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.
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.
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.