Watford vs Preston

21 January 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee T Nield

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Rocco Vata 90’
  • Milutin Osmajić 17’, 56’

Match summary

Preston won 2-1 away at Watford. Preston led 1-0 at half-time.

Milutin Osmajić put Preston ahead in the 17th minute, Osmajić made it 0-2 in the 56th minute, and Rocco Vata pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 90th minute.

The chances backed that up: Preston created 2.56 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Watford's 0.38 from 10.

Match stats

Watford Preston
10 Shots 15
4 Shots on Target 8
4 Corners 2
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.38 xG 2.44
0.38 Non-penalty xG 2.44

Key events

Watford Preston
Kick-off
17’
Milutin Osmajić0-1 (Preston)
Half-time0-1
56’
Milutin Osmajić0-2 (Preston)
Rocco Vata1-2 (Watford)
90’
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Preston
  • Jordan Storey
  • Stefán Teitur Þórðarson

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.38 2.56 17’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 0-1 17’ 56’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 0-2 56’ 90’ Rocco Vata (Watford), 1-2 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.38 2.56 17’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 0-1 Osmajić 17’ 56’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 0-2 Osmajić 56’ 90’ Rocco Vata (Watford), 1-2 Vata 90’
Watford 0.38 xGPreston 2.56 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Preston attacking Watford attacking 
17’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.81 xG, goal 30’ Ali McCann (Preston), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 47’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 30’ Ali McCann (Preston), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 78’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 56’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 25’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 70’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 90+6’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 87’ Yasser Larouci (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 32’ Lewis Gibson (Preston), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 64’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 35’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 37’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Ryan Ledson (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Rocco Vata (Watford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 51’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Ryan Ledson (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 80’ Francisco Sierralta (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 17’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.81 xG, goal 30’ Ali McCann (Preston), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 30’ Ali McCann (Preston), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 47’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 78’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 56’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 25’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 70’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 90+6’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 87’ Yasser Larouci (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 32’ Lewis Gibson (Preston), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 64’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 35’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 37’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Ryan Ledson (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Rocco Vata (Watford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 51’ Jeremy Ngakia (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Ryan Ledson (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 80’ Francisco Sierralta (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
James Abankwah Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Kwadwo Baah Taken off
15′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Imrân Louza Taken off
77′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Edo Kayembe Taken off
77′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 3 0.07 – – –
90′ – – 3 0.21 – – –
Festy Ebosele Came on as a substituteTaken off
75′ – – – – – – –
Yasser Larouci Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Giorgi Chakvetadze Came on as a substitute
37′ – – – – – – –
Tom Dele-Bashiru Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Mamadou Doumbia Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
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

Watford win 45% Avg odds 2.09
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.31
Preston win 26% Avg odds 3.64

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.