Saturday , 14 November 2026

Stoke City FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Stoke City FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Watford FC
Sat 1 Mar 2025 · 15:00 UTC Bet365 Stadium 21,894 HT 45' · FT 45'
Ben Pearson 33' Y
Y 33' Imran Louza
Y 69' Giorgi Chakvetadze

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Nield
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Jonathan Hunt
6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 4.5 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
2025-03-01 Stoke City FC 0–0 Watford FC 2024-08-17 Watford FC 3–0 Stoke City FC 2023-12-29 Watford FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2023-08-19 Stoke City FC 1–0 Watford FC 2023-05-08 Watford FC 2–0 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Mar Watford FC H 0–0 D
25 Feb Middlesbrough FC H 1–3 L
22 Feb Norwich City FC A 2–4 L
15 Feb Swansea City AFC H 3–1 W
12 Feb Bristol City FC A 0–2 L
08 Feb Cardiff City FC H 2–4 L
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Mar Stoke City FC A 0–0 D
23 Feb Luton Town FC H 2–0 W
15 Feb Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W
11 Feb Leeds United FC H 0–4 L
08 Feb Sunderland AFC A 2–2 D
01 Feb Norwich City FC H 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Stoke City FC and Watford FC is underway.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Stoke City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' The 27-year-old Ben Wilmot has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Stoke City FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Watford FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 30' Watford FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 33' That is a card for Stoke City FC. Ben Pearson will be fuming at that decision.
  • 38' Both keepers have barely been tested. Stoke City FC and Watford FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 43' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Stoke City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 48' Stoke City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 53' Watford FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 58' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 63' Watford FC come into this ranked 9 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 66' Time for substitution for Stoke City FC. Ali Al-Hamadi is replaced by Sam Gallagher.
  • 69' That is a card for Watford FC. Giorgi Chakvetadze will be fuming at that decision.
  • 69' Another change for Watford FC made on 69 minute. Mamadou Doumbia leaves to be changed by Vakoun Issouf Bayo.
  • 74' Another substitution for Stoke City FC to replace Jordan Thompson by Tatsuki Seko on 74 minute.
  • 75' The Stoke City FC bench stirs into life. Andrew Moran is withdrawn and Million Manhoef gets his opportunity.
  • 76' Rocco Vata gets the nod from Watford FC. He replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 86' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Watford FC that had 373 games and scored 406 goals.
  • 89' Yasser Larouci makes way for Ryan Andrews at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Watford FC.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Watford FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Keinan Davis 4
Ismaila Sarr 3
Imran Louza 2
Steven Fletcher 2
Edo Kayembe 2
Eric Bocat 1
Troy Deeney 1
Jack McGlynn 1

Head to Head

2025-03-01 Stoke City FC 0–0 Watford FC 2024-08-17 Watford FC 3–0 Stoke City FC 2023-12-29 Watford FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2023-08-19 Stoke City FC 1–0 Watford FC 2023-05-08 Watford FC 2–0 Stoke City FC

Stoke City FC Form

2025-03-01 Stoke City FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2025-02-25 Stoke City FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-02-22 Norwich City FC 4–2 Stoke City FC L 2025-02-15 Stoke City FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC W 2025-02-12 Bristol City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC L 2025-02-08 Stoke City FC 2–4 Cardiff City FC L

Watford FC Form

2025-03-01 Stoke City FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2025-02-23 Watford FC 2–0 Luton Town FC W 2025-02-15 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Watford FC W 2025-02-11 Watford FC 0–4 Leeds United FC L 2025-02-08 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Watford FC D 2025-02-01 Watford FC 0–1 Norwich City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.31 Stoke City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Stoke City FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Stoke City FC42% Draw30% Watford FC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.29
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Watford FC
58%
Stoke City FC or Watford FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC30% Draw51% Watford FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
12.1%
0 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
8.4%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap Stoke City FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 23% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✗

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