Match Centre: Watford vs Preston North End
Player of the match Edo Kayembe 7.9
GolVolt rating 8.6GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
Turning point: 76' Doumbia, 2:1-
0:1 → 2:1
Watford came from behind to win.
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19 → 12
Watford climb 7 places in the table. Preston North End: 23 → 24.
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43% → 94%
Watford: chance of winning before kick-off and after minute 91.
The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 2:1, from 27% to 82% (Watford).
How the match went
One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.
90+3' · 2:1Watford 94%draw 6%Preston North End 0%
90+3' · 2:1xG Watford 1.96xG Preston North End 1.78
90+3' · 2:1Last 10 minutes: level (8:6 dangerous attacks)
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Comeback from 0:1, xG 3.9.
- Dramaweight 50% Comeback from 0:1.The result hung in the balance and big moments changed the game. Drama: 8.9 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Doumbia scored the winner.Solid performances, no single big hero. Heroes: 4.5 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 6.1 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% xG 3.9. Quality of play: 8.9 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 8.6more watchable than 86% of Championship matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
3 goals2 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 5' Goal: Callum Langright foot0:1
- Half-time · 0:1
- 46' 3 substitutionsBravo for PayeroMaamma for VataMavididi for Nabizada
- 61' SubstitutionZemura for Traoré
- 62' Andrija Vukcevicyellow card · foul
- 66' 2 substitutionsBurgzorg for KennyMills for Vukcevic
- 67' Lewis Gibsonyellow card · foul
- 69' Goal: Edo Kayembeleft foot1:1
- 75' 2 substitutionsErabi for LangGibbs for Leroy
- 76' Goal: Mamadou Doumbiaheader · assist: Bravo2:1
- 82' SubstitutionSmall for Devine
- 88' SubstitutionKjerrumgaard for Doumbia
- Full-time · 2:1
Match stats
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Watford
Preston North End
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Watford
- 24 Sam Walker GK —
- 26 Daniel Bachmann GK —
- 33 Jordan Zemura DEF on
- 56 Albert Eames DEF —
- 7 Othmane Maamma ATT on
- 9 Luca Kjerrumgaard ATT on
- 17 Iker Bravo ATT on
- 45 Stephy Alvaro Mavididi ATT on
Preston North End
- 21 Lee Nicholls GK —
- 6 Liam Lindsay DEF —
- 11 Thierry Small DEF on
- 12 Caleb Wiley DEF —
- 17 Stanley Mills MID on
- 20 Liam Gibbs MID on
- 23 Andrew Moran MID —
- 9 Jusef Erabi ATT on
- 37 Delano Burgzorg ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Vicarage Road, Watford
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Watford Edo Kayembe
- 2. place · Preston North End Callum Lang
- 3. place · Watford Mamadou Doumbia
Watford
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Preston North End · 1 out
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Theo Carroll Injured
since 31 Jan · return date unknown · 29 matches missed · Ankle Injury
Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.