Preston vs Watford tips and predictions

Close encounter expected in Championship

It looks like this will be a fairly even contest and there are arguments to be made for all outcomes. The pick is to support the home team but this could sound foolish at full-time. There's just not enough value in the Watford price.

Time will tell if it's relevant but Preston might have reasons to be confident about adding to Watford's woes. Adversity has slowly been stacking up for this group of away players over their last 16 fixtures. They've been defeated 10 times in that period. It doesn't look like the recent record of a team that will fancy their chances.

This home squad is doing some good stuff and they've looked pumped. The Lilywhites have scored three or more goals in 3 of their recent 7 matches and they've been defiant, only letting in 1 goal in their last 5 games.

Recently Watford have conceded an average of 2.0 goals in their last 16 matches. If they are wobbling it might not be limited to their defence. In each of their last 13 matches The Hornets have scored one or less goals.

It's quite possible this is a match that will simply depend on which side is the first out of the blocks. Each of the two sides is capable of turning a game around and it might be a match with goals at both ends of the park. It is not the best bet among today's football but Yes BTTS bet is the cautious side bet.