Championship · Matchweek 32 · Feb 14

Preston - Watford

Preston and Watford drew 2-2 in Championship (Matchweek 32). Goals: L. Dobbin 19'; T. Small 70'; O. Maamma 55'; L. Kjerrumgaard 57'.

🏟 Deepdale 👤 Referee: D. Whitestone
Key events
19' L. Dobbin(1 - 0) · Assist: B. Whiteman Preston
55' O. Maamma(1 - 1) · Assist: I. Louza Watford
57' L. Kjerrumgaard(1 - 2) · Assist: K. Baah Watford
70' T. Small(2 - 2) · Assist: C. Lang Preston
81' 🟨 L. GibsonYellow card Preston
89' 🟨 J. PetrisYellow card Watford
Quick stats
%51 Possession %49
1.07 Expected goals (xG) 1.93
1.33 Pre-match xG 1.23
7 Total shots 19
3 Shots on target 5
3 Shots off target 6
1 Blocked shots 8
5 Shots inside box 11
2 Shots outside box 8
4 Saves 1
Match timeline
First half
L. Dobbin(1 - 0) · Assist: B. Whiteman
19'
HT 1 - 0
46'
🔁G. Chakvetadze ↔ K. BaahSubstitution
55'
O. Maamma(1 - 1) · Assist: I. Louza
57'
L. Kjerrumgaard(1 - 2) · Assist: K. Baah
61'
🔁S. Goglichidze ↔ F. MendySubstitution
D. Jebbison ↔ M. OsmajicSubstitution🔁
63'
P. Valentin ↔ C. LangSubstitution🔁
63'
A. Vukcevic ↔ T. SmallSubstitution🔁
63'
T. Small(2 - 2) · Assist: C. Lang
70'
78'
🔁L. Kjerrumgaard ↔ M. DoumbiaSubstitution
79'
🔁M. Pollock ↔ J. PetrisSubstitution
L. Dobbin ↔ A. HughesSubstitution🔁
79'
L. GibsonYellow card🟨
81'
86'
🔁I. Louza ↔ E. BoveSubstitution
89'
🟨J. PetrisYellow card
FT 2 - 2
Match statsPreston · Watford
Key stats
%51 Possession %49
1.07 Expected goals (xG) 1.93
1.33 Pre-match xG 1.23
Shots
7 Total shots 19
3 Shots on target 5
3 Shots off target 6
1 Blocked shots 8
5 Shots inside box 11
2 Shots outside box 8
4 Saves 1
Attacking
82 Attacks 93
48 Dangerous attacks 44
Passing
361 Total passes 350
261 Accurate passes 256
%72 Pass accuracy %73
Set pieces & discipline
8 Corners 7
1 Offsides 1
7 Fouls 2
6 Free kicks 8
18 Throw-ins 27
13 Goal kicks 6
Cards
1 Yellow cards 1
0 1st-half cards 0
1 2nd-half cards 1
By half
1 1st-half goals 0
1 2nd-half goals 2
8 1st-half corners 3
1 2nd-half corners 4
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
HEAD TO HEAD10 meetings · 2020–2026
Preston 2
Nov 28who was on topSep 8
Watford 4
2 Preston 4 draw 4 Watford
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.3goals / match
914total goals
4/4clean sheets
3-0Preston best win · Oct 2
5-1Watford best win · Dec 16
%60 Over 1.5 6/10
%50 Over 2.5 5/10
%20 Over 3.5 2/10
%50 BTTS 5/10
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Preston at home4 matches
1W 1D 2L 4:6
Watford at home6 matches
2W 3D 1L 8:5
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
SEASON COMPARISON
14Prestonin the table60pts
46matches 15-15-16W-D-L 55:62goals -7diff
LWLLW
16Watfordin the table57pts
46matches 14-15-17W-D-L 53:65goals -12diff
LLLLL
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Sep 8 Watford 2-1 Preston Championship
Nov 25 Watford 1-1 Preston Championship
Jan 21 Watford 1-2 Preston Championship
Oct 2 Preston 3-0 Watford Championship
Apr 6 Watford 0-0 Preston Championship
Dec 16 Preston 1-5 Watford Championship
Mar 4 Watford 0-0 Preston Championship
Aug 20 Preston 0-0 Watford Championship
xG difference & finishing
Preston2 gol · 1.07 xG +0.93
Watford2 gol · 1.93 xG +0.07
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Watford took more shots19 - 7
Preston committed more fouls7 - 2
THE REFEREE20 matches on record
Dean Whitestone
Strictness40 TEMPO31
Cards: LenientFouls: ModeratePenalties: RareGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 23.0 -1.0
