Saturday , 14 November 2026

Stoke City FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Stoke City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Watford FC
Sat 19 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC Bet365 Stadium 21,183 HT 45' · FT 45'
Andre Vidigal 53' 1–0
Luke McNally 29' Y
Wesley 52' Y
Y 60' Ismael Kone
Jordan Thompson 77' Y
Daniel Johnson 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Stoke City FC vs Watford FC — Championship at Bet365 Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee James Bell
  • Assistant 1 Ian Cooper
  • Assistant 2 George Byrne
5 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

3
2
6
Stoke City FC 11 games · Avg 2.5 goals Watford FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-19 Stoke City FC 1–0 Watford FC 2023-05-08 Watford FC 2–0 Stoke City FC 2022-10-02 Stoke City FC 0–4 Watford FC 2021-01-22 Stoke City FC 1–2 Watford FC 2020-11-04 Watford FC 3–2 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug Watford FC H 1–0 W
12 Aug Ipswich Town FC A 0–2 L
05 Aug Rotherham United FC H 4–1 W
08 May Watford FC A 0–2 L
29 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–1 L
22 Apr Cardiff City FC A 1–1 D
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug Stoke City FC A 0–1 L
12 Aug Plymouth Argyle FC H 0–0 D
05 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC H 4–0 W
08 May Stoke City FC H 2–0 W
29 Apr Sunderland AFC A 2–2 D
22 Apr Hull City AFC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Stoke City FC Watford FC
#3 Position #20
29 Points 15
15 Played 15
9 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 8
24 Scored 13
18 Conceded 23
+6 GD -10
1.93 PPG 1.00
60% Win % 27%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Stoke City FC are 3rd (29 pts). Watford FC are 20th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Stoke City FC
0-15
4/2
16-30
5/3
31-45
4/–
46-60
4/3
61-75
1/3
76+
4/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Watford FC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/4
31-45
–/6
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Stoke City FC
Jack McGlynn 5 G 2 A
Ethan Galbraith 4 G 4 A
Eric Bocat 2 G 2 A
Sam Gallagher 2 G 1 A
Justin Devenny 2 G
Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Stoke City FC have kicked off against Watford FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Stoke City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Jordan Thompson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 397 appearances.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Stoke City FC that had 395 games and scored 422 goals.
  • 20' Stoke City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Giorgi Chakvetadze is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Stoke City FC.
  • 29' Luke McNally is having his name booked by the referee on 29.
  • 34' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 39' Tom Ince has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 44' Watford FC make a change. James Morris trudges off to be replaced by Yaser Asprilla on 44 minutes.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Tom Dele-Bashiru is replaced by Ismael Kone.
  • 51' Mark Travers is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Stoke City FC so far.
  • 52' The referee shows Stoke City FC player a card on 52.
  • 53' Andre Vidigal puts Stoke City FC on the lead.
  • 58' Stoke City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 60' A moment of madness from Ismael Kone on 60 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Watford FC will be frustrated.
  • 61' Watford FC ring the changes. Jake Livermore has done his job and it is now time for Edo Kayembe to step up.
  • 66' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 66.
  • 69' Stoke City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Josh Tymon is hanging Michael Rose on the field on 69 minute.
  • 70' Stoke City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Josh Tymon is hanging Michael Rose on the field on 70 minute.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Watford FC. Matheus Martins is replaced by Tom Ince.
  • 77' The referee calls foul for Jordan Thompson. He receives a card.
  • 80' Chiquinho is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andre Vidigal at the 80 minute mark.
  • 83' Poor challenge from Daniel Johnson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 88' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 88 minutes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Watford FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Keinan Davis 4
Ismaila Sarr 3
Edo Kayembe 2
Imran Louza 2
Steven Fletcher 2
Nick Powell 1
Jake Livermore 1
Tom Cleverley 1

Head to Head

2023-08-19 Stoke City FC 1–0 Watford FC 2023-05-08 Watford FC 2–0 Stoke City FC 2022-10-02 Stoke City FC 0–4 Watford FC 2021-01-22 Stoke City FC 1–2 Watford FC 2020-11-04 Watford FC 3–2 Stoke City FC

Stoke City FC Form

2023-08-19 Stoke City FC 1–0 Watford FC W 2023-08-12 Ipswich Town FC 2–0 Stoke City FC L 2023-08-05 Stoke City FC 4–1 Rotherham United FC W 2023-05-08 Watford FC 2–0 Stoke City FC L 2023-04-29 Stoke City FC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2023-04-22 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D

Watford FC Form

2023-08-19 Stoke City FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2023-08-12 Watford FC 0–0 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2023-08-05 Watford FC 4–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-05-08 Watford FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 2023-04-29 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Watford FC D 2023-04-22 Hull City AFC 1–0 Watford FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.6 Stoke City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC48% Draw28% Watford FC24%
Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Watford FC
52%
Stoke City FC or Watford FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC36% Draw47% Watford FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.8%
2 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
5.1%
3 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap Stoke City FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 24% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.