Preston North End vs Watford prediction | 7 Apr 2027 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

Preston North End Rating: 61.8
H
45%
7 April 2027
Championship
D
28%
Watford Rating: 61.0
A
27%
Preston North End
Ranking: #338 overall, #44 in England

60.8 → 61.8 (+1.0 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-3 01 Sep Bristol City (H) 60.9 -0.1
2-1 05 Sep Blackburn (H) 61.5 +0.6
2-1 08 Sep Watford (A) 62.5 +1.0
0-1 12 Sep Lincoln City (H) 62.2 -0.3
2-2 19 Sep QPR (A) 61.8 -0.4
Watford
Ranking: #362 overall, #47 in England

63.4 → 61.0 (-2.4 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-0 01 Sep Swansea City (A) 63.0 -0.7
1-0 05 Sep West Brom (A) 63.4 +0.4
2-1 08 Sep Preston (H) 62.5 -0.9
1-2 12 Sep Stoke City (H) 61.4 -1.1
1-0 18 Sep Bristol City (A) 61.0 -0.4

Preston North End vs Watford: by the numbers

There are 24 places between these two in our European rankings, with Preston North End the higher, and 3 places between them in England.

Preston North End arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +1.0 rating points over their last 10 matches against Watford's -2.4.

Watford lost 0.9 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 8 September 2026.

The best xGtoday rating Preston North End have ever held is 68.9, first set on 9 February 2019.

The highest Watford have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #33, first reached on 8 November 2018.