Stoke City v Watford Tips, Predictions and Odds
Stoke City host Watford in matchday 26 of the Championship on Friday 22nd January, 7:45pm at bet365 Stadium. The hosts currently sit in 8th place in the table having lost against Watford 1-2 last time out, while the visitors are in 4th after their 1-2 win against Stoke City.
PREDICTIONS & ODDS:
WIN/DRAW/WIN KEY STATISTICS:
| LEAGUE TABLE + Win/Draw/Win | ||||
| Stoke | Scores | Watford | ||
| HOME | AWAY | TEAM | PLD | W | D | L | GD | PTS | HOME | AWAY | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2-3 | 4-1 | Norwich | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 70 | 1-0 | Apr 20 | ||||
3-2 | 2-1 | Brentford | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 63 | 1-1 | May 1 | ||||
1-2 | 3-2 | Watford A | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 60 | - | - | ||||
Mar 3 | 2-0 | Swansea | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 59 | May 8 | 2-1 | ||||
0-0 | 0-3 | Reading | 33 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 54 | Apr 10 | 1-0 | ||||
0-1 | May 8 | Bournemouth | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 52 | 1-1 | 1-0 | ||||
2-2 | 2-0 | Barnsley | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 51 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||||
1-2 | Mar 16 | Cardiff | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 50 | 0-1 | Mar 13 | ||||
1-0 | Mar 13 | M'Boro | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 47 | 1-0 | Apr 5 | ||||
- | - | Stoke H | 33 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 45 | 3-2 | 1-2 | ||||
0-2 | Apr 2 | Bristol C | 33 | 14 | 3 | 16 | -9 | 45 | 6-0 | 0-0 | ||||
Apr 5 | 0-0 | Millwall | 33 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 43 | Apr 24 | 0-0 | ||||
Apr 17 | 0-1 | Preston | 33 | 13 | 4 | 16 | -5 | 43 | 4-1 | 0-1 | ||||
3-0 | 0-2 | Luton | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 41 | 1-0 | Apr 17 | ||||
1-0 | 1-1 | Blackburn | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 40 | 3-1 | 2-3 | ||||
1-1 | Apr 24 | Nottm Forest | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 40 | Mar 6 | 0-0 | ||||
May 1 | 0-0 | QPR | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | -5 | 40 | 1-2 | 1-1 | ||||
Mar 20 | 0-0 | Derby | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 38 | 2-1 | 0-1 | ||||
4-3 | 1-1 | Huddersfield | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | -12 | 36 | 2-0 | 2-0 | ||||
Apr 21 | 0-0 | Coventry | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | -14 | 35 | 3-2 | 0-0 | ||||
1-1 | Apr 10 | Birmingham | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | -16 | 34 | Mar 20 | 0-1 | ||||
1-0 | 3-3 | Rotherham | 31 | 8 | 5 | 18 | -9 | 29 | 2-0 | Mar 16 | ||||
1-0 | 0-0 | Sheff Wed | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | -15 | 28 | Apr 2 | 0-0 | ||||
Mar 6 | 0-1 | Wycombe | 32 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -30 | 23 | Mar 3 | 1-1 |
| Games scored | 23 | 23 | |
| Failed to score | 10 | 10 | |
| Scored first | 16 | 22 | |
| Goals scored | 38 | 43 | |
| Avg. scored | 1.2 | 1.3 | |
| Shots per game | 10.0 | 11.0 | |
| Shots per goal | 8.0 | 8.0 | |
| Conversion rate | 12% | 12% | |
| KickOff rating |
| Games conceded | 18 | 18 | |
| Clean sheets | 15 | 15 | |
| Conceded first | 11 | 6 | |
| Goals conceded | 37 | 24 | |
| Avg. conceded | 1.1 | 0.7 | |
| Shots per game | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Shots per goal | 9.0 | 14.0 | |
| Conversion rate | 12% | 7% | |
| KickOff rating |
PREDICTIONS & ODDS:
CORRECT SCORE KEY STATISTICS:
Stoke have scored 2 goals or more in 9 of their last 20 home games. Watford have conceded at least 2 goals in 7 of their last 20 away games.
Stoke have conceded 1 goal or less in 12 of their last 20 home league games. Watford have scored 1 goal or less in 18 of their last 20 away league games
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BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE KEY STATISTICS
45% of Stoke's last 20 home league games have ended with Both teams scoring. They won 4, drew 2 and lost 3 of those games.
35% of Watford's last 20 away league games ended with both teams scoring, they won 0, drew 4 and lost 3 of those games.
The last time Stoke failed to score at home in the league was a 0-1 loss to Bournemouth in January this year.
The last time Watford kept a clean sheet away in the league was in a 1-0 win against Birmingham in December 2020.
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OVER/UNDER 2.5 GOALS KEY STATISTICS
Stoke's last 20 home league games have averaged 2.9 goals a game. Watford's last 20 away league games have averaged 1.9 goals a game.
Stoke have scored on average at home in the league 1.7 goals a game and conceded on average 1.2 goals.
Watford have scored on average away in the league 0.7 goals a game and conceded on average 1.3 goals
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PREDICTIONS:
LAST MATCH KEY STATISTICS
Stoke City's last starting line-up was:
| GLK: | Josef Bursik |
| DEF: | Harry Souttar, Rhys Norrington Davies, Nathan Collins, James Chester |
| MID: | Joe Allen, James McClean, Nick Powell, Sam Clucas, John Mikel Obi |
| FWD: | Jack Clarke |
In the Championship this season, this Stoke City XI has played 152 matches and scored 12 goals.
This Championship line-up has 398 all-time Championship appearances and 51 goals.
Watford's last starting line-up was:
| GLK: | Daniel Bachmann |
| DEF: | William Troost-Ekong, Kiko Femenia, Francisco Sierralta, Adam Masina |
| MID: | Tom Cleverley, Will Hughes, Nathaniel Chalobah |
| FWD: | Ismaila Sarr, Joao Pedro, Troy Deeney |
In the Championship this season, this Watford XI has played 141 matches and scored 23 goals.
This Championship line-up has 364 all-time Championship appearances and 114 goals.
Stoke have won 55% of their last 20 home league games and Watford have lost 55% of their last 20 away league games.
The last time Watford won away in the league was 3 games ago against Birmingham. The last time Stoke lost a home league game was 1 match ago against Bournemouth.
Stoke last kept a clean sheet at home 3 games ago, and have kept 7 clean sheets in their last 20 home games. Watford last failed to score away in the league 2 games ago and have missed the net in 10 of their last 20 away league games.
Of the 11 league games Stoke has won at home, they scored first 10 times. Of the 11 away games Watford has lost, they conceded first 9 times.
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