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Stevenage
EFL Cup | First Round
Aug 8, 2023 at 7.45pm UK
The Lamex Stadium
Watford logo

Stevenage
2 - 1
Watford

March (43')
Forster-Caskey (5'), Presley (60'), Freeman (65')
FT
(aet)
Issouf Bayo (6')
Sierralta (46'), Hoedt (59'), Kone (67'), Livermore (82'), Kayembe (90+10')
Stevenage win 4-3 on penalties

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Stevenage and Watford, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Northampton 0-1 Stevenage
Saturday, August 5 at 3pm in League One
Last Game: Watford 4-0 QPR
Saturday, August 5 at 3pm in Championship

We say: Stevenage 0-2 Watford

Watford's side will be very different to the one that started against QPR on Saturday, but Stevenage will also not be at full strength on Tuesday evening. There is a big difference in terms of quality between the two squads, and we are expecting the visitors to comfortably progress to the second round of the competition. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Stevenage win with a probability of 40.75%. A win for Watford had a probability of 32.5% and a draw had a probability of 26.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Stevenage win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.56%) and 2-0 (7.3%). The likeliest Watford win was 0-1 (9.43%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.71%).

Result
StevenageDrawWatford
40.75% (-0.009999999999998 -0.01) 26.75% (0.0030000000000001 0) 32.5% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Both teams to score 51.12% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
46.15% (-0.009999999999998 -0.01)53.84% (0.0080000000000027 0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.69% (-0.0070000000000014 -0.01)75.31% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Stevenage Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.01% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)25.99% (0.0079999999999991 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.99% (-0.012 -0.01)61.01% (0.012 0.01)
Watford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.07%30.93% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.78%67.22% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)
Score Analysis
    Stevenage 40.75%
    Watford 32.5%
    Draw 26.75%
StevenageDrawWatford
1-0 @ 10.83%
2-1 @ 8.56% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)
2-0 @ 7.3% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-1 @ 3.85% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-0 @ 3.28% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-2 @ 2.26% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-1 @ 1.3%
4-0 @ 1.1% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 2.28%
Total : 40.75%
1-1 @ 12.71% (0.010000000000002 0.01)
0-0 @ 8.04% (0.0020000000000007 0)
2-2 @ 5.03%
Other @ 0.98%
Total : 26.75%
0-1 @ 9.43% (0.0030000000000001 0)
1-2 @ 7.46% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-2 @ 5.54% (0.0019999999999998 0)
1-3 @ 2.92%
0-3 @ 2.17% (0.00099999999999989 0)
2-3 @ 1.97% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 3.03%
Total : 32.5%

How you voted: Stevenage vs Watford

Stevenage
30.8%
Draw
11.5%
Watford
57.7%
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Head to Head
Jul 27, 2021 7.45pm
Pre-season Friendlies
Stevenage
1-1
Watford
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Jul 27, 2018 7.30pm
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0-1
Watford
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Jul 14, 2016
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Pre-season Friendlies
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vs.
  Watford
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Watford
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