Championship · TUE, 25 NOV · 19:45 LOCAL
WATFORD
16TH · 57 PTS · LAST 5:
L L L L L
FT
1 1
FULL TIME HT · 1-1
PRESTON
L W L L W
· 14TH · 60 PTS · LAST 5
⚽ 45' Mamadou Doumbia
GOALS
⚽ 22' Daniel Jebbison
Mamadou Doumbia
👑
⭐ PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Mamadou Doumbia
Watford · 86 mins
⚽ 1 goal · 22% pass acc · 1 shots on
RATING
7.3
PREDICTIONS
📊 90 MIN TOTALS

Finalised · Match completed

1.70
⚡ EXPECTED GOALS (xG)
0.98
59%
BALL POSSESSION %
41%
24
TOTAL SHOTS
10
5
SHOTS ON TARGET
3
86%
PASS ACCURACY %
80%
6
CORNERS
2
KEY EVENTS 16 events
  1. 22'
    Goal · Normal Goal
    Daniel Jebbison · assist Lewis Dobbin
    PRE
  2. 37'
    Card · Yellow Card
    Alfie Devine
    PRE
  3. 45'
    Goal · Normal Goal
    Mamadou Doumbia · assist Jeremy Ngakia
    WAT
  4. 62'
    Subst · Substitution 1
    Jordan Thompson · assist Thierry Small
    PRE
  5. 71'
    Card · Yellow Card
    Hector Kyprianou
    WAT
  6. 72'
    Subst · Substitution 2
    Lewis Dobbin · assist Mads Frøkjær-Jensen
    PRE
  7. 74'
    Subst · Substitution 1
    Othmane Maamma · assist Giorgi Chakvetadze
    WAT
  8. 74'
    Subst · Substitution 2
    Luca Kjerrumgaard · assist Nestory Irankunda
    WAT
  9. 81'
    Subst · Substitution 3
    Odeluga Offiah · assist Pol Valentín
    PRE
  10. 81'
    Subst · Substitution 4
    Daniel Jebbison · assist Michael Smith
    PRE
  11. 84'
    Card · Yellow Card
    Andrew Hughes
    PRE
  12. 85'
    Subst · Substitution 3
    Edo Kayembe · assist Thomas Ince
    WAT
  13. 86'
    Subst · Substitution 4
    Mamadou Doumbia · assist Vivaldo
    WAT
  14. 87'
    Card · Yellow Card
    Stefán Teitur Þórðarson
    PRE
  15. 90'+1
    Card · Yellow Card
    Liam Lindsay
    PRE
  16. 90'+6
    Card · Yellow Card
    Nestory Irankunda
    WAT
PLAYER RATINGS · TOP 5 EACH 0–10 scale
WATFORD AVG 7.2
PRESTON AVG 7.1
MATCH STATS H vs A
ATTACK
1.7
xG
1.0
24.0
TOTAL SHOTS
10.0
5.0
ON TARGET
3.0
10.0
OFF TARGET
5.0
9.0
BLOCKED
2.0
POSSESSION
59.0%
POSSESSION %
41.0%
532.0
PASSES
378.0
86.0%
PASS ACCURACY
80.0%
SET PIECES
6.0
CORNERS
2.0
1.0
OFFSIDES
1.0
DISCIPLINE
11.0
FOULS
10.0
2.0
YELLOW CARDS
4.0
2.0
GK SAVES
4.0
🎯 SHOT BREAKDOWN

Top shooters · accuracy = on-target / total

player-level shot accuracy · per-shot xG bubbles require xG Advanced tier
WATFORD 11 shots
Imrân Louza
1/4
Mamadou Doumbia
1/3
Othmane Maamma
1/3
Jeremy Ngakia
0/1
PRESTON 5 shots
Alfie Devine
0/2
Liam Lindsay
1/2
Daniel Jebbison
1/1
📈 xG RACE

Cumulative xG over 90 minutes REAL xG

final xG: 1.700.98
1.4 1 0.7 0.3 1.7 0.0 HT 45' 22' H 1.70 A 0.98 KO 30' 60' FT

Step chart anchored to real goal minutes · final xG from SportMonks · baseline distributes remaining shots evenly across the match

