Watford vs Stoke City prediction
Watford
Saturday, 12 September 2026
1:2Half time 0 : 1Championship
Stoke City
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Watford vs Stoke City: preview and prediction
Watford welcome Stoke City to Vicarage Road in Watford on Saturday 12 September, with kick-off at 15:00. Watford go into it 21st in the table after 13 games, with Stoke City 7th, 14 places higher. Last time out Watford beat Preston 2-1 at home, and Stoke City drew 1-1 at Cardiff. Stoke City are still waiting for a win on the road, with none in their last three away games.
Watford: form and key numbers
So far in the Championship, Watford have won three, drawn two and lost eight of 13, with 12 goals scored and 23 conceded, good for 21st place and 11 points.
Over the last six matches it has been one win, two draws and three defeats, averaging 0.8 goals for and 1.8 against. Last time out they beat Preston 2-1 at home; before that came a 1-0 defeat away at West Bromwich Albion and a 2-0 defeat away at Swansea.
The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last six. They failed to score in two of those games. At home they've won one of three recently (4 scored, 7 conceded).
- HPreston2-1W
- AWest Bromwich Albion0-1L
- ASwansea0-2L
- HWest Ham United1-1D
- HPeterboro1-5L
- AWrexham1-1D
Watford: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Stoke City: form and key numbers
Stoke City have won seven, drawn two and lost four of their 13 Championship games so far, scoring 20 and letting in 16. That has them 7th on 23 points.
Their last six in all competitions read two wins, two draws and two defeats, at 1.5 goals scored and 1.5 conceded per game. Last time out they drew 1-1 with Cardiff; before that came a 4-0 win at home to Charlton and a 1-0 win at home to Norwich.
Stoke City are unbeaten in three. They have scored in each of their last six. Two clean sheets in that spell. On the road they've won none of three recently (3 scored, 8 conceded).
- ACardiff1-1D
- HCharlton4-0W
- HNorwich1-0W
- AWolverhampton Wanderers1-4L
- HHull1-1D
- ASouthampton1-3L
Stoke City: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Watford vs Stoke City: match analysis
Home and away form points to Watford: Watford have won one of their last three at home, Stoke City none of their last three on the road. 12 points separate the two sides in the table. Stoke City also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Birmingham | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | +10 | 23 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | +4 | 23 |
| 8 | West Ham | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | +15 | 22 |
| ··· | |||||||
| 20 | Charlton | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -10 | 14 |
| 21 | Watford | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -11 | 11 |
| 22 | Burnley | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -8 | 9 |
We make Watford favourites at 43%, with Stoke City on 29% and the draw at 28%. They're favoured rather than expected to stroll it.
- 0.81.5
- 1.81.5
- 1.41.2
On goals, it expects around 2.6 in the game: 1.4 for Watford and 1.2 for Stoke City. Over 2.5 goals is 48% and both teams scoring 52%. When they last met, on 14 Mar 2026, Stoke won 3-1.
- Stoke3-1Watford
- Watford1-0Stoke
- Stoke0-0Watford
- Watford3-0Stoke
- Watford1-1Stoke
Both teams scored in four of Watford's last six and four of Stoke City's last six.
Every market at a glance
- ResultWatford win43%
- Double chanceEither team wins72%
- GoalsUnder 2.552%
- Both teams to scoreYes52%
- Clean sheetWatford31%
- CornersWatford 5.3 · Stoke City 4.710.1 expected
- Cards4.7 yellows expectedRed 12%
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