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Watford v Stoke City : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 20th Dec, 15:00 BST, Vicarage Road, Watford

the Vicarage Road is the setting on Saturday afternoon, as Javier Gracia Carlos's Watford host Mark Robins's Stoke City in the Championship. We want you to make a winning bet on this match, so every statistics you could ever need to make a smart selection is laid out below. Switch between seventeen betting markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head to head (H2H) analysis and odds from leading bookmakers for it all.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Watford
45%
--
Draw
26%
--
Stoke
28%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Watford 1-0
11%
--
Watford 2-1
9%
--
Stoke 1-0
9%
--
Watford 2-0
8%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Stoke 2-1
7%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Stoke 2-0
5%
--
Watford 3-1
4%
--
Watford 3-0
4%
--
Stoke 3-1
2%
--
Watford 3-2
2%
--
Stoke 3-2
2%
--
Stoke 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
51%
--
BTTS - No
49%
--
BTTS - Home Win
20%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
13%
--
Home/draw
72%
--
Away/draw
55%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
64%
--
Away DNB
47%
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Watford win to nil
26%
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Stoke win to nil
16%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Watford have played 19 matches so far this season and are in 13th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

10 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 4 and won 3. Watford have conceded 13 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 1 match and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Watford have played 10 games at home, winning 6, drawing 3 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 18 goals, conceded 11 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Stoke lay in 6th place on 30 points in the Championship league table having played 19 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 16 games against teams below them in the table, winning 9, drawing 2 and losing 5 games. They have scored 26 goals and kept 6 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Stoke have conceded 15 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Stoke have played 10 away games, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Watford
Stoke
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry1913422943 
May 2
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-1A
Feb 28
2
M'Boro191063836 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 25
Jan 21
d
 
0-00-0
3
Millwall191045-234 
Jan 17
l
 
1-0A
Apr 21
l
 
2-0A
4
Ipswich198741431 
Feb 24
d
 
1-1F
Mar 10
Dec 10
5
Preston19874631 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 14
Dec 26
Mar 21
6
Stoke19937830 
Dec 20
Mar 14
-
-
7
Bristol C19856529 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 27
w
 
5-1F
May 2
8
Birmingham19847528 
Jan 1
l
 
2-1A
w
 
1-0F
Jan 24
9
Hull19847-328 
w
 
2-1A
Jan 4
l
 
1-2F
Jan 1
10
QPR19847-428 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 3
Jan 17
l
 
1-0A
11
Southampton19766527 
d
 
2-2A
Feb 7
Jan 31
w
 
1-2F
12
Wrexham19694327 
Mar 7
Dec 13
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
13
Watford19766227 
-
-
Mar 14
Dec 20
14
Leicester19766127 
Mar 21
Dec 26
Feb 21
l
 
2-1A
15
Derby19757-226 
Feb 21
w
 
2-3A
w
 
3-1A
Apr 6
16
West Brom19748-425 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 21
l
 
0-1A
Feb 7
17
Charlton18657-523 
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-0F
Feb 14
18
Sheff Utd197111-422 
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
Dec 29
l
 
4-0A
19
Blackburn18639-521 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 24
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
20
Swansea19559-720 
Jan 31
d
 
1-1F
Dec 13
Mar 7
21
Oxford Utd19469-718 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 11
Feb 25
w
 
0-3F
22
Portsmouth18459-1017 
Jan 21
d
 
2-2A
Apr 25
w
 
0-1F
23
Norwich193412-1113 
w
 
3-2A
Dec 29
d
 
1-1A
Jan 4
24
Sheff Wed181512-22-10 
Dec 9
Mar 10
Apr 3
w
 
0-3F
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Watford 13TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Watford3 - 2Norwich
Watford1 - 1Preston
Watford1 - 1Bristol C
Watford3 - 0M'Boro
Watford2 - 1West Brom
Watford2 - 1Oxford Utd
Watford2 - 1Hull
Watford0 - 1Blackburn
Watford2 - 2Southampton
Watford2 - 1QPR
Watford1 - 1Sheff Wed
Watford1 - 2Burnley
Watford1 - 0Hull
Watford0 - 0Plymouth
Watford1 - 0Swansea
Watford1 - 2Millwall
Watford2 - 0Luton
Watford0 - 4Leeds
Watford0 - 1Norwich
Watford1 - 2Preston
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HWatford3 - 2Norwich
AWatford1 - 2Birmingham
HWatford1 - 1Preston
AWatford3 - 2Derby
HWatford1 - 1Bristol C
AWatford1 - 1Ipswich
HWatford3 - 0M'Boro
AWatford1 - 3Coventry
HWatford2 - 1West Brom
AWatford0 - 1Sheff Utd
HWatford2 - 1Oxford Utd
AWatford2 - 2Portsmouth
HWatford2 - 1Hull
AWatford0 - 1Millwall
HWatford0 - 1Blackburn
HWatford2 - 2Southampton
AWatford1 - 1Swansea
HWatford2 - 1QPR
AWatford0 - 1Charlton
HWatford1 - 1Sheff Wed
Stoke 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sheff Utd4 - 0Stoke
Leicester2 - 1Stoke
Oxford Utd0 - 3Stoke
Portsmouth0 - 1Stoke
Millwall2 - 0Stoke
Blackburn1 - 1Stoke
M'Boro0 - 0Stoke
QPR1 - 0Stoke
Southampton1 - 2Stoke
Sheff Wed0 - 3Stoke
Derby0 - 0Stoke
Leeds6 - 0Stoke
Cardiff0 - 1Stoke
Preston1 - 1Stoke
Millwall1 - 0Stoke
Coventry3 - 2Stoke
Norwich4 - 2Stoke
Bristol C2 - 0Stoke
Hull1 - 2Stoke
Portsmouth3 - 1Stoke
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AStoke0 - 4Sheff Utd
HStoke1 - 2Hull
HStoke3 - 0Charlton
AStoke1 - 2Leicester
HStoke0 - 1Coventry
AStoke3 - 0Oxford Utd
HStoke5 - 1Bristol C
AStoke1 - 0Portsmouth
AStoke0 - 2Millwall
HStoke1 - 0Wrexham
AStoke1 - 1Blackburn
AStoke0 - 0M'Boro
HStoke1 - 1Norwich
AStoke0 - 1QPR
HStoke1 - 0Birmingham
HStoke0 - 1West Brom
AStoke2 - 1Southampton
AStoke3 - 0Sheff Wed
HStoke3 - 1Derby
AStoke0 - 0Derby
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Watford since 2003
Watford
Stoke
Goals: Scored
13
13
Games: Scored
8 / 12
8 / 12
Clean sheets
4 / 12
4 / 12
WAT
4
D
2
STK
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Watford
Watford3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Watford2 - 0
Watford3 - 2
0 - 1Stoke
0 - 1Stoke
1 - 2Stoke
Draw0 - 0Draw
Watford1 - 0
0 - 1Stoke
1 - 3Stoke
1 - 2Stoke
League games at Stoke since 2002
Stoke
Watford
Goals: Scored
8
15
Games: Scored
5 / 12
7 / 12
Clean sheets
5 / 12
7 / 12
WAT
6
D
3
STK
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Stoke
Draw0 - 0Draw
Stoke1 - 0
0 - 4Watford
1 - 2Watford
Draw0 - 0Draw
Stoke2 - 0
0 - 2Watford
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 3Watford
0 - 1Watford
Stoke3 - 1
1 - 2Watford
Goal Statistics

Watford have been steady in front of goal of late, finding the net in 9 consecutive Championship matches. Their PG of 1.5 against Stoke City on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Watford 13th Stoke 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Watford will score 1 or more goals
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Stoke will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-3
Watford’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-8
Stoke’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Watford
PG (predicted goals)
Stoke
1.5
1.1
Attack rating
WAT
STK
1%
better
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Games scored15
13
Failed to score4
6
Scored first5
10
Goals scored27
26
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.4
Avg. shots per game10
8
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for14
16
Avg. XG for1.4
1.3
KickOff rating
+1%
Defence rating
WAT
STK
33%
better
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Games conceded18
12
Clean sheets1
7
Conceded first14
8
Goals conceded25
18
Avg. goals conceded1.3
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
9
Conversion rate against14%
11%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.2
KickOff rating
+33%

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Watford Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16745
K KebenL KjerrumgaardJ NgakiaI Louza 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Kayembe MID182
2
-
J Ngakia DEF1724
1
-
H Kyprianou MID17
4
-
L Kjerrumgaard FWD177
1
-
N Irankunda FWD1721
4
-
K Keben DEF161
3
-
I Louza  MID1664
4
1
M Bola DEF1512
1
-
M Sissoko MID15
-
K Baah FWD1511
4
-
E Selvik GLK14
1
-
M Pollock DEF14
2
-
V Semedo FWD1411
1
-
M. Doumbia FWD1411
1
-
M. Alleyne DEF10
1
-
R Vata FWD1022
-
T Ince FWD101
-
J Abankwah DEF9
1
1
J Petris DEF7
2
-
N Baxter GLK6
-
O. Maamma FWD61
-
C Wiley DEF5
-
N Mendy MID4
-
G Chakvetadze MID3
1
-
F Mendy DEF2
-
J Morris DEF1
1
-
P Dwomoh MID1
-
Stoke Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19758
V JohanssonS ThomasS ThomasJ Tchamadeu
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
V Johansson GLK191
2
-
T Seko MID191
2
-
D Mubama FWD1951
2
1
S Thomas FWD1975
4
-
M Manhoef FWD1951
-
J Tchamadeu DEF1811
8
-
B Wilmot DEF18
2
-
J. Bae MID1712
-
A Cresswell  DEF152
2
-
T Rigo MID14
1
-
A Phillips DEF131
5
-
R Bozenik FWD13
-
L Baker MID1241
1
-
L Cissé FWD121
1
-
B Pearson MID11
2
-
E Bocat DEF91
-
S Nzonzi MID91
1
-
J. Donley MID41
-
S Gallagher FWD3
-
M Taloverov DEF1
1
-