Stoke City vs Watford

Stoke City

3 - 1

Watford

🕒 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 bet365 Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Leigh Doughty 🔁 Regular Season - 38 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 38

Regular Season Table

Stoke City 17 · Watford 16

Referee Stats

Leigh Doughty

18 matches · 2.61 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.61
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.11
Over 4.5 cards	28%
Home wins	39%
Draws	17%
Away wins	44%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (19-15).
Watford controlled possession (56%).
Stoke City had the sharper finishing (12-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Stoke City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-8

Goals For / Against

34 / 28

Avg: 1.48 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.43

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Watford (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-8-11

Goals For / Against

23 / 38

Avg: 1.00 / 1.65

Points

Avg: 0.87

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.43

PPG

0.87

1.48

1.00

1.22

1.65

57%

O2.5

52%

61%

BTTS

65%

17%

Score 1st

League-position context

Stoke City rank17th

Watford rank16th

Stoke City points55

Watford points57

Stoke City: #17 · 55 pts · GD -5

29 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Watford: #16 · 57 pts · GD -12

27 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Stoke City last 5 home

L L D W W

Points7/15

Weighted index27

Goals8-8

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Watford last 5 away

Points0/15

Weighted index0

Goals3-15

Record0-0-5

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Stoke City trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 4%

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Stoke City score at home78%

Stoke City clean sheet at home26%

Watford score away70%

Watford clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

Stoke City score first17%

Stoke City win after scoring first75%

Watford score first9%

Watford win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Stoke City 25% · Watford 14%

Avg first goal minute: Stoke City 24.8' · Watford 16.5'

Vs league average

Stoke City score at home1.48 vs 1.40

Stoke City concede at home1.22 vs 1.20

Watford score away1.00 vs 1.20

Watford concede away1.65 vs 1.40

Stoke City score 6% above league average, while Watford score 17% below league average.

Defensive side: Stoke City are 1% above league average at home, and Watford are 18% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Stoke City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 4

76-90+ 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 4

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

Watford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

46-60 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

61-75 5

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

44%

56%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

313

389

Passes Accurate

225

305

Passes %

72%

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17'

17' T. Rigo

28' ⚽

⚽

28' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Manhoef

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Smit

50'

50' S. Thomas

51'

51' N. Mendy

60'

60' M. Talovierov

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Vivaldo Semedo

1st substitution · For: N. Irankunda

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ E. Bocat

1st substitution · For: B. Gibson

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ M. Smit

2nd substitution · For: S. Gallagher

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ T. Ince

2nd substitution · For: J. Lawson

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ N. Mendy

3rd substitution · For: P. Ekwah

72'

72' Tommy Simkin

77' ⚽

⚽

77' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

M. Manhoef

Normal Goal

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ M. Manhoef

3rd substitution · For: J. Rak-Sakyi

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Bae Jun-Ho

4th substitution · For: B. Pearson

81' ⚽

⚽

81' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

N. Irankunda

Normal Goal · Assist: G. Chakvetadze

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ S. Nzonzi

5th substitution · For: T. Seko

85' ⚽

⚽

85' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

S. Gallagher

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Thomas

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ S. Mfuni

4th substitution · For: E. Bove

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ I. Louza

5th substitution · For: L. Kjerrumgaard

90+3'

90+3' N. Irankunda

Stoke City vs Watford 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Stoke City beat Watford 3-1 on Saturday, 14 March 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Leigh Doughty. It was played at bet365 Stadium.

First half: T. Rigo received a yellow card for Stoke City at 17'. Stoke City took the lead at 28' when M. Manhoef scored, with the assist credited to M. Smit, making the score 1-0.

Second half: S. Thomas received a yellow card for Stoke City at 50'. N. Mendy received a yellow card for Watford at 51'. M. Talovierov received a yellow card for Stoke City at 60'. Watford made their 1st substitution at 62', with Vivaldo Semedo replacing N. Irankunda. Stoke City made their 1st substitution at 70', with E. Bocat replacing B. Gibson. Stoke City made their 2nd substitution at 71', with M. Smit replacing S. Gallagher. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 71', with T. Ince replacing J. Lawson. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 71', with N. Mendy replacing P. Ekwah. Tommy Simkin received a yellow card for Stoke City at 72'. Stoke City extended the lead at 77' when M. Manhoef scored, making the score 2-0. Stoke City made their 3rd substitution at 79', with M. Manhoef replacing J. Rak-Sakyi. Stoke City made their 4th substitution at 79', with Bae Jun-Ho replacing B. Pearson. Watford reduced the deficit at 81' when N. Irankunda scored, with the assist credited to G. Chakvetadze, making the score 2-1. Stoke City made their 5th substitution at 83', with S. Nzonzi replacing T. Seko. Stoke City extended the lead at 85' when S. Gallagher scored, with the assist credited to S. Thomas, making the score 3-1. Watford made their 4th substitution at 86', with S. Mfuni replacing E. Bove. Watford made their 5th substitution at 86', with I. Louza replacing L. Kjerrumgaard. N. Irankunda received a yellow card for Watford at 90+3'.

Stoke City used 5 substitutions while Watford used 5 substitutions. Stoke City got 4 yellow cards, while Watford got 2 yellow cards.