Shots, possession, cards, corners, and other published match statistics.
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The Watford vs Preston stats tab covers Championship (England), Regular Season - 35 on 4 Mar 2023. It compares 7 available match stats from this fixture, including shots, possession, corners, fouls and cards when those numbers are available. These stats help explain the pattern of the game beyond the scoreline.
Shots on target: Watford 4, Preston 2; Shots off target: Watford 6, Preston 5; Possession: Watford 60%, Preston 40%; Corner kicks: Watford 6, Preston 3; Fouls: Watford 13, Preston 17; Yellow cards: Watford 1, Preston 4. These are the quickest comparison points for checking attacking threat, control of the ball and match discipline.
Watford led shots on target, 4 to 2 over Preston, Watford had more possession, 60% to 40% over Preston, and Watford led corner kicks, 6 to 3 over Preston. Read together with the timeline, those numbers show which team created more direct pressure and which side spent more of the game controlling territory or possession.
Preston committed more fouls, 17 to 13 over Watford and Preston had more yellow cards, 4 to 1 over Watford. Fouls and cards add useful context because a team can lead the attacking numbers while still being disrupted by stoppages, bookings or defensive pressure.
