Preston vs Watford: result 1-0 and analysis
League Cup2nd RoundKick-off on August 25, 2015 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Deepdale, Preston
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What was the result of Preston vs Watford?
Preston won 1-0 on August 25, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 8′M. VermijlPreston
Official lineup for Preston vs Watford
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Preston
- 5T. Clarke
- 14J. Garner
- 8N. Kilkenny
- 16A. Browne
- 17K. Reid
- 22J. Brownhill
- 2M. Vermijl
- 6B. Wright
- 15C. Woods
- 23P. Huntington
- 1J. Pickford
Watford
- 10M. Vydra
- 11F. Forestieri
- 22Almen Abdi
- 23Benjamin Watson
- 28C. Smith
- 3M. Britos
- 4G. Angella
- 14J. Paredes
- 16N. Aké
- 19M. Layún
- 34Giedrius Arlauskis
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Preston have 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats; Watford have 8, 6 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2015 | Ipswich(home) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Aug 18, 2015 | Rotherham(away) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Aug 15, 2015 | Milton Keynes Dons(away) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Aug 12, 2015 | Crewe(away) | 3-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 9, 2015 | Middlesbrough(home) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2015 | Southampton(home) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Aug 15, 2015 | West Brom(home) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Aug 8, 2015 | Everton(away) | 2-2 | Premier League |
| May 2, 2015 | Sheffield Wednesday(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Apr 25, 2015 | Brighton(away) | 2-0 | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Preston score 1.8 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Watford score 1.6 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston | 1.8 | 0.7 | 8 | 6/15 | 9/15 |
| Watford | 1.6 | 0.7 | 8 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy