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

Sat 12th Sep, 15:00 BST, Vicarage Road, Watford

Watford and Stoke City meet at the Vicarage Road on Saturday afternoon, with both Alessio Dionisi and Mark Robins hoping for success in the Championship. Ahead of the game, it's our goal to help you find the perfect bet for you. To this end, stats for seventeen major betting market have been laid out below, with head to head (H2H) history and statistically significant form streaks highlighted. The best odds are also given.


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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
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Team To Score First

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Watford
49%
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Draw
27%
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Stoke
24%
--
Watford 1-0
14%
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Draw 1-1
13%
--
Watford 2-0
10%
--
Draw 0-0
10%
--
Watford 2-1
9%
--
Stoke 1-0
9%
--
Stoke 2-1
6%
--
Watford 3-0
5%
--
Watford 3-1
4%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Stoke 2-0
4%
--
Watford 3-2
2%
--
Stoke 3-1
2%
--
Watford 4-0
2%
--
Watford 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
41%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
59%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
41%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
45%
--
BTTS - No
55%
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BTTS - Home Win
18%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
10%
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Home/draw
76%
--
Away/draw
51%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
33%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
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Under 0.5 Goals
10%
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Home DNB
68%
--
Away DNB
43%
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Watford win to nil
31%
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Stoke win to nil
14%
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Win / draw / win Championship table
Won
Draw
Lost
Watford
Stoke
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Charlton330039 
Oct 17
Jan 16
Sep 5
Apr 10
2
Wolves321057 
Dec 29
Oct 24
Apr 17
l
 
4-1F
3
Swansea321047 
Apr 21
Sep 1
l
 
1-2F
Mar 6
4
QPR321037 
Jan 1
Dec 12
Dec 5
Mar 16
5
M'Boro320126 
Nov 7
Jan 30
Oct 13
Feb 17
6
Millwall320116 
Dec 5
Mar 17
Nov 25
May 1
7
West Brom320116 
Apr 10
Sep 5
Dec 12
Jan 1
8
Birmingham312015 
Apr 24
Dec 8
Nov 21
Feb 6
9
Watford312015 
-
-
Feb 13
Sep 12
10
Blackburn311104 
Nov 25
May 1
Jan 26
Nov 3
11
Bolton311104 
Dec 19
Apr 3
Feb 27
Oct 10
12
Bristol C3111-14 
Feb 20
Sep 18
Oct 24
Dec 29
13
Cardiff303003 
Feb 16
Oct 13
Apr 6
Sep 8
14
Sheff Utd303003 
Feb 6
Nov 21
Sep 19
Feb 20
15
Norwich3102-13 
Jan 23
Oct 31
Sep 1
Apr 20
16
Portsmouth3102-13 
Mar 20
Dec 26
Jan 30
Nov 7
17
Lincoln3102-23 
Nov 3
Jan 26
Apr 24
Dec 9
18
Southampton320152 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 6
Mar 3
l
 
3-1A
19
West Ham3021-12 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 17
Mar 13
Nov 28
20
Wrexham3021-12 
Mar 2
d
 
1-1F
Dec 26
Mar 20
21
Derby3012-41 
Mar 13
Nov 28
Jan 16
Oct 17
22
Burnley3012-51 
Oct 10
Feb 27
Apr 3
Dec 19
23
Preston3003-40 
Sep 8
Apr 7
Oct 31
Jan 23
24
Stoke3003-60 
Sep 12
Feb 13
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Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Watford 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Watford1 - 1West Ham
Watford2 - 1Southampton
Watford0 - 4Coventry
Watford0 - 2Sheff Utd
Watford1 - 1Charlton
Watford0 - 0Leicester
Watford3 - 1Wrexham
Watford0 - 2Ipswich
Watford2 - 0Derby
Watford0 - 2Swansea
Watford1 - 1Portsmouth
Watford0 - 2Millwall
Watford3 - 0Birmingham
Watford1 - 0Stoke
Watford1 - 1Sheff Wed
Watford3 - 2Norwich
Watford1 - 1Preston
Watford1 - 1Bristol C
Watford3 - 0M'Boro
Watford2 - 1West Brom
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HWatford1 - 1West Ham
AWatford1 - 1Wrexham
HWatford2 - 1Southampton
HWatford0 - 4Coventry
AWatford1 - 5M'Boro
AWatford0 - 3West Brom
HWatford0 - 2Sheff Utd
AWatford0 - 2Oxford Utd
HWatford1 - 1Charlton
AWatford1 - 2QPR
HWatford0 - 0Leicester
HWatford3 - 1Wrexham
AWatford1 - 3Stoke
AWatford1 - 1Sheff Wed
AWatford2 - 1Bristol C
HWatford0 - 2Ipswich
HWatford2 - 0Derby
AWatford2 - 2Preston
AWatford0 - 1Southampton
AWatford0 - 0Hull
Stoke 24TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
13
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
4
D
2
Lost
14
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Wolves4 - 1Stoke
Southampton3 - 1Stoke
Bristol C2 - 0Stoke
Wrexham2 - 0Stoke
Derby2 - 0Stoke
Preston3 - 1Stoke
Swansea2 - 0Stoke
Coventry2 - 1Stoke
Charlton1 - 0Stoke
West Brom0 - 0Stoke
Birmingham1 - 1Stoke
Norwich0 - 2Stoke
Hull0 - 1Stoke
Watford1 - 0Stoke
Ipswich1 - 0Stoke
Sheff Utd4 - 0Stoke
Leicester2 - 1Stoke
Oxford Utd0 - 3Stoke
Portsmouth0 - 1Stoke
Millwall2 - 0Stoke
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AStoke1 - 4Wolves
AStoke1 - 3Southampton
HStoke1 - 2Swansea
AStoke0 - 2Bristol C
HStoke1 - 3Portsmouth
HStoke1 - 3Millwall
AStoke0 - 2Wrexham
HStoke1 - 1Blackburn
AStoke0 - 2Derby
HStoke2 - 0Sheff Wed
AStoke1 - 3Preston
HStoke3 - 1Watford
HStoke3 - 3Ipswich
AStoke0 - 2Swansea
AStoke1 - 2Coventry
HStoke2 - 1Oxford Utd
HStoke2 - 2Leicester
AStoke0 - 1Charlton
AStoke0 - 0West Brom
HStoke0 - 2Southampton
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Watford since 2003
Watford
Stoke
Goals: Scored
14
13
Games: Scored
9 / 13
8 / 13
Clean sheets
5 / 13
4 / 13
WAT
5
D
2
STK
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Watford
Watford1 - 0
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
11
16
Games: Scored
6 / 13
8 / 13
Clean sheets
5 / 13
7 / 13
WAT
6
D
3
STK
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Stoke
Stoke3 - 1
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

An absolutely dismal PG of just 0.9 should cause concerns for Stoke City fans, as should a 8 Championship games run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

Watford 9th Stoke 24th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Watford will score 1 or more goals
0
41%
1
37%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Stoke scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-13
Watford have scored 13% fewer goals at home than predicted
-39
Stoke have scored 39% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Watford
PG (predicted goals)
Stoke
1.4
0.9
Attack rating
19%
better
WAT
STK
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Games scored2
2
Failed to score0
0
Scored first2
1
Goals scored3
2
Avg. goals scored1
0.7
Avg. shots per game6
5
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for17
14
Avg. XG for0.9
0.9
KickOff rating
+19%
Defence rating
42%
better
WAT
STK
view stats
Games conceded2
2
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
1
Goals conceded2
5
Avg. goals conceded0.7
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded6
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded10
3
Conversion rate against11%
29%
Avg. XG against1.8
1.8
KickOff rating
+42%

Watford v Stoke Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Watford Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3212
F RavagliaA. NabizadaO TraoréO. Maamma
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Ravaglia GLK3
-
J Zemura DEF3
-
O Traoré DEF31
-
K Keben DEF3
1
-
M Pollock DEF3
1
-
M Payero MID3
1
-
E Kayembe MID3
-
H Kyprianou MID3
1
-
E Bove MID3
1
-
A. Nabizada FWD32
1
-
I Bravo FWD31
-
R Vata FWD3
-
O. Maamma FWD3
2
-
M. Doumbia FWD3
1
-
L Kjerrumgaard FWD21
-
M Bola DEF1
-
A. Eames DEF1
-
M Adu-Poku FWD1
-
Stoke Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3112
V JohanssonE BocatT RigoS Gallagher
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
V Johansson GLK3
-
E Bocat DEF31
-
B Wilmot DEF3
-
E Galbraith MID31
1
-
D. Soumaré MID3
-
T Rigo MID31
-
J. Bae MID3
1
-
S Thomas FWD3
1
-
R Bozenik FWD3
-
S Gallagher FWD311
2
-
B Johnson DEF2
-
M Lawal DEF2
1
-
M Taloverov DEF2
1
-
S Ingelsson MID2
1
1
G Hirst FWD2
-
M Manhoef FWD2
-
L. Graham DEF1
1
-
B Gibson DEF1
-
English Championship match betting previews, predictions and odds
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Lincoln v Blackburn
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Stoke v Norwich
Tue 1st Sep, 20:00
Birmingham v Southampton
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QPR v Cardiff
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Millwall v Wrexham
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Burnley v M'Boro
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Burnley v Bristol C
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Birmingham v Wolves
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Wrexham v Burnley
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Cardiff v Stoke
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Watford v Preston
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Southampton v Swansea
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Bolton v West Ham
Tue 8th Sep, 20:00
Norwich v Birmingham
Wed 9th Sep, 19:45
Derby v West Brom
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Charlton v QPR
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West Ham v Wrexham
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Bolton v Cardiff
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Derby v Birmingham
Sat 12th Sep, 12:30
West Brom v QPR
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Blackburn v Millwall
Sat 12th Sep, 15:00
Preston v Lincoln
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Swansea v Burnley
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Southampton v Bristol C
Sat 12th Sep, 15:00
M'Boro v Norwich
Sat 12th Sep, 15:00
Charlton v Portsmouth
Sat 12th Sep, 15:00
Watford v Stoke
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Sheff Utd v Wolves
Sun 13th Sep, 12:00