Sunday , 25 October 2026

Watford FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2026-27
Watford FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Sat 12 Sep 2026 · 14:00 UTC Vicarage Road HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 45+4' Jack McGlynn
0–2 57' Eric Bocat
Amin Nabizada 90+1' 1–2
Iker Bravo 19' Y
Y 33' El Hadji Soumare
Y 82' George Hirst
Amin Nabizada 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship at Vicarage Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Lewis Smith
  • Assistant 1 David Harrison (England)
  • Assistant 2 Lee Venamore
7 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 7.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Middlesbrough FC 12 25
2 Swansea City AFC 12 23
3 West Ham United FC 12 22
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 12 21
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 12 21
6 Southampton FC 12 20
7 Birmingham City FC 12 20
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 12 20
9 Stoke City FC 12 20
10 Blackburn Rovers FC 12 18
11 Portsmouth FC 12 18
12 Sheffield United FC 12 16
13 Millwall FC 12 15
14 Bristol City FC 12 15
15 Lincoln City FC 12 15
16 Cardiff City FC 12 14
17 Wrexham AFC 12 14
18 Charlton Athletic FC 12 14
19 Bolton Wanderers FC 12 14
20 Norwich City FC 12 12
21 Watford FC 12 11
22 Burnley FC 12 8
23 Derby County FC 12 7
24 Preston North End FC 12 5

Head-to-Head

6
2
3
Watford FC 11 games · Avg 2.5 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-12 Watford FC 1–2 Stoke City FC 2026-03-14 Stoke City FC 3–1 Watford FC 2025-12-20 Watford FC 1–0 Stoke City FC 2025-03-01 Stoke City FC 0–0 Watford FC 2024-08-17 Watford FC 3–0 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Stoke City FC H 1–2 L
08 Sep Preston North End FC H 2–1 W
05 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–1 L
01 Sep Swansea City AFC A 0–2 L
29 Aug West Ham United FC H 1–1 D
22 Aug Wrexham AFC A 1–1 D
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Watford FC A 2–1 W
08 Sep Cardiff City FC A 1–1 D
05 Sep Charlton Athletic FC H 4–0 W
01 Sep Norwich City FC H 1–0 W
29 Aug Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–4 L
22 Aug Southampton FC A 1–3 L

Season Stats

Watford FC Stoke City FC
#21 Position #9
11 Points 20
12 Played 12
3 / 2 / 7 W / D / L 6 / 2 / 4
10 Scored 18
20 Conceded 16
-10 GD +2
0.92 PPG 1.67
25% Win % 50%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season
33% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Watford FC are 21st (11 pts). Stoke City FC are 9th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Watford FC and Stoke City FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Maksym Taloverov has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Federico Ravaglia has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 486 appearances.
  • 15' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 19' Watford FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 24' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 29' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Watford FC and Stoke City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 33' Stoke City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 33.
  • 38' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 42' Haktab Traore is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jordan Zemura at the 42 minute mark.
  • 47' Mamadou Doumbia, a Mali , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 49' GOAL! Jack McGlynn scores on 45.
  • 54' Lamine Cisse is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Stoke City FC tonight.
  • 57' Goal! Eric Bocat scores his 3 goal in 474 matches.
  • 58' The crowd applauds Othmane Maamma as he leaves the pitch. Amin Nabizada steps in for Watford FC.
  • 63' Kevin Keben Biakolo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Watford FC so far.
  • 65' George Hirst is replacing Lamine Cisse for the Stoke City FC side.
  • 69' Watford FC make a change. Iker Bravo trudges off to be replaced by Luca Kjerrumgaard on 69 minutes.
  • 74' Stephy Mavididi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 79' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Stoke City FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Stoke City FC team. Eric Bocat is replaced by Luca Bombino on 80 minute.
  • 82' George Hirst picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 87' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Amin Nabizada. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 90' Stoke City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ben Pearson is hanging Jack McGlynn on the field on 90 minute.
  • With this win, Stoke City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alessio Dionisi

Stoke City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Keinan Davis 4
Ismaila Sarr 3
Steven Fletcher 2
Edo Kayembe 2
Imran Louza 2
Andre Vidigal 1
Ryan Mmaee 1
Nick Powell 1

Head to Head

2026-09-12 Watford FC 1–2 Stoke City FC 2026-03-14 Stoke City FC 3–1 Watford FC 2025-12-20 Watford FC 1–0 Stoke City FC 2025-03-01 Stoke City FC 0–0 Watford FC 2024-08-17 Watford FC 3–0 Stoke City FC

Watford FC Form

2026-09-12 Watford FC 1–2 Stoke City FC L 2026-09-08 Watford FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2026-09-05 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2026-09-01 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Watford FC L 2026-08-29 Watford FC 1–1 West Ham United FC D 2026-08-22 Wrexham AFC 1–1 Watford FC D

Stoke City FC Form

2026-09-12 Watford FC 1–2 Stoke City FC W 2026-09-08 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2026-09-05 Stoke City FC 4–0 Charlton Athletic FC W 2026-09-01 Stoke City FC 1–0 Norwich City FC W 2026-08-29 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 4–1 Stoke City FC L 2026-08-22 Southampton FC 3–1 Stoke City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.2 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Stoke City FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC31% Draw29% Stoke City FC40%
Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Stoke City FC
69%
Watford FC or Stoke City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC23% Draw47% Stoke City FC30%
Actual: Stoke City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 1
9.2%
0 – 0
8.9%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
7.3%
1 – 0
7.3%
2 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
5.2%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.3%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 17% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 21% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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