Match prediction · Championship

WATWatford vs PREPreston North End

Tue 8 Sep · 19:45 UK time · Vicarage Road

Our call
Preston North End Away +1.5 Handicap | Fulltime

For this to come in, Preston North End must not lose by 2 or more goals.

CONF79%

Watford 2–1 Preston North End Our call came in

Recent form

League games this season before this one, with our call on each.

Watford

  1. L 0–1 at West Bromwich Albion Watford Away +1.5 ✓
  2. L 0–2 at Swansea City Watford Away +1.5 ✗
  3. D 1–1 v West Ham United West Ham United win ✗
  4. D 1–1 at Wrexham Watford Away +1.5 ✓
  5. v Southampton Either team to win ✓

Our calls: 3 of 5 came in

Preston North End

  1. W 2–1 v Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Away +1.5 ✓
  2. L 1–3 v Bristol City Bristol City Away +1.5 ✓
  3. L 0–1 at Charlton Athletic Preston North End Away +1.5 ✓
  4. L 1–3 v Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers or draw ✓
  5. at Bolton Wanderers Either team to win ✓

Our calls: 5 of 5 came in

Last meetings

  1. 14 Feb 2026 Preston North End 2–2 Watford
  2. 25 Nov 2025 Watford 1–1 Preston North End
  3. 21 Jan 2025 Watford 1–2 Preston North End
  4. 2 Oct 2024 Preston North End 3–0 Watford
  5. 6 Apr 2024 Watford 0–0 Preston North End

CONF is the probability the model gave the call when it was published. It is uncalibrated and it is not a price. Strike rate, the share of graded calls that came in, is the whole claim: today's calls and the record.