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 51.17%. A win for Stoke City had a probability of 25.05% and a draw had a probability of 23.78%.
The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.67%) and 2-0 (8.52%). The likeliest Stoke City win was 0-1 (6.5%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.21%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood.