Stoke City vs Watford

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🕒 Sat, 19 Aug 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 bet365 Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ James Bell 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished
Season
2023-2024 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 3
Regular Season Table
Stoke City 18 · Watford 15
Referee Stats
18 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 56%
Draws 17%
Away wins 28%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (13-10).
  • Watford controlled possession (58%).

Team Overview

Stoke City (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-6-9

Goals For / Against

24 / 27
Avg: 1.04 / 1.17

Points

30
Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

10
Watford (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-8-8

Goals For / Against

29 / 33
Avg: 1.26 / 1.43

Points

29
Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.30
PPG
1.26
1.04
GF
1.26
1.17
GA
1.43
43%
O2.5
48%
30%
BTTS
52%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Stoke City rank18th
Watford rank15th
Stoke City points56
Watford points56
Stoke City: #18 · 56 pts · GD -11
40 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Watford: #15 · 56 pts · GD +0
40 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
0-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Stoke City last 5 home

W W D D L
Points8/15
Weighted index71
Goals10-6
Record2-2-1
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

L L D D W
Points5/15
Weighted index18
Goals6-8
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Stoke City trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS30%
BTTS + O2.522%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 30%

Scoring reliability

Stoke City score at home57%
Stoke City clean sheet at home39%
Watford score away65%
Watford clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Stoke City score first0%
Stoke City win after scoring first0%
Watford score first0%
Watford win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Stoke City 0% · Watford 0%

Vs league average

Stoke City score at home1.04 vs 1.48
Stoke City concede at home1.17 vs 1.20
Watford score away1.26 vs 1.20
Watford concede away1.43 vs 1.48
Stoke City score 30% below league average, while Watford score 5% above league average.
Defensive side: Stoke City are 2% below league average at home, and Watford are 3% below 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)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Watford goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
3
Total Shots
13
10
Shots off Goal
4
4
Blocked Shots
7
3
Shots Inside Box
7
4
Shots Outside Box
6
6
Ball Possession
42%
58%
Corner Kicks
7
2
Fouls
21
10
Offsides
0
3
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
1
Total Passes
316
460
Passes Accurate
217
376
Passes %
69%
82%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games10
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals5 (50.0%)
BTTS4 (40.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals3 (60.0%)
BTTS2 (40.0%)

Stoke City vs Watford Head-to-Head History by Season