Watford vs Stoke City

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🕒 Mon, 08 May 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Lewis Smith 🔁 Regular Season - 46 🏁 match finished
Season
2022-2023 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 46
Regular Season Table
Watford 11 · Stoke City 16
Referee Stats
1 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 100%
Draws 0%
Away wins 0%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (13-15).
  • Stoke City controlled possession (56%).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 11-6-6

Goals For / Against

35 / 23
Avg: 1.52 / 1.00

Points

39
Avg: 1.70

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

4
Stoke City (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

30 / 27
Avg: 1.30 / 1.17

Points

30
Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.70
PPG
1.30
1.52
GF
1.30
1.00
GA
1.17
43%
O2.5
43%
48%
BTTS
48%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Watford rank11th
Stoke City rank16th
Watford points63
Stoke City points53
Watford: #11 · 63 pts · GD +3
28 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Stoke City: #16 · 53 pts · GD +1
38 pts off the top 2. 15 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Watford last 5 home

W L W L D
Points7/15
Weighted index56
Goals8-7
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.

Stoke City last 5 away

L D D W D
Points6/15
Weighted index31
Goals6-4
Record1-3-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 26%

Stoke City trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home83%
Watford clean sheet at home43%
Stoke City score away70%
Stoke City clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

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

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.52 vs 1.32
Watford concede at home1.00 vs 1.11
Stoke City score away1.30 vs 1.11
Stoke City concede away1.17 vs 1.32
Watford score 15% above league average, while Stoke City score 18% above league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 10% below league average at home, and Stoke City are 11% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.00
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Watford goal timing (home)

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

Stoke City goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
7
Total Shots
13
15
Shots off Goal
5
6
Blocked Shots
2
2
Shots Inside Box
10
9
Shots Outside Box
3
6
Ball Possession
44%
56%
Corner Kicks
6
6
Fouls
13
17
Offsides
3
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
7
4
Total Passes
382
488
Passes Accurate
299
390
Passes %
78%
80%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games10
Home Wins6
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals5 (50.0%)
BTTS4 (40.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins4
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (40.0%)
BTTS2 (40.0%)

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