Watford vs Stoke City

Watford

1 - 2

Stoke City

🕒 Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Lewis Smith 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 7

Regular Season Table

Watford 17 · Stoke City 12

Referee Stats

Lewis Smith

4 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.00
Reds avg	0.25
Penalties avg	0.50
Over 4.5 cards	25%
Home wins	50%
Draws	0%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Stoke City outshot their opponent (6-18).
Stoke City controlled possession (60%).
Stoke City had the sharper finishing (2-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-1-1

Goals For / Against

6 / 5

Avg: 1.50 / 1.25

Points

Avg: 1.75

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Stoke City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-1-2

Goals For / Against

5 / 9

Avg: 1.25 / 2.25

Points

Avg: 1.00

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

1.75

PPG

1.00

1.50

1.25

2.25

75%

O2.5

75%

100%

BTTS

100%

50%

Score 1st

75%

League-position context

Watford rank17th

Stoke City rank12th

Watford points8

Stoke City points10

Watford: #17 · 8 pts · GD -2

6 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Stoke City: #12 · 10 pts · GD +0

4 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Watford last 5 home

L W D W

Points7/12

Weighted index47

Goals6-5

Record2-1-1

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Stoke City last 5 away

W D L L

Points4/12

Weighted index50

Goals5-9

Record1-1-2

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.575%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.575%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 25%

Stoke City trend breakdown

Over 2.575%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.575%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 50%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home100%

Watford clean sheet at home0%

Stoke City score away100%

Stoke City clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first50%

Watford win after scoring first50%

Stoke City score first75%

Stoke City win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 50% · Stoke City 0%

Avg first goal minute: Watford 15.5' · Stoke City 24.3'

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.50 vs 1.61

Watford concede at home1.25 vs 1.24

Stoke City score away1.25 vs 1.24

Stoke City concede away2.25 vs 1.61

Watford score 7% below league average, while Stoke City score 1% above league average.

Defensive side: Watford are 1% above league average at home, and Stoke City are 39% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Watford goal timing (home)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

31-45 0

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

0-15 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Stoke City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

46-60 2

0-15 1

31-45 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

16-30 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

40%

60%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

380

545

Passes Accurate

304

476

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

19'

19' Iker Bravo

33'

33' El Hadji Djibril Soumaré

42' ↑↓

↑↓

42' ⇄ J. Zemura

1st substitution · For: O. Traoré

45+4' ⚽

⚽

45+4' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. McGlynn

Normal Goal

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

E. Bocat

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Cissé

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ S. Mavididi

2nd substitution · For: R. Vata

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ O. Maamma

3rd substitution · For: Amin Nabizada

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ L. Cissé

1st substitution · For: G. Hirst

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ Iker Bravo

4th substitution · For: L. Kjerrumgaard

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ E. Bocat

2nd substitution · For: L. Bombino

82'

82' G. Hirst

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ J. McGlynn

3rd substitution · For: B. Pearson

90+1' ⚽

⚽

90+1' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

Amin Nabizada

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Kayembe

90+3'

90+3' Amin Nabizada

Watford vs Stoke City 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Stoke City beat Watford 2-1 on Saturday, 12 September 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Lewis Smith. It was played at Vicarage Road.

First half: Iker Bravo received a yellow card for Watford at 19'. El Hadji Djibril Soumaré received a yellow card for Stoke City at 33'. Watford made their 1st substitution at 42', with J. Zemura replacing O. Traoré. Stoke City took the lead at 45+4' when J. McGlynn scored, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Stoke City extended the lead at 57' when E. Bocat scored, with the assist credited to L. Cissé, making the score 0-2. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 58', with S. Mavididi replacing R. Vata. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 58', with O. Maamma replacing Amin Nabizada. Stoke City made their 1st substitution at 65', with L. Cissé replacing G. Hirst. Watford made their 4th substitution at 69', with Iker Bravo replacing L. Kjerrumgaard. Stoke City made their 2nd substitution at 80', with E. Bocat replacing L. Bombino. G. Hirst received a yellow card for Stoke City at 82'. Stoke City made their 3rd substitution at 90', with J. McGlynn replacing B. Pearson. Watford scored late to reduce the deficit at 90+1' when Amin Nabizada scored, with the assist credited to E. Kayembe, making the score 1-2. Amin Nabizada received a yellow card for Watford at 90+3'.

Watford used 4 substitutions while Stoke City used 3 substitutions. Watford got 2 yellow cards, while Stoke City got 2 yellow cards.