Watford vs Stoke City

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🕒 Sat, 19 Mar 2016 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Craig Pawson 🔁 Regular Season - 31 🏁 match finished
Season
2015-2016 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 31
Regular Season Table
Watford 13 · Stoke City 9
Referee Stats
28 matches · 3.14 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.14
Reds avg 0.07
Penalties avg 0.18
Over 4.5 cards 25%
Home wins 32%
Draws 50%
Away wins 18%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (9-9).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
  • Stoke City had the sharper finishing (4-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

20 / 19
Avg: 1.05 / 1.00

Points

24
Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

7
Stoke City (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 6-5-8

Goals For / Against

19 / 31
Avg: 1.00 / 1.63

Points

23
Avg: 1.21

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.26
PPG
1.21
1.05
GF
1.00
1.00
GA
1.63
47%
O2.5
53%
42%
BTTS
47%
26%
Score 1st
42%

League-position context

Watford rank13th
Stoke City rank9th
Watford points45
Stoke City points51
Watford: #13 · 45 pts · GD -10
26 pts off the top 2. 15 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Stoke City: #9 · 51 pts · GD -14
20 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Watford last 5 home

D W D L L
Points5/15
Weighted index44
Goals7-8
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 last 5 away

L L L W D
Points4/15
Weighted index16
Goals5-12
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS42%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.547%
Also: Over 0.5 79% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 16%

Stoke City trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home63%
Watford clean sheet at home42%
Stoke City score away63%
Stoke City clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first26%
Watford win after scoring first100%
Stoke City score first42%
Stoke City win after scoring first75%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 30% · Stoke City 22%
Avg first goal minute: Watford 35.4' · Stoke City 18.6'

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.05 vs 1.49
Watford concede at home1.00 vs 1.21
Stoke City score away1.00 vs 1.21
Stoke City concede away1.63 vs 1.49
Watford score 29% below league average, while Stoke City score 17% below league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 17% below league average at home, and Stoke City are 9% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.40
BTTS20%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 1.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Watford goal timing (home)

1H scored: 26% 2H scored: 74% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
76-90+ 6
0-15 2
31-45 2
16-30 1
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
61-75 5
16-30 3
76-90+ 3
0-15 1
31-45 1

Stoke City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
0-15 4
16-30 4
46-60 4
31-45 1
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 7
31-45 6
46-60 6
76-90+ 6
16-30 4
0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
6
Total Shots
9
9
Shots off Goal
4
2
Blocked Shots
1
1
Shots Inside Box
6
3
Shots Outside Box
3
6
Ball Possession
52%
48%
Corner Kicks
9
2
Fouls
0
0
Offsides
2
4
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
4
3
Total Passes
454
432
Passes Accurate
327
315
Passes %
72%
73%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
2
18'
18' Goal · 0-1
J. Walters
Normal Goal · Assist: P. Bardsley
41'
41' É. Capoue
45'
45' A. Nyom
51'
51' Goal · 0-2
Joselu
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Walters
55'
55' José Jurado
1st substitution · For: N. Amrabat
55'
55' V. Behrami
2nd substitution · For: A. Guédioura
76'
76' J. Walters
76'
76' N. Aké
3rd substitution · For: I. Anya
83'
83' A. Guédioura
84'
84' M. Arnautović
1st substitution · For: S. Ireland
84'
84' I. Afellay
2nd substitution · For: M. Diouf
86'
86' Goal · 1-2
T. Deeney
Normal Goal · Assist: I. Anya

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

Stoke City beat Watford 2-1 on Saturday, 19 March 2016 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Craig Pawson. It was played at Vicarage Road.

First half: Stoke City took the lead at 18' when J. Walters scored, with the assist credited to P. Bardsley, making the score 0-1. É. Capoue received a yellow card for Watford at 41'. A. Nyom received a yellow card for Watford at 45'.

Second half: Stoke City extended the lead at 51' when Joselu scored, with the assist credited to J. Walters, making the score 0-2. Watford made their 1st substitution at 55', with José Jurado replacing N. Amrabat. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 55', with V. Behrami replacing A. Guédioura. J. Walters received a yellow card for Stoke City at 76'. Watford made their 3rd substitution at 76', with N. Aké replacing I. Anya. A. Guédioura received a yellow card for Watford at 83'. Stoke City made their 1st substitution at 84', with M. Arnautović replacing S. Ireland. Stoke City made their 2nd substitution at 84', with I. Afellay replacing M. Diouf. Watford reduced the deficit at 86' when T. Deeney scored, with the assist credited to I. Anya, making the score 1-2.

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

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (9-9).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
  • Stoke City had the sharper finishing (4-6 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals1 (16.7%)
BTTS1 (16.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals1 (33.3%)
BTTS1 (33.3%)

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