Sunday , 16 August 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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

6
2
2
Watford FC 10 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
#19 Position #26
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Watford FC are 19th (0 pts). Stoke City FC are 26th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Vicarage Road. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Watford FC and Stoke City FC.
  • 5' Stoke City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' The 31-year-old Josh Laurent has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' Lewis Koumas has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Watford FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 31' That looks like a foul for a card for Vakoun Issouf Bayo.
  • 36' Cameroon international Junior Tchamadeu has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 41' Watford FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' Yasser Larouci gets the nod from Watford FC. He replaces Jeremy Ngakia and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 47' Edo Kayembe adds to his 0 season tally! Watford FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 49' The England Ryan Andrews breaks the deadlock on 49 minutes. 2-0!
  • 54' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 55' Poor challenge from Jordan Thompson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 60' Watford FC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Stoke City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 64' Another substitution for Stoke City FC to replace Wouter Burger by Andrew Moran on 64 minute.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Vakoun Issouf Bayo is replaced by Mileta Rajovic on 67 minute.
  • 72' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 72 minutes.
  • 73' Goal! Edo Kayembe scores his 17 goal in 390 matches.
  • 74' The whistle greets Jordan Thompson as he departs to be replaced by Ryan Mmaee.
  • 79' 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.
  • 83' The whistle greets Million Manhoef as he departs to be replaced by Jaden Dixon.
  • 84' The Watford FC bench stirs into life. Giorgi Chakvetadze is withdrawn and Kwadwo Baah gets his opportunity.
  • 88' Francisco Sierralta picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Josh Laurent on 90.
  • 90' Imran Louza is replacing Tom Dele-Bashiru for the Watford FC side.
  • Another three points for Watford 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
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 1
Andre Vidigal 1
Ryan Mmaee 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
3 / 4
0.93 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 87% + Under — clean sheet likely 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC50% Draw36% Stoke City FC14%
Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes18% 0% No82%
Avg goals/match: 1.23
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 68%
32%
± 1.5 35%
65%
± 2.5 13%
87%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Stoke City FC
50%
Watford FC or Stoke City FC
64%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC28% Draw66% Stoke City FC6%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
31.8%
1 – 0
25.8%
2 – 0
11.8%
1 – 1
9%
0 – 1
7.1%
2 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
1.4%
1 – 2
1.2%
0 – 2
1%
4 – 0
0.9%
2 – 2
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 13% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 30% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 8% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✓

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