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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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Jets
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom541092713
2Sunderland5401124812
3Blackburn RoversBlackburn5320126611
4Burnley5311113810
5Watford531195410
6Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd53208359
7Oxford UnitedOxford Utd53029639
8Derby CountyDerby53028629
9Leeds UnitedLeeds52217438
10Middlesbrough52216428
11Swansea CitySwansea52125327
12Queens Park RangersQPR513178-16
13Hull City613257-26
14Stoke CityStoke620449-56
15Coventry CityCoventry512256-15
16Norwich CityNorwich512246-25
17Plymouth ArgylePlymouth512259-45
18Bristol City5122611-55
19Millwall51138804
20Luton TownLuton511337-44
21Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds5113510-54
22Preston North EndPreston511339-64
23Portsmouth5032611-53
24Cardiff CityCardiff5014111-101


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