Friday , 11 September 2026

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

Championship · 2026-27
Watford FC
0 – 0
Upcoming
Stoke City FC
Sat 12 Sep 2026 · 14:00 UTC Vicarage Road

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

6
2
2
Watford FC 10 games · Avg 2.5 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2023-12-29 Watford FC 1–1 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
16 Aug Southampton FC H 2–1 W
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
15 Aug Swansea City AFC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Watford FC Stoke City FC
#12 Position #16
8 Points 7
6 Played 6
2 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 3
6 Scored 9
7 Conceded 10
-1 GD -1
1.33 PPG 1.17
33% Win % 33%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season
33% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Watford FC are 12th (8 pts). Stoke City FC are 16th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Keinan Davis 4
Ismaila Sarr 3
Imran Louza 2
Steven Fletcher 2
Edo Kayembe 2
Ryan Andrews 1
Joao Pedro 1
Troy Deeney 1

Head to Head

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 2023-12-29 Watford FC 1–1 Stoke City FC

Watford FC Form

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 2026-08-16 Watford FC 2–1 Southampton FC W

Stoke City FC Form

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 2026-08-15 Stoke City FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC L

Predictions

1.57 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

Watford FC48% Draw27% Stoke City FC25%

Both Teams to Score

Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.64

Over / Under Goals

Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Stoke City FC
52%
Watford FC or Stoke City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

Watford FC34% Draw47% Stoke City FC19%

Correct Score

1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
10.2%
0 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
35%
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
22%

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