WatfordWatford vs Stoke City — Championship
1-0
Stoke CityVicarage Road, Watford
Going into the match, Watford had won 3, drawn 6, lost 1 in their previous 10, scoring 1.7 goals a game; Stoke City had won 5, drawn 0, lost 5 in 10, scoring 1.8. The sides have met 1 time in our records: Stoke City 1 win. Watford are 20th in the Championship on 11 points; Stoke City are 6th on 19.
Match report
Home form going in: Watford
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 6, lost 1 (D D D W L). 1.7 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 90% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 at Wrexham · 13 Dec 2025
- D 1-1 vs Sheffield Weds · 9 Dec 2025
- D 1-1 vs Sheffield Wednesday · 9 Dec 2025
- W 3-2 vs Norwich · 6 Dec 2025
- L 2-1 at Birmingham · 1 Dec 2025
- D 1-1 vs Preston · 25 Nov 2025
Away form going in: Stoke City
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 0, lost 5 (W L L L W). 1.8 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 2-1 vs Swansea · 13 Dec 2025
- L 1-0 at Ipswich · 10 Dec 2025
- L 4-0 at Sheffield Utd · 6 Dec 2025
- L 1-2 vs Hull City · 29 Nov 2025
- W 3-0 vs Charlton · 25 Nov 2025
- L 2-1 at Leicester · 22 Nov 2025
Head-to-head: Watford vs Stoke City
- Watford 1-2 Stoke City · 12 Sept 2026 · Championship
Match statistics
| Watford | Metric | Stoke City |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Total shots | 7 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 7 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 10 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 | West Ham | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 22 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Birmingham | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | West Brom | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Southampton | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | QPR | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | Blackburn | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Sheffield Utd | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 | Bolton | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | Charlton | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 | Lincoln | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -10 | 12 |
| 19 | Cardiff | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 20 | Watford | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 11 |
| 21 | Norwich | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 22 | Burnley | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| 23 | Derby | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 6 |
| 24 | Preston | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -15 | 4 |