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Preston North End

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Preston North End will be hoping for a better result following the 3-1 Championship losing effort in their last game against Millwall.

In that match, Preston North End had 64% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Preston North End was Jordan Storey (87'). On the other side, Millwall got 14 shots at goal with 6 on target. George Honeyman (24'), Romain Esse (38') and Macauley Langstaff (47') scored for Millwall.

In their prior 6 games, Paul Heckingbottom's Preston North End have managed to score a combined total of 9 times resulting in an average number of goals scored per match equal to 1.5.

Taking a look at their past results, Preston North End:

• have not registered a win against Watford in their previous 6 league matches.
• are undefeated in their last 2 home league matches.

Watford

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Watford will go into this clash following a 2-1 Championship win as they beat Sunderland in their previous match.

In that game, Watford had 49% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 5 on target. For Watford, the scorers were Festy Ebosele (28') and Tom Dele-Bashiru (84'). For their opponents, Sunderland had 17 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Wilson Isidor (49') was the scorer for Sunderland.

The stats tell the story, and Watford have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 9 goals in total. At the back, Watford can certainly do much better.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Watford:

• haven't been beaten by Preston North End in away games against them for the last 3 matches in the league.
• have not won away from home in their last 2 league games.

↔️ Head to head

An examination of their prior head-to-head clashes going back to 28/11/2020 shows that Preston North End have won 0 of them & Watford 3, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 3.

A sum of 12 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 2 of them for The Lilywhites and 10 netted by The Hornets. That’s an average goals per game of 2.

The last league meeting featuring these clubs was Championship match day 41 on 06/04/2024 and the score finished Watford 0-0 Preston North End.

That day, Watford managed 73% possession and 11 shots at goal with 2 on target.

At the other end, Preston North End got 9 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target.

The match was refereed by James Bell.

ℹ️ Team News: Preston North End

It looks as if The Lilywhites could line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation for the game, utilising Freddie Woodman, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Jordan Storey, Liam Lindsay, Robert Brady, S. T. Thórdarson, Ben Whiteman, Josh Bowler, Will Keane, Duane Holmes and Emil Riis Jakobsen.

ℹ️ Team News: Watford

We believe The Hornets might begin the game with a 3-4-2-1 lineup using Jonathan Bond, Mattie Pollock, Angelo Ogbonna, James Morris, Festy Ebosele, Moussa Sissoko, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Yasser Larouci, Edo Kayembe, Giorgi Chakvetadze and Vakoun Issouf Bayo.

⚡ Prediction

When taking all factors into account, Watford and Preston North End could well end up finding themselves level here, with both teams capable of netting.

It’s looking like it could well end up as a draw. Our tip is therefore for a very even match with a 1-1 draw when the referee blows the full-time whistle.

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Victor Martins, 18:05 02/10/2024