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Championship | Gameweek 25
Dec 29, 2023 at 7.45pm UK
Vicarage Road
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Watford
1 - 1
Stoke

Livermore (15')
Ismael (15'), Kone (42'), Livermore (45+4'), Chakvetadze (72'), Morris (80')
Issouf Bayo (52')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Mmaee (34')
Tchamadeu (14')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Watford and Stoke City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Watford 1-4 Bristol City
Tuesday, December 26 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Birmingham 1-3 Stoke
Tuesday, December 26 at 5.15pm in Championship

We said: Watford 1-1 Stoke City

On the back of the results on Boxing Day, momentum has shifted into Stoke's favour. However, we cannot ignore Watford's previous form, leading us to back the home side to earn a share of the spoils against the improving Potters. 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 Watford win with a probability of 46.2%. A win for Stoke City had a probability of 29.21% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.31%) and 2-0 (7.57%). The likeliest Stoke City win was 0-1 (7.2%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.57%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.

Result
WatfordDrawStoke City
46.2% (-0.010999999999996 -0.01) 24.58% (0.0019999999999989 0) 29.21% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Both teams to score 56.58% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.94% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)46.05% (0.0020000000000024 0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.64% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)68.35% (0.0019999999999953 0)
Watford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.97% (-0.0050000000000097 -0.01)20.02% (0.0040000000000013 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.77% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)52.22% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Stoke City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.75% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)29.25% (-0.0069999999999979 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.79% (0.007000000000005 0.01)65.2% (-0.007000000000005 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    Watford 46.2%
    Stoke City 29.21%
    Draw 24.57%
WatfordDrawStoke City
1-0 @ 9.42% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
2-1 @ 9.31% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
2-0 @ 7.57% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-1 @ 4.99% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-0 @ 4.06% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
3-2 @ 3.07% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-1 @ 2.01% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-0 @ 1.63% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-2 @ 1.23%
Other @ 2.9%
Total : 46.2%
1-1 @ 11.57%
0-0 @ 5.86%
2-2 @ 5.72%
3-3 @ 1.26%
Other @ 0.17%
Total : 24.57%
0-1 @ 7.2% (0.00099999999999945 0)
1-2 @ 7.12% (0.0019999999999998 0)
0-2 @ 4.43% (0.0019999999999998 0)
1-3 @ 2.92% (0.0019999999999998 0)
2-3 @ 2.35%
0-3 @ 1.81% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 3.39%
Total : 29.21%

How you voted: Watford vs Stoke

Watford
41.2%
Draw
20.6%
Stoke City
38.2%
34
Head to Head
Aug 19, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 3
Stoke
1-0
Watford
Vidigal (53')
McNally (29'), Wesley (52'), Thompson (77'), Johnson (83')

Kone (60')
May 8, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 46
Watford
2-0
Stoke
Louza (70'), Davis (74')
Oct 2, 2022 12pm
Gameweek 12
Stoke
0-4
Watford
Sarr (12'), Sema (64'), Davis (78'), Issouf Bayo (84')
Sep 21, 2021 7.45pm
Third Round
Watford
1-3
Stoke
Fletcher (61')
Powell (25'), Clucas (80'), Tymon (85')
Batth (90+1')
Jan 22, 2021 7.45pm
Gameweek 26
Stoke
1-2
Watford
Fletcher (83')
Collins (81')
Deeney (64' pen.), Sarr (68')
Sierralta (18'), Femenia (34')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland1594225111431
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd1510321971231
3Leeds UnitedLeeds158522491529
4Burnley157621861227
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom15672169725
6Watford158162322125
7Middlesbrough157352317624
8Millwall156541813523
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn156451917222
10Bristol City155732019122
11Swansea CitySwansea155461110119
12Derby CountyDerby155461919019
13Stoke CityStoke155461819-119
14Norwich CityNorwich154652322118
15Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds155371725-818
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd154561718-117
17Coventry CityCoventry154472021-116
18Plymouth ArgylePlymouth154471526-1116
19Hull City153661620-415
20Preston North EndPreston153661523-815
21Luton TownLuton154381726-915
22Cardiff CityCardiff154381423-915
23Portsmouth152671628-1212
24Queens Park RangersQPR151771225-1310


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