Fouls 921.8 -12.8
Goals 42.5 +1.5
Corners 1510.1 +4.9
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 2.01.2 +0.8
Shots 7.010.4 -3.4
On target 3.03.4 -0.4
Possession %51%45 +5.5
Corners 8.04.0 +4.0
Cards 1.02.7 -1.7
Conceded 2.01.3 +0.7
this matchseason average · 45 matches
Goals 2.01.1 +0.9
Shots 19.012.9 +6.1
On target 5.04.1 +0.9
Possession %49%51 -2.5
Corners 7.04.6 +2.4
Cards 1.02.0 -1.0
Conceded 2.01.4 +0.6
this matchseason average · 45 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Lewis Dobbin 7.90
Starting XI
17 Lewis Dobbin F · 79' 7.90
Goals1On target1/3Key pass1Tackles2Duels won3/9Fouls won1Fouls1Offside1Passes19 · %12
4 Benjamin Whiteman M · 96' · K 7.50
Assist1Key pass2Dribbles1/1Tackles3Interceptions1Blocks3Duels won5/9Passes53 · %40
8 Ali McCann M · 96' 7.30
Tackles9Interceptions1Duels won11/17Passes37 · %32
13 David Cornell G · 96' 7.00
Saves4Passes41 · %27
21 Alfie Devine M · 96' 6.90
On target1/1Key pass1Dribbles1/3Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won6/10Fouls won2Passes30 · %24
19 Lewis Gibson D · 96' 6.70
Key pass1Tackles1Blocks2Duels won8/11Fouls won2Fouls1Passes62 · %46
14 Jordan Storey D · 96' 6.50
Tackles2Interceptions2Duels won5/6Passes35 · %24
2 Pol Valentín M · 63' 6.30
Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won3/3Passes12 · %4
42 Odeluga Offiah D · 96' 6.30
Tackles4Interceptions1Blocks2Duels won5/9Passes27 · %17
3 Andrija Vukčević M · 63' 6.20
Dribbles1/3Tackles2Duels won3/10Fouls3Passes22 · %17
9 Daniel Jebbison F · 63' 6.00
Key pass1Fouls3Passes8 · %6
Substitutes
28 Milutin Osmajić F · 33' 7.30
Goals1On target1/2Passes2 · %1
10 Callum Lang F · 33' 7.00
Assist1Key pass1Dribbles1/3Duels won2/5Fouls won1Passes7 · %7
16 Andrew Hughes D · 17' 6.90
Blocks1Duels won3/3Passes7 · %5
26 Thierry Small D · 33' 6.30
Tackles1Duels won1/2Passes7 · %5
Unused: Michael SmithJordan ThompsonJamal LewisJack WaltonAndrew Moran
Starting XI
42 Othmane Maamma M · 96' 7.30
Goals1On target3/4Key pass3Dribbles1/10Interceptions1Duels won1/14Passes21 · %16
3 Saba Goglichidze D · 61' 7.20
Tackles2Blocks1Duels won5/5Fouls won2Passes23 · %20
10 Imrân Louza M · 86' · K 7.00
Assist1On target1/1Key pass2Dribbles2/2Tackles2Duels won4/7Offside1Passes45 · %38
21 Stephen Mfuni D · 96' 6.90
Key pass1Tackles6Duels won7/9Passes35 · %29
6 Matthew Pollock D · 79' 6.70
Tackles1Duels won6/7Passes34 · %24
9 Luca Kjerrumgaard F · 78' 6.50
On target1/1Key pass1Duels won2/9Passes19 · %11
8 Giorgi Chakvetadze M · 45' 6.50
Passes12 · %10
25 James Abankwah D · 96' 6.30
Dribbles1/3Tackles2Duels won5/13Fouls won2Fouls2Passes33 · %21
23 Nampalys Mendy M · 96' 6.30
Dribbles1/2Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won5/9Fouls won2Fouls2Passes37 · %23
39 Edo Kayembe M · 96' 6.30
Key pass5Duels won3/5Passes34 · %24
1 Egil Selvik G · 96' 6.20
Saves1Passes20 · %13
Substitutes
20 Mamadou Doumbia F · 18' 6.90
Tackles1Duels won2/4Fouls won1Fouls1Passes3 · %3
15 Edoardo Bove M · 10' 6.70
Key pass1Passes1 · %1
29 Jeremy Petris D · 17' 6.70
Tackles1Duels won1/3Fouls1Passes5 · %4
34 Kwadwo Baah F · 51' 6.50
Dribbles2/4Duels won3/9Fouls won1Passes15 · %9
27 Formose Mendy D · 35' 6.20
Duels won2/3Passes17 · %12
Unused: Thomas InceNathan BaxterJoshua MullinsMarc Bola
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%40) ✗
Preston %40 Draw %28 Watford %32
1.48Preston xPuan
1.24Watford xPuan
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