Saturday , 14 November 2026

Watford FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Watford FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Mon 8 May 2023 · 14:00 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 52' Ben Pearson
Y 76' Josh Tymon

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

6
2
3
Watford FC 11 games · Avg 2.5 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
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

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
19 Apr Cardiff City FC H 1–3 L
15 Apr Bristol City FC H 2–0 W
10 Apr Coventry City FC A 2–2 D
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
18 Apr Wigan Athletic FC H 0–1 L
15 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–2 L
10 Apr Birmingham City FC A 0–0 D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Vicarage Road Stadium!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Watford FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Curacao international Leandro Bacuna has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' Watford FC is showing some good football. However, Watford FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jordan Thompson, as he is very good at scoring at Vicarage Road Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 50' Dwight Gayle needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 10 Yellow cards this season.
  • 52' Ben Pearson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 52.
  • 57' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 62' It is a cagey affair so far. Watford FC in their trying to find a way past Stoke City FC's compact .
  • 66' Another change for Watford FC made on 66 minute. Ismael Kone leaves to be changed by Henrique Araujo.
  • 67' Another change for Watford FC made on 67 minute. Christian Kabasele leaves to be changed by James Morris.
  • 70' Imran Louza makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Watford FC are in front.
  • 71' A stunning finish from Imran Louza — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 74' What a moment for Keinan Davis! That strike on 74 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 75' GOAL! Keinan Davis scores on 75.
  • 76' It’s a booking for Stoke City FC player. Josh Tymon gets a Yellow card.
  • 78' The Stoke City FC bench stirs into life. Jordan Thompson is withdrawn and Lewis Baker gets his opportunity.
  • 83' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 85' Adrian Blake is replacing Ismaila Sarr for the Watford FC side.
  • 86' Watford FC make a change. Ken Sema trudges off to be replaced by Jack Grieves on 86 minutes.
  • 89' Connor Taylor is replacing Tyrese Campbell for the Stoke City FC side.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Leandro Bacuna. He replaces Keinan Davis on 90 minute.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Watford FC and Stoke City FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

Watford FC Form

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 2023-04-19 Watford FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC L 2023-04-15 Watford FC 2–0 Bristol City FC W 2023-04-10 Coventry City FC 2–2 Watford FC D

Stoke City FC Form

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 2023-04-18 Stoke City FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2023-04-15 Stoke City FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-04-10 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.43 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC49% Draw26% Stoke City FC25%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Stoke City FC
51%
Watford FC or Stoke City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC30% Draw48% Stoke City FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
9.9%
0 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
7.7%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 21% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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