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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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1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd21145230111945
2Leeds UnitedLeeds21126337152242
3Burnley2111822681841
4Sunderland21117332171540
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2011452517837
6Middlesbrough21104735251034
7Watford2010462926334
8West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2171132416832
9Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds218582630-429
10Swansea CitySwansea217682322127
11Bristol City216962626027
12Norwich CityNorwich216873632426
13Millwall206772018225
14Derby CountyDerby216692626024
15Coventry CityCoventry216692730-324
16Preston North EndPreston2141162127-623
17Stoke CityStoke215792328-522
18Queens Park RangersQPR2141072127-622
19Luton TownLuton2164112337-1422
20Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2046102133-1218
21Cardiff CityCardiff2046101932-1318
22Portsmouth193882134-1317
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2045111942-2317
24Hull City2137111930-1116


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