Watford vs PrestonPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Vicarage Road hosts round six of the Championship. Watford are thirteenth on 5 points: one win, two draws and one defeat, 4 goals scored and 5 conceded. At home they won one game and drew the other with 3 goals for and 2 against, away they took a draw and a defeat. Their latest league outing ended in a 0-2 defeat away at Swansea. Preston are bottom on zero points: four matches, four defeats, 3 goals scored and 9 conceded, two defeats at home and two away. The losing run stretches to five games counting the 1-2 at Bolton as well: after that came a 1-3 against Wolves, a 0-4 against Everton, a 0-1 at Charlton and a 1-3 against Bristol City. The head-to-head, though, tells another story: Watford have not beaten Preston in the last five meetings. Three draws (2-2 in February 2026 at Preston, 1-1 in November 2025 and 0-0 in April 2024), a 1-2 in January 2025 at Vicarage Road and a 3-0 in October 2024 at Preston. The league runs at an average of 2.98 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.