Watford

Football England - EFL Championship Vicarage Road Stadium Mon 8 May 10:00

Stoke City

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

We’re heading to the Full-Time Result market and our betting prediction is for Watford to win. They have a strong chance of beating Stoke City and the +137.5 makes plenty of appeal.

Expert Analysis

The football experts at Sportsgambler.com always keep close tabs on team news. We also use a form guide for our tips along with checking out the stats that are going to help inform our final decision.

Key Watford vs Stoke City stats:

  • Watford have scored 2 or more goals in 5 of their past 10 home matches
  • Stoke City have failed to win any of their last 6 matches
  • Stoke City failed to score in 9 of their last 20 matches

We can’t resist going for the home side on the Full-Time Result market, with our tip made with confidence and there is +137.5 available that they win this Championship match.

Watford are an even bigger price if you’re backing them on the Asian Handicap although you might need them to win by two goals or even three goals depending on your selection.

Last Matches & H2H

Watford´s previous match was a 2-2 draw against Sunderland at Stadium of Light. They had three shots on target and two corners in the Championship match, with Christian Kabasele and Ryan Porteous on the scoresheet.

Stoke´s last Championship clash was against QPR and the game finished in a 1-0 loss at Bet365 Stadium.

Watford achieved a 4-0 victory against Stoke City when the teams met at Bet365 Stadium which was the most recent fixture between the pair.

The previous 4 matches have not seen any draws. Watford have won on three occasions and Stoke City have registered one victory.

Confirmed Lineups

Watford (confirmed lineup): Daniel Bachmann, Ryan Porteous, Christian Kabasele, Wesley Hoedt, Ryan Andrews, Ken Sema, Hamza Choudhury, Imran Louza, Ismael Kone, Keinan Davis, Ismaila Sarr.

Stoke City (confirmed lineup): Matija Sarkic, Dujon Sterling, Phil Jagielka, Morgan Fox, William Smallbone, Josh Tymon, Ben Pearson, Jordan Thompson, Nick Powell, Josh Laurent, Tyrese Campbell.

Watford vs Stoke City Prediction

Watford To Win @ +137.5 Bet Now bet365 logo
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Published 22:55, 05 May 2023

Watford vs Stoke City Odds

The bookies have priced up the draw at +250, with Watford available to back at betting odds of +137.5. Stoke City are +180 to win this Championship match.

The latest betting suggests it’s a close call between Over 2.5 Goals and Under 2.5 Goals. An alternative angle is a Both Teams to Score bet and Yes has been chalked up at -150.

The good news is that you can access hundreds of markets for any Championship match. All the leading football betting sites have a massive range of pre-match and In-Play betting options.

Team Stats

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Stoke City FC logo Stoke City FC Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 8 wins, 6 defeats and 6 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 4 wins, 3 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 5 wins, 9 defeats and 6 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Watford FC

Stoke City FC

Goals / match
2 1
Conceded / match
1.8 0.8
Total / match
3.8 1.8

Corners

Corners

Watford FC

Stoke City FC

For / match
5.8 6.2
Against / match
5.8 5
Total / match
11.6 11.2

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

Our Watford vs Stoke City team news will highlight the injuries for both squads, with the lineups giving you a helping hand with your bets.

Getting the player information you need is easy thanks to the Championship squads.

Watford vs Stoke City Lineups

Watford Confirmed Lineup 5-3-2

Stoke City Confirmed Lineup 3-4-2-1

Watford Confirmed Lineup 5-3-2

1 Daniel Bachmann
22 Ryan Porteous 27 Christian Kabasele 44 Wesley Hoedt 57 Ryan Andrews 12 Ken Sema
4 Hamza Choudhury 6 Imran Louza 11 Ismael Kone
7 Keinan Davis 23 Ismaila Sarr
1 Matija Sarkic
20 Dujon Sterling 6 Phil Jagielka 3 Morgan Fox
18 William Smallbone 14 Josh Tymon 22 Ben Pearson 15 Jordan Thompson
25 Nick Powell 28 Josh Laurent
10 Tyrese Campbell

Stoke City Confirmed Lineup 3-4-2-1

Watford Substitutes

  • 2Jeremy Ngakia
  • 21Henrique Araujo
  • 25Leandro Bacuna
  • 26Ben Hamer
  • 42James Morris
  • 50Adrian Blake
  • 53Jack Grieves

Stoke City Substitutes

  • 8Lewis Baker
  • 11Dwight Gayle
  • 32Connor Taylor
