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Watford vs Stoke City

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Predictions
WatfordSeason so far: 3 wins, 2 draws, 6 losses
Watford 1, Stoke City 2Half-time 0-1
Stoke CitySeason so far: 6 wins, 1 draw, 4 losses
Kick-off
Competition
Championship
Round
Gameweek 7
Venue
Vicarage Road, Watford
Referee
Lewis Smith, England

Team stats

How the two teams compare. Each bar is split by how much of that stat each team had.

  • Possession: Watford 41%, Stoke City 59%

Top stats

  • Expected goals (xG): Watford 0.39, Stoke City 1.5
  • Shots on target: Watford 2, Stoke City 6
  • Shots: Watford 6, Stoke City 18
  • Saves: Watford 4, Stoke City 1
  • Goals prevented by the keeper: Watford -0.36, Stoke City -0.36

Attack

  • Shots inside the box: Watford 4, Stoke City 10
  • Shots outside the box: Watford 2, Stoke City 8
  • Shots off target: Watford 2, Stoke City 8
  • Shots blocked: Watford 2, Stoke City 4
  • Corners: Watford 5, Stoke City 8
  • Offsides: Watford 0, Stoke City 3

Discipline

  • Fouls: Watford 14, Stoke City 6
  • Yellow cards: Watford 2, Stoke City 2

Passing

  • Passes: Watford 380, Stoke City 545
  • Accurate passes: Watford 304, Stoke City 476
  • Pass accuracy: Watford 80%, Stoke City 87%

Expected goals is how many goals a team’s chances would usually produce. Higher than their real goals means they were unlucky or wasteful.

Player ratings

Every player who featured, best rated first. The rating is a score out of 10 from our soccer data provider, based on everything the player did in the match.

Watford

PlayerRatingMinutes playedGoalsAssistsShots on targetKey passes, passes that set up a shotTacklesYellow cardsRed cards
Amin Nabizada7.232101-110
J. Zemura7.042-0--200
H. Kyprianou6.990-0--200
L. Kjerrumgaard6.921-01--00
M. Doumbia6.690-0--300
O. Maamma6.658-0-1200
M. PollockCaptain6.590-0--200
S. Coulibaly6.390-0--200
F. Ravaglia6.390-0---00
R. Vata6.332-0-2200
Iker Bravo6.269-0---10
S. Mavididi6.258-0---00
O. Traoré6.248-0---00
E. Kayembe6.090-1-2100
K. Keben6.090-0--100
M. AntonioNo rating------00
D. BachmannNo rating------00
Albert EamesNo rating------00
S. WalkerNo rating------00

Stoke City

PlayerRatingMinutes playedGoalsAssistsShots on targetKey passes, passes that set up a shotTacklesYellow cardsRed cards
E. Bocat8.0801012-00
E. Galbraith7.690-013400
J. McGlynn7.689101--00
J. Devenny7.290-012300
V. JohanssonCaptain7.290-0---00
M. Talovierov7.090-0--200
L. Graham6.990-0-1200
El Hadji Djibril Soumaré6.990-0-1410
B. Wilmot6.990-0--200
L. Cissé6.965-113100
L. Bombino6.710-0--300
B. Johnson6.690-013-00
G. Hirst6.325-0---10
B. PearsonNo rating1-0-1-00
F. AndersonNo rating------00
R. BoženíkNo rating------00
B. GibsonNo rating------00
J. GriffithsNo rating------00
M. ManhoefNo rating------00
T. RigoNo rating------00
What the columns mean
MIN
Minutes played
G
Goals
A
Assists
SOT
Shots on target
KP
Key passes, passes that set up a shot
TKL
Tackles
YC
Yellow cards
RC
Red cards

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History and connections

Season2026-27

Recorded data only. Coverage varies by season; missing values are shown as unknown.

Recorded matches
1
Goals
3
Average attendance
Unknown

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Watford · Stoke City

Season trends

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Records

  1. Match · 2026-27 · Sep 12, 2026
    Watford · Stoke City
    Home goals
    1
    Away goals
    2