Championship | Gameweek 26
Jan 22, 2021 at 7.45pm UK
Bet365 Stadium
Stoke1 - 2Watford
The Match
Match Report
The Hornets moved up to third with a hard-fought away win.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Stoke City and Watford, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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 44.18%. A draw had a probability of 28.1% and a win for Stoke City had a probability of 27.68%.
The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.77%) and 1-2 (8.46%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13.03%), while for a Stoke City win it was 1-0 (10.04%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Watford would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Stoke City | Draw | Watford |
| 27.68% | 28.14% | 44.18% |
| Both teams to score 44.98% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
