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WatfordWatford vs Stoke — Championship
1-0
Stoke
Vicarage Road, Watford
Going into the match, Watford had won 3, drawn 5, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 1.4 goals a game; Stoke had won 4, drawn 1, lost 5 in 10, scoring 1.5. The sides have met 4 times in our records: Watford 2 wins, Stoke 1 win, 1 drawn.
Match report
Home form going in: Watford
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 5, lost 2 (W L D W L). 1.4 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 1-2 at Luton · 2 Jan 2006
- L 1-2 vs Crystal Palace · 31 Dec 2005
- D 0-0 at Millwall · 28 Dec 2005
- W 3-0 vs Southampton · 26 Dec 2005
- L 4-1 at Burnley · 17 Dec 2005
- D 1-1 vs Plymouth · 10 Dec 2005
Away form going in: Stoke
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 1, lost 5 (D L L L W). 1.5 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 vs Ipswich · 2 Jan 2006
- L 2-1 at Sheffield United · 31 Dec 2005
- L 0-1 vs Leeds · 28 Dec 2005
- L 1-0 at Burnley · 26 Dec 2005
- W 2-3 at Luton · 17 Dec 2005
- W 3-2 vs Leicester · 9 Dec 2005
Head-to-head: Watford vs Stoke
- Stoke 3-1 Watford · 14 Mar 2026 · Championship
- Watford 1-0 Stoke · 20 Dec 2025 · Championship
- Stoke 0-0 Watford · 1 Mar 2025 · Championship
- Watford 3-0 Stoke · 17 Aug 2024 · Championship
Match statistics
| Watford | Metric | Stoke |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Total shots | 9 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 9 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 15 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | West Ham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | West Brom | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | QPR | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Charlton | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 12 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Millwall | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Lincoln | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Southampton | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | Bolton | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 10 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | Norwich | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 18 | Sheffield Utd | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 20 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 21 | Cardiff | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 22 | Derby | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 5 |
| 23 | Preston | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 4 |
| 24 | Burnley | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -8 | 4 |