Despite their inconsistences of late, both clubs will be confident of delivering maximum points in the North West. However, in what should prove to be an entertaining fixture, we are backing Preston to edge this one by the odd goal in three.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Preston North End win with a probability of 42.36%. A win for Watford had a probability of 29.83% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.45%) and 2-0 (8.12%). The likeliest Watford win was 0-1 (10.05%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.03%). The actual scoreline of 1-5 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood.
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