Preston vs Watford

2 October 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Andrew Kitchen

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Milutin Osmajić 53’, 65’
  • Ali McCann 75’

Match summary

Preston won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Watford. It was goalless at half-time.

Milutin Osmajić put Preston ahead in the 53rd minute, Osmajić made it 2-0 in the 65th minute, and Ali McCann made it 3-0 in the 75th minute.

The chances backed that up: Preston created 2.89 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Watford's 1.43 from 10.

Match stats

Preston Watford
15 Shots 10
6 Shots on Target 6
7 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2.89 xG 1.43
2.89 Non-penalty xG 1.43

Key events

Preston Watford
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Milutin Osmajić1-0 (Preston)
53’
Milutin Osmajić2-0 (Preston)
65’
Ali McCann3-0 (Preston)
75’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Preston
  • Ben Whiteman
  • Robbie Brady

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.89 1.43 53’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 1-0 53’ 65’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 2-0 65’ 75’ Ali McCann (Preston), 3-0 75’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.89 1.43 53’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 1-0 Osmajić 53’ 65’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 2-0 Osmajić 65’ 75’ Ali McCann (Preston), 3-0 McCann 75’
Preston 2.89 xGWatford 1.43 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Preston attacking 
65’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), set piece, 0.75 xG, goal 6’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), open play, 0.64 xG, saved 53’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 23’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), set piece, 0.26 xG, saved 80’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 48’ Jordan Storey (Preston), from a corner, 0.21 xG, off target 72’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 21’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 65’ Jordan Storey (Preston), set piece, 0.15 xG, off target 47’ Jordan Storey (Preston), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 55’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 52’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 48’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 46’ Festy Ebosele (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+1’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 32’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 27’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 77’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 18’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 75’ Ali McCann (Preston), set piece, 0.04 xG, goal 57’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 82’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 43’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 25’ Robbie Brady (Preston), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 35’ Jordan Storey (Preston), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 65’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), set piece, 0.75 xG, goal 53’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 6’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), open play, 0.64 xG, saved 23’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), set piece, 0.26 xG, saved 80’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 48’ Jordan Storey (Preston), from a corner, 0.21 xG, off target 72’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 21’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 65’ Jordan Storey (Preston), set piece, 0.15 xG, off target 55’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 47’ Jordan Storey (Preston), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 52’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 48’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 46’ Festy Ebosele (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+1’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 32’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 27’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 77’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 18’ Kwadwo Baah (Watford), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 75’ Ali McCann (Preston), set piece, 0.04 xG, goal 57’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 82’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 43’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 25’ Robbie Brady (Preston), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 35’ Jordan Storey (Preston), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 4 0.50 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.11 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Kaine Kesler-Hayden Taken off
84′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.04 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.06 – –
Stefán Teitur Þórðarson Taken off
73′ – – – – – – –
Robbie Brady Taken off
73′ – – 1 0.01 – –
Mads Frøkjær Taken off
84′ – – – – – – –
Milutin Osmajić Taken off
88′ 2 – 5 2.04 – – –
Brad Potts Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
Ryan Ledson Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – –
Duane Holmes Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
Jeppe Okkels Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
Emil Riis Jacobsen Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Preston win 38% Avg odds 2.50
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.36
Watford win 34% Avg odds 2.82

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.