Watford vs Stoke City – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
1:0
20/12/2025 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • Championship - Round 22
  • Referee: Toner B. (Eng)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
usaUsaParamount+

Match Stats

Expected Goals (xG)
1.060.34
Ball Possession
41%59%
Total shots
107
Shots on target
51
Big Chances
21
Corner Kicks
75
Passes
76% (244/322)85% (405/478)
Yellow Cards
33
Expected Goals (xG)
1.060.34
xG on target (xGOT)
1.770.18
Total shots
107
Shots on target
51
Shots off target
42
Blocked Shots
14
Shots inside the Box
74
Shots outside the Box
33
Hit the Woodwork
00
Big Chances
21
Corner Kicks
75
Touches in opposition box
1418
Accurate through passes
00
Offsides
15
Free Kicks
1210
Passes
76% (244/322)85% (405/478)
Long passes
41% (27/66)66% (44/67)
Passes in final third
64% (70/110)61% (66/109)
Crosses
15% (3/20)16% (3/19)
Expected assists (xA)
0.950.31
Throw-ins
1524
Fouls
1012
Tackles
62% (8/13)67% (4/6)
Duels won
4538
Clearances
3422
Interceptions
145
Errors leading to shot
00
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper Saves
13
xGOT faced
0.181.77
Goals prevented
0.180.77

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (0 - 0)
  • 30', Bozenik R. 🟨,
  • 2nd Half (1 - 0)
  • 46', Bozenik R. , Gallagher S. ,
  • 59', Thomas S. 🟨,
  • 65', Lawal B. , Seko T. ,
  • 65', N'Zonzi S. , Pearson B. ,
  • 65', Ince T. , Semedo V. ,
  • 66', Semedo V. 🟨,
  • 69', Pollock M. 🟨,
  • 74', 1 - 0, Kjerrumgaard L. , Kyprianou H. (A),
  • 76', Kjerrumgaard L. , Irankunda N. ,
  • 76', Chakvetadze G. , Sissoko M. ,
  • 77', Bae J. , Mubama D. ,
  • 83', Talovierov M. 🟨,
  • 89', Irankunda N. 🟨,
  • 90', Louza I. , Mendy N. ,

Chances of winning


Watford
46.6%
Draw
27.8%
Stoke City
25.6%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
46% 26.6% 27.4%

Our Initial ML Estimation

47.3% 25.9% 26.6%

Watford - Stoke City Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)
2.05
(2.03)
3.44
(3.51)
3.68
(3.41)
5%
(7.2%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 2.25
What is the prediction for Watford - Stoke City?
  • Users Predictions: 15 users predict this event. Watford will win (votes: 11 - 73.3%). Stoke will win (votes: 3 - 20%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 6.7%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Watford: 50.9%95.7%.
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • Enjoy a meeting between a mid-ranked team and one of the leaders (ranked 14 and 7).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Watford won 2.
    • The recent form of both competitors has been shaky.
    • Watford could have a small edge in this match.
    • There will not play in Watford: Baah K. (Injury) Doumbia M. (International duty) Grieves J. (Ankle Injury) Kayembe E. (International duty) Vata R. (Hamstring Injury) Wiley C. (Muscle Injury)
    • There will not play in Stoke: Baker L. (Inactive) Tchamadeu J. (Yellow Cards)
    • There are questionable in Watford: Abankwah J. (Injury)
    • In the last 15 head-to-head matches, Watford won 6 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 6 matches, and goals 19:14. (average 1.3:0.9).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Watford won 3 matches, drew 1 match, lost 4 matches, and goals 11:10. (average 1.4:1.3).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Watford - Stoke City were as follows:
    01.03.2025 Stoke City - Watford 0:0
    17.08.2024 Watford - Stoke City 3:0
    29.12.2023 Watford - Stoke City 1:1
    19.08.2023 Stoke City - Watford 1:0
    08.05.2023 Watford - Stoke City 2:0
    Latest results of Watford
    13.12.2025 Wrexham - Watford 2:2
    06.12.2025 Watford - Norwich City 3:2
    01.12.2025 Birmingham City - Watford 2:1
    Latest results of Stoke City
    English League Championship Table
    2025/26
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    8Stoke281251133:25841
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