England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Preston North End and Watford, taking place on Saturday, 16 December 2023, at Deepdale in Preston.
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Preston North End, Recent FormPreston North End enter this game with a comfortable 3-1 away win over Huddersfield Town last time out in the league. During that encounter they had 52% possession and had 11 attempts on goal with 3 on target, while their opponents hit 3 of their 7 shots on goal.
Manager Ryan Lowe will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, having managed to score 6 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have work to do defensively after they conceded 10 goals in those games and dropped some valuable points along the way. Playing at home, they've conceded a goal in each of their last 14 games.
With 3 defeats and just 1 win from their last 6 home league games at Deepdale, it's clear they are not having a good run of home form at the moment.
Milutin Osmajić will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 3 goals in the last 6 league outings for Preston North End.
Watford, Recent FormThe Watford squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 2-1 home defeat against Ipswich Town, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed. They achieved 48% possession in that match and had 12 strikes at goal, with 3 hitting the target, up against Ipswich Town's tally of 10 efforts at goal, 6 of which were on target.
While they have been strong in attack with 12 goals scored in their last 6 games, their defence has let them down slightly, by conceeding 8 at the other end which has led to points being dropped. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.
It's been a mixed run of away form for Watford recently, with 2 wins and 2 defeats in their last 6 games on the road.
Goalscorer Mileta Rajović will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 3 goals in his last 6 league matches for Watford.
The last time these two sides met, it wasn't one to remember, finishing without a goal and both sides taking just a point for their efforts.
In their last 3 league meetings with The Hornets, Preston have not been on scoring form, not managing a single goal. Playing away from home, Watford have scored in 2 of their last 3 league games against Preston.
It has been a share of the points the last 2 times these sides have met in the league, with the game ending in a draw on both occasions; that said, Watford may be feeling slightly more positive, having built up a run of 4 matches undefeated against their opponents.
With only Milutin Osmajić (Groin) and Emil Riis (Cruciate ligament) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Ryan Lowe will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Watford manager Valérien Ismaël has no real injury worries ahead of this clash.
Preston North End Playing at home | Watford Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | Goals scored | 0.8 |
| 1.7 | Goals conceded | 1.4 |
| 36' | Time first goal scored | 45' |
| 42' | Time first goal conceded | 45' |
| 2.8 | Yellow cards | 3.1 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 3.7 | Subs used | 4.8 |
| 3-2 | Biggest victory | 2-1 |
| 4-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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