Tuesday , 20 October 2026

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

Championship · 2024-25
Watford FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Sat 17 Aug 2024 · 14:00 UTC Vicarage Road 18,789 HT 45' · FT 45'
Edo Kayembe 47' 1–0
Ryan Andrews 49' 2–0
Edo Kayembe 73' 3–0
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 31' Y
Y 55' Jordan Thompson
Francisco Sierralta 88' Y
Y 90' Josh Laurent

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Nield
  • Assistant 1 Richard Wild
  • Assistant 2 Nigel Lugg
6 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 3.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

6
2
3
Watford FC 11 games · Avg 2.5 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2022-10-02 Stoke City FC 0–4 Watford FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug Stoke City FC H 3–0 W
10 Aug Millwall FC A 3–2 W
04 May Middlesbrough FC A 1–3 L
27 Apr Sunderland AFC H 1–0 W
20 Apr Hull City AFC H 0–0 D
13 Apr Southampton FC A 2–3 L
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug Watford FC A 0–3 L
10 Aug Coventry City FC H 1–0 W
04 May Bristol City FC H 4–0 W
27 Apr Southampton FC A 1–0 W
20 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC H 3–0 W
13 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Watford FC Stoke City FC
#20 Position #6
11 Points 19
11 Played 11
3 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 6 / 1 / 4
10 Scored 18
19 Conceded 16
-9 GD +2
1.00 PPG 1.73
27% Win % 55%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
9% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Watford FC are 20th (11 pts). Stoke City FC are 6th (19 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
2/4
31-45
–/5
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' And we are off! Watford FC vs Stoke City FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Stoke City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Edo Kayembe needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Watford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' Jaden Dixon is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Watford FC tonight.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 31' Watford FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 36' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 41' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Watford FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Yasser Larouci. He replaces Jeremy Ngakia on 46 minute.
  • 47' The deadlock is broken! Edo Kayembe gets on the scoresheet on 47 minutes.
  • 49' Ryan Andrews doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 54' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' The referee has no hesitation. Jordan Thompson is booked for Stoke City FC — card on 55.
  • 60' Emre Tezgel has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 64' It is a substitution in Stoke City FC team. Wouter Burger is replaced by Andrew Moran on 64 minute.
  • 67' Another change for Watford FC made on 67 minute. Vakoun Issouf Bayo leaves to be changed by Mileta Rajovic.
  • 72' With 0 assists to his name this season, Giorgi Chakvetadze is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Watford FC.
  • 73' The Congo DR Edo Kayembe breaks the deadlock on 73 minutes. 3-0!
  • 74' Another change for Stoke City FC made on 74 minute. Jordan Thompson leaves to be changed by Ryan Mmaee.
  • 79' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steven Schumacher might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Jaden Dixon. He replaces Million Manhoef on 83 minute.
  • 84' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Giorgi Chakvetadze by Kwadwo Baah on 84 minute.
  • 88' A moment of madness from Francisco Sierralta on 88 minutes earns him a card. Watford FC will be frustrated.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Josh Laurent. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 90' Watford FC make a change. Tom Dele-Bashiru trudges off to be replaced by Imran Louza on 90 minutes.
  • Full Time. Watford FC beats Stoke City FC

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

Stoke City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Schumacher

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

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 2022-10-02 Stoke City FC 0–4 Watford FC

Watford FC Form

2024-08-17 Watford FC 3–0 Stoke City FC W 2024-08-10 Millwall FC 2–3 Watford FC W 2024-05-04 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Watford FC L 2024-04-27 Watford FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC W 2024-04-20 Watford FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D 2024-04-13 Southampton FC 3–2 Watford FC L

Stoke City FC Form

2024-08-17 Watford FC 3–0 Stoke City FC L 2024-08-10 Stoke City FC 1–0 Coventry City FC W 2024-05-04 Stoke City FC 4–0 Bristol City FC W 2024-04-27 Southampton FC 0–1 Stoke City FC W 2024-04-20 Stoke City FC 3–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2024-04-13 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.46 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC46% Draw27% Stoke City FC27%
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
74%
Draw or Stoke City FC
54%
Watford FC or Stoke City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC31% Draw48% Stoke City FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
10.2%
0 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
8%
0 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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