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Watford v Preston North End: head to head | Lineball
Watford edge 4–1 on season record, scoring margin, recent form and recent meetings. 37 meetings in EFL Championship on record. A read of the stats, not a tip.
Preston North End lead the head to head 14–10 (13 draws) from 37 meetings since 1969.
2026-27: Watford 4–8–3, Preston North End 1–11–2. Watford have the better margin, -0.7 a game to -1.3.
Last five: Watford 2 wins, Preston North End 0.
Watford average more shots on target per game: 3.8 to 2.4.
Watford concede fewer offsides per game: 1.3 to 1.7.
Watford average more saves per game: 3.5 to 2.9.
At home: Watford win 44%, Preston North End 50% (every game we hold).
Watford’s biggest win in the rivalry: 5–1 in 2023-24, by 4.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Head to head
1037 games · 13 drawn since 196914
9 Sept 2026 · Vicarage Road, WatfordWatford 2Preston North End 1
15 Feb 2026 · Deepdale, PrestonWatford 2Preston North End 2
26 Nov 2025 · Vicarage Road, WatfordWatford 1Preston North End 1
22 Jan 2025 · Vicarage Road, WatfordWatford 1Preston North End 2
3 Oct 2024 · Deepdale, PrestonWatford 0Preston North End 3
7 Apr 2024 · Vicarage Road, WatfordWatford 0Preston North End 0
17 Dec 2023 · Deepdale, PrestonWatford 5Preston North End 1
5 Mar 2023 · Vicarage Road, WatfordWatford 0Preston North End 0
2026-27 season
Per game, this season.
0.913 totalScored per gameper game0.912 total
1.523 totalConceded per gameper game · lower is better2.130 total