Watford vs Stoke City

0 - 1
🕒 Sat, 28 Oct 2017 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Michael Oliver 🔁 Regular Season - 10 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 10
Regular Season Table
Watford 14 · Stoke City 19
Referee Stats
30 matches · 3.47 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.47
Reds avg 0.17
Penalties avg 0.17
Over 4.5 cards 30%
Home wins 30%
Draws 33%
Away wins 37%
How the match was won
  • Watford outshot their opponent (15-6).
  • Watford controlled possession (70%).
  • Stoke City had the sharper finishing (0-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

27 / 31
Avg: 1.42 / 1.63

Points

27
Avg: 1.42

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

4
Stoke City (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 2-7-10

Goals For / Against

15 / 38
Avg: 0.79 / 2.00

Points

13
Avg: 0.68

Clean Sheets

3

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

1.42
PPG
0.68
1.42
GF
0.79
1.63
GA
2.00
63%
O2.5
53%
63%
BTTS
58%
53%
Score 1st
37%

League-position context

Watford rank14th
Stoke City rank19th
Watford points41
Stoke City points33
Watford: #14 · 41 pts · GD -20
40 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Stoke City: #19 · 33 pts · GD -33
48 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.
8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Watford last 5 home

W D L D W
Points8/15
Weighted index53
Goals6-5
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.

Stoke City last 5 away

W D D L D
Points6/15
Weighted index51
Goals3-5
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 2.563%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Stoke City trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home79%
Watford clean sheet at home26%
Stoke City score away63%
Stoke City clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first53%
Watford win after scoring first50%
Stoke City score first37%
Stoke City win after scoring first14%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 43% · Stoke City 30%
Avg first goal minute: Watford 31.7' · Stoke City 35.0'

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.42 vs 1.53
Watford concede at home1.63 vs 1.15
Stoke City score away0.79 vs 1.15
Stoke City concede away2.00 vs 1.53
Watford score 7% below league average, while Stoke City score 31% below league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 42% above league average at home, and Stoke City are 31% 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: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
0-15 6
61-75 4
31-45 3
46-60 2
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 8
76-90+ 8
31-45 7
46-60 4
61-75 4
0-15 1

Stoke City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 4
46-60 4
16-30 3
76-90+ 3
0-15 1
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
46-60 8
76-90+ 8
0-15 5
16-30 5
31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
0
2
Total Shots
15
6
Shots off Goal
7
3
Blocked Shots
8
1
Shots Inside Box
11
2
Shots Outside Box
4
4
Ball Possession
70%
30%
Corner Kicks
8
1
Fouls
10
9
Offsides
4
2
Yellow Cards
4
4
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
0
Total Passes
561
249
Passes Accurate
456
150
Passes %
81%
60%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
4
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
2
Away
2
16'
16' Goal · 0-1
Darren Fletcher
Normal Goal · Assist: X. Shaqiri
57'
57' Kiko Femenía
58'
58' É. Capoue
1st substitution · For: A. Gray
62'
62' E. Choupo-Moting
76'
76' Richarlison
78'
78' Ramadan Sobhi
1st substitution · For: S. Berahino
80'
80' A. Carrillo
2nd substitution · For: W. Hughes
85'
85' X. Shaqiri
87'
87' A. Doucouré
87'
87' M. Diouf
88'
88' X. Shaqiri
2nd substitution · For: Charles Graham Adam
90'
90' T. Deeney
90'
90' J. Allen

Watford vs Stoke City 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Stoke City beat Watford 1-0 on Saturday, 28 October 2017 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Michael Oliver. It was played at Vicarage Road.

First half: Stoke City took the lead at 16' when Darren Fletcher scored, with the assist credited to X. Shaqiri, making the score 0-1.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Kiko Femenía received a yellow card for Watford at 57'. Watford made their 1st substitution at 58', with É. Capoue replacing A. Gray. E. Choupo-Moting received a yellow card for Stoke City at 62'. Richarlison received a yellow card for Watford at 76'. Stoke City made their 1st substitution at 78', with Ramadan Sobhi replacing S. Berahino. Watford made their 2nd substitution at 80', with A. Carrillo replacing W. Hughes. X. Shaqiri received a yellow card for Stoke City at 85'. A. Doucouré received a yellow card for Watford at 87'. M. Diouf received a yellow card for Stoke City at 87'. Stoke City made their 2nd substitution at 88', with X. Shaqiri replacing Charles Graham Adam. T. Deeney received a yellow card for Watford at 90'. J. Allen received a yellow card for Stoke City at 90'.

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

How the match was won

  • Watford outshot their opponent (15-6).
  • Watford controlled possession (70%).
  • Stoke City had the sharper finishing (0-2 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