WATFORD. Watford and Preston North End didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Watford was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Vicarage Road stadium in Watford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Gavin Ward with the assistance of Rob Merchant and Robert Hyde. The 4th official was Alan Young. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.9 degrees Celsius or 42.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 12 Total 10
- 4 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 117 Attack 135
- 64 Dangerous attack 44
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 17
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Watford had a strong ball possession 60% while Preston North End was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Watford was more pushing with 64 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Watford to win the match.
Watford shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Preston North End shot 10 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Watford received 1 yellow card (Imrân Louza ). Regarding the opposition, Preston North End received 4 yellow cards (Ched Evans, Bambo Diaby, Brad Potts and Freddie Woodman).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Watford will have 51 points to remain in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Preston North End will have 47 points to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Watford will host Stoke City on the 6th of May with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Watford (3 draws).
Preston North End will host Sunderland on the 6th of May with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Preston North End (2 draws).
Watford – Formation
Watford started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Slaven Bilić decided to play with the following team: Daniel Bachmann , Craig Cathcart , Ryan Porteous , Wesley Hoedt , James Morris , Imrân Louza , Hamza Choudhury , Ismaïla Sarr , João Pedro , Ken Sema and Henrique Araújo .
The home team had on the bench: Ben Hamer, Ismael Koné, Britt Assombalonga , Mario Gaspar , Yaser Asprilla , Christian Kabasele and Keinan Davis .
Substitutions
Watford made 4 changes: Henrique Araújo for Keinan Davis (46′), J. Morris for Yaser Esneider Asprilla Martínez (46′), Craig Cathcart for Mario Gaspar (71′) and Ismaïla Sarr for Britt Assombalonga (88′).
Best player: Wesley Hoedt
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Watford was Wesley Hoedt.
His rating is with 84 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 14.
Preston North End – Formation
Preston North End started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Ryan Lowe played with: Freddie Woodman , Jordan Storey , Bambo Diaby , Greg Cunningham , Brad Potts , Alan Browne , Benjamin Whiteman , Álvaro Fernandez , Daniel Johnson , Ched Evans and Troy Parrott .
They had on the bench: David Cornell, Liam Delap, Ryan Ledson , Thomas Cannon , Patrick Bauer, Robbie Brady and Ben Woodburn .
Substitutions
Preston North End made 3 changes: Troy Parrott for Thomas Cannon (69′), Daniel Johnson for Ben Woodburn (77′) and Ched Evans for Ryan Ledson (87′).
Best player: Greg Cunningham
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Preston North End was Greg Cunningham.
His rating is with 21 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Wigan Athletic – Birmingham City – 1-1
- Watford – Preston North End – 0-0
- Sunderland – Stoke City – 1-5
- Rotherham United – Queens Park Rangers – 3-1
- Millwall – Norwich City – 2-3
- Middlesbrough – Reading – 5-0
- Luton Town – Swansea City – 1-0
- Huddersfield Town – Coventry City – 0-4
- Cardiff City – Bristol City – 2-0
- Blackpool – Burnley – 0-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Sheffield United – 1-0