Stoke City vs Watford

2 - 0
🕒 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 20:00 Europe/London 📍 bet365 Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Neil Swarbrick 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished
Season
2016-2017 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 20
Regular Season Table
Stoke City 13 · Watford 17
Referee Stats
24 matches · 3.75 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.75
Reds avg 0.04
Penalties avg 0.21
Over 4.5 cards 29%
Home wins 46%
Draws 17%
Away wins 38%
How the match was won
  • Stoke City outshot their opponent (16-9).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
  • Stoke City had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Stoke City (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-6-6

Goals For / Against

24 / 24
Avg: 1.26 / 1.26

Points

27
Avg: 1.42

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

4
Watford (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 3-3-13

Goals For / Against

15 / 39
Avg: 0.79 / 2.05

Points

12
Avg: 0.63

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

11

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.42
PPG
0.63
1.26
GF
0.79
1.26
GA
2.05
42%
O2.5
42%
53%
BTTS
37%
58%
Score 1st
26%

League-position context

Stoke City rank13th
Watford rank17th
Stoke City points44
Watford points40
Stoke City: #13 · 44 pts · GD -15
42 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Watford: #17 · 40 pts · GD -28
46 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts from safety.
4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Stoke City last 5 home

L D W L L
Points4/15
Weighted index29
Goals6-9
Record1-1-3
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.

Watford last 5 away

L L L L L
Points0/15
Weighted index0
Goals3-14
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 2.542%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 11%

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.542%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Stoke City score at home79%
Stoke City clean sheet at home37%
Watford score away42%
Watford clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Stoke City score first58%
Stoke City win after scoring first64%
Watford score first26%
Watford win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Stoke City 17% · Watford 8%
Avg first goal minute: Stoke City 31.3' · Watford 33.0'

Vs league average

Stoke City score at home1.26 vs 1.60
Stoke City concede at home1.26 vs 1.20
Watford score away0.79 vs 1.20
Watford concede away2.05 vs 1.60
Stoke City score 21% below league average, while Watford score 34% below league average.
Defensive side: Stoke City are 5% above league average at home, and Watford are 28% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.40
BTTS20%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 1.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Stoke City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
46-60 5
61-75 5
0-15 4
16-30 2
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
46-60 5
61-75 4
16-30 3
31-45 3
0-15 2

Watford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
61-75 5
0-15 3
16-30 2
31-45 1
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 14
31-45 11
76-90+ 6
16-30 4
61-75 2
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
2
Total Shots
16
9
Shots off Goal
7
4
Blocked Shots
4
3
Shots Inside Box
11
5
Shots Outside Box
5
4
Ball Possession
54%
46%
Corner Kicks
7
6
Fouls
10
15
Offsides
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
3
Total Passes
399
352
Passes Accurate
296
237
Passes %
74%
67%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
2
Away
3
19'
19' M. Diouf
45+3'
45+3' Goal · 1-0
R. Shawcross
Normal Goal · Assist: Charles Graham Adam
46'
46' V. Behrami
1st substitution · For: O. Ighalo
49'
49' Goal · 2-0
P. Crouch
Normal Goal · Assist: Charles Graham Adam
68'
68' M. Diouf
1st substitution · For: I. Afellay
69'
69' A. Guédioura
2nd substitution · For: J. Sinclair
76'
76' A. Doucouré
81'
81' S. Prödl
3rd substitution · For: M. Folivi
84'
84' Charles Graham Adam
2nd substitution · For: G. Whelan
90'
90' C. Kabasele

Stoke City vs Watford 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Stoke City beat Watford 2-0 on Tuesday, 03 January 2017 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Neil Swarbrick. It was played at bet365 Stadium.

First half: M. Diouf received a yellow card for Stoke City at 19'. Stoke City took the lead at 45+3' when R. Shawcross scored, with the assist credited to Charles Graham Adam, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Watford made their 1st substitution at 46', with V. Behrami replacing O. Ighalo. Stoke City extended the lead at 49' when P. Crouch scored, with the assist credited to Charles Graham Adam, making the score 2-0. Stoke City made their 1st substitution at 68', with M. Diouf replacing I. Afellay. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 69', with A. Guédioura replacing J. Sinclair. A. Doucouré received a yellow card for Watford at 76'. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 81', with S. Prödl replacing M. Folivi. Stoke City made their 2nd substitution at 84', with Charles Graham Adam replacing G. Whelan. C. Kabasele received a yellow card for Watford at 90'.

Stoke City used 2 substitutions while Watford used 3 substitutions. Stoke City got 1 yellow card, while Watford got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Stoke City outshot their opponent (16-9).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
  • Stoke City had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins4
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (16.7%)
BTTS1 (16.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

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