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Watford vs Preston North End Prediction: Dionisi's Side Eyeing First Win Against Bottom Club
Watford host Preston North End at Vicarage Road on 8 September 2026, Matchweek 6 of the Championship. They sit 18th with five points from five games and badly need a home win, while Preston, bottom of the division in 23rd…
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- 2026-09-08 at 19:45 GMT marks a key week 6 encounter between Watford and Preston North End in 2026-2027's Championship.
- On average in 10 games, Referee F. Hallam registers 2-3 yellows and 0 reds, and 19 fouls.
- With the data available to us, A. Dionisi and P. Heckingbottom have not met as managers before.
- With 5 points, Watford sit 17th, while Preston North End have 3 points to occupy 23rd.
- Watford have 6 players out: K. Baah (Knock), M. Bola (Hamstring Injury), J. Grieves (Lacking Match Fitness), J. Ngakia (Thigh Injury), O. H. Traore (Injury), T. Akomeah (Lacking Match Fitness) while Preston North End have 3 players missing: B. Potts (Ankle Injury), T. Carroll (Ankle Injury), A. McCann (Injury).
- We're predicting Watford to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Preston North End are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
- In their last outing, Watford's highest-rated performer was D. Bachmann (7.9), while Preston North End's standout was J. Thompson (6.9).
- Both teams are coming from different results: Watford fell 0-1 against West Bromwich Albion, while Preston North End prevailed 2-1 over Blackburn Rovers.
- Struggling form all round: Watford are 0-2-3 and Preston North End are 1-0-4 in their recent 5 matches.
- Preston North End hold the upper hand H2H: of 23 meetings, they've triumphed 9 times, conceded 5 times and shared 9 draws.
- We predict Watford to prevail 2-1 given their strong home form (1-1-0) and 1.50 goals/game.
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| 62' | A. Vukcevic | ||
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| 67' | L. Gibson | ||
| 69' | 1 - 1 | ||
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| 76' | 2 - 1 | ||
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Watford is going head to head with Preston on 8/9/2026 18:45 GMT for the England Championship. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Watford v Preston H2H statistics!