Mavididi

M. Doumbia

A. Nabizada

Preston North End
Preston North End
Goalkeeper

L. Nicholls

Defender

O. Offiah

T. Small

A. Vukcevic

L. Lindsay

Midfielder

L. Gibbs

A. Moran

Forward

J. Kenny

J. Erabi

Missing players

Watford
Watford
Defender

M. Bola

J. Ngakia

Forward

K. Baah

Preston North End
Preston North End
Midfielder

A. McCann

Most goals and assists

CD Huachipato Watford
CD Huachipato Preston North End
Top Goalscorer
Afghanistan A. Nabizada (2 Goals)
Top Goalscorer
England C. Lang (2 Goals)
Best assists
Germany O. Traore (1 Assists)
Best assists
Netherlands D. Burgzorg (2 Assists)

Watford and Preston North End Stats in Championship

Watford
Watford
Preston North End
Preston North End
20%
Wins
20%
40%
Losses
80%
40%
Draws
0%
2
Average goals per match
3
0.8
Goals scored per match
1
1.2
Goals conceded per match
2
80%
Under 2.5 goals
20%
20%
Over 2.5 goals
80%
0%
No goals conceded
0%
60%
BTTS
80%

Watford - Preston North End Key Points

  1. The last three meetings between both sides ended with both teams finding the back of the net.
  2. Preston has scored five goals in five games, averaging one per match despite sitting 23rd.
  3. Preston has also conceded 10 goals this season, allowing 2.0 per game.
  4. Watford has scored four goals in five games, and allowed six at the back. So the hosts have averaged 2.0 goals in their opening five matches.
  5. The BTTS bet has won in four of Preston’s five Championship matches so far.
  6. Watford have scored in four straight competitive home games.
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Our Watford vs Preston North End Prediction

Watford do enter goalless in their latest two games, losing 2-0 to Swansea and 1-0 to West Brom on Saturday. However, the hosts have netted in four straight competitive home games outside friendlies, so they should defend their home with at least one goal of their own.

The Hornets have indeed conceded in six straight games coming into this one, so Preston should get their name onto the scoresheet without much trouble. Especially with the visitors coming off their first league win of the season, marking a goal scored in four of their last six games. Hence, our Watford vs Preston North End prediction is BTTS.

Prediction :

 

BTTS

 
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