Watford FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Watford FC

1 – 0

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Stoke City FC

Sat 20 Dec 2025 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Watford FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship .

Watford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Stoke City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ben Toner

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

Watford FC 10 games · Avg 2.5 goals Stoke City FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2023-12-29 Watford FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2023-08-19 Stoke City FC 1–0 Watford FC

Recent Form

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Dec	Stoke City FC	H	1–0	W
13 Dec	Wrexham AFC	A	2–2	D
09 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	1–1	D
06 Dec	Norwich City FC	H	3–2	W
01 Dec	Birmingham City FC	A	1–2	L
25 Nov	Preston North End FC	H	1–1	D

Stoke City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Dec	Watford FC	A	0–1	L
13 Dec	Swansea City AFC	H	2–1	W
10 Dec	Ipswich Town FC	A	0–1	L
06 Dec	Sheffield United FC	A	0–4	L
29 Nov	Hull City AFC	H	1–2	L
25 Nov	Charlton Athletic FC	H	3–0	W

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Watford FC and Stoke City FC is underway.
Another three points for Watford FC.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Keinan Davis	4
Ismaila Sarr	3
Steven Fletcher	2
Edo Kayembe	2
Imran Louza	2
Ryan Mmaee	1
Nick Powell	1
Jake Livermore	1

Head to Head

Watford FC Form

2025-12-20 Watford FC 1–0 Stoke City FC W 2025-12-13 Wrexham AFC 2–2 Watford FC D 2025-12-09 Watford FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2025-12-06 Watford FC 3–2 Norwich City FC W 2025-12-01 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Watford FC L 2025-11-25 Watford FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D

Stoke City FC Form

2025-12-20 Watford FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L 2025-12-13 Stoke City FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W 2025-12-10 Ipswich Town FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L 2025-12-06 Sheffield United FC 4–0 Stoke City FC L 2025-11-29 Stoke City FC 1–2 Hull City AFC L 2025-11-25 Stoke City FC 3–0 Charlton Athletic FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.72 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 91% + Under — clean sheet likely 84%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC45% Draw40% Stoke City FC15%

Actual: Watford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes16% 0% No84%

Avg goals/match: 1.02

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	61%	39%
± 1.5	28%	72%
± 2.5	9%	91%
± 3.5	3%	97%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Stoke City FC

55%

Watford FC or Stoke City FC

60%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Watford FC22% Draw72% Stoke City FC6%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

38.8%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

8.9%

0 – 1

8.9%

2 – 0

8.5%

2 – 1

3.3%

3 – 0

0 – 2

1.3%

1 – 2

1.2%

3 – 1

0.9%

2 – 2

0.6%

4 – 0

0.4%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap	Watford FC covers	Push	Stoke City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	9%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	28%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	10%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

74% ✓

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet

49% ✓

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