⚡ ATTACK SHARE

Event activity ratio · attacks/cards/subs

zone-based attack maps require broadcast partner (Q3)
H 44%
56% A
7
EVENTS LOGGED
9
EVENTS LOGGED
LINEUPS 4-4-2 vs 3-5-2
SUBSTITUTES · WATFORD
25
James Abankw...
D
23
Nampalys Men...
M
18
Vivaldo
F
17
Moussa Sisso...
M
8
Giorgi Chakv...
M
7
Thomas Ince
M
3
Max Alleyne
D
41
A. Marriott
66
Nestory Iran...
F
COACH: Javier Gracia Carlos
SUBSTITUTES · PRESTON
7
Will Keane
F
26
Thierry Smal...
D
35
Noah Mawene
M
10
Mads Frøkjær...
M
2
Pol Valentín
D
13
David Cornel...
G
12
Jack Walton
G
24
Michael Smit...
F
COACH: Paul Heckingbottom
🏥 UNAVAILABLE PLAYERS
WAT · 0 OUT

No injuries reported · federation feed activates Q3

PRE · 0 OUT

No injuries reported · federation feed activates Q3

⚖ MATCH OFFICIALS
REFEREE
TBA
~24h before kick-off
WAT MANAGER
Javier Gracia Carlos
head coach
PRE MANAGER
Paul Heckingbottom
head coach
HEAD TO HEAD · ALL-TIME
3
WAT WINS
5
DRAWS
2
PRE WINS
30%
50%
20%
14 10
TOTAL GOALS · 10 MEETINGS
2.40
AVG GOALS / MATCH
RECENT MEETINGS SHOWING 5 / 10
WATFORD LAST 5 OVERALL
L L L L L
PRESTON LAST 5 OVERALL
L W L L W
MATCH IMPACT Final 1–1 · result locked
WATFORD #16
Lost · already at 57 pts
PRESTON #14
Lost · already at 60 pts
LEAGUE CONTEXT FULL TABLE →
# TEAM P W D L GD PTS FORM
1 Coventry 46 28 11 7 +52 95
W W W D D
2 Ipswich 46 23 15 8 +33 84
W D D W D
3 Millwall 46 24 11 11 +15 83
L D W D W
4 Southampton 46 22 14 10 +26 80
W D W D D
5 Middlesbrough 46 22 14 10 +25 80
L L D D W
6 Hull City 46 21 10 15 +4 73
W W D W L
7 Wrexham 46 19 14 13 +4 71
D L W W L
8 Derby 46 20 9 17 +8 69
L W L W L
9 Norwich 46 19 8 19 +7 65
L D W W L
10 Birmingham 46 17 13 16 +1 64
D W W D W
11 Swansea 46 18 10 18 -2 64
W D W L W
12 Bristol City 46 17 11 18 0 62
W L D L D
13 Sheffield Utd 46 18 6 22 0 60
W L L W W
14 Preston 46 15 15 16 -7 60
L W L L W
15 QPR 46 16 10 20 -12 58
L L L L D
16 Watford 46 14 15 17 -12 57
L L L L L
17 Stoke City 46 15 10 21 -5 55
L L L L D
18 Portsmouth 46 14 13 19 -15 55
D W L W W
19 Charlton 46 13 14 19 -14 53
L W L D L
20 Blackburn 46 13 13 20 -14 52
L W D L D
21 West Brom 46 13 14 19 -10 51
L D W W D
22 Oxford United 46 11 14 21 -14 47
L W L L W
23 Leicester 46 12 16 18 -10 46
W D D L L
24 Sheffield Wednesday 46 2 12 32 -60 0
W L L D D
UCL Qualification Europa / Conference Relegation
COMMENTARY
  • 90'+6
    Card · Yellow Card · Nestory Irankunda
    Simulation
  • 90'+1
    Card · Yellow Card · Liam Lindsay
    Foul
  • 87'
    Card · Yellow Card · Stefán Teitur Þórðarson
    Foul
  • 86'
    Subst · Substitution 4 · Mamadou Doumbia
  • 85'
    Subst · Substitution 3 · Edo Kayembe
  • 84'
    Card · Yellow Card · Andrew Hughes
    Time wasting
  • 81'
    Subst · Substitution 4 · Daniel Jebbison
  • 81'
    Subst · Substitution 3 · Odeluga Offiah
  • 74'
    Subst · Substitution 2 · Luca Kjerrumgaard
  • 74'
    Subst · Substitution 1 · Othmane Maamma
  • 72'
    Subst · Substitution 2 · Lewis Dobbin
  • 71'
    Card · Yellow Card · Hector Kyprianou
    Foul
  • 62'
    Subst · Substitution 1 · Jordan Thompson
  • HALF TIME · 1 – 1
  • 45'
    Goal · Normal Goal · Mamadou Doumbia
  • 37'
    Card · Yellow Card · Alfie Devine
    Time wasting
  • 22'
    Goal · Normal Goal · Daniel Jebbison
MATCH WINNER ODDS
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