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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
2Leeds UnitedLeeds45279980413990
3Ipswich TownIpswich442612688563290
4Southampton452591185622384
5Norwich CityNorwich4521101479631673
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4520121367472072
7Hull City451913136859970
8Middlesbrough45199176861766
9Coventry CityCoventry4417131468551364
10Preston North EndPreston44189175661-563
11Bristol City451711175347662
12Cardiff CityCardiff45195215165-1462
13Swansea CitySwansea451512185964-557
14Watford451317156058256
15Sunderland45168215252056
16Millwall451511194455-1156
17Queens Park RangersQPR451411204557-1253
18Stoke CityStoke451411204560-1553
19Blackburn RoversBlackburn451311215874-1650
20Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds45148234268-2650
21Plymouth ArgylePlymouth451212215870-1248
22Birmingham CityBirmingham451211224965-1647
23Huddersfield TownHuddersfield45918184875-2745
RRotherham UnitedRotherham45412293287-5524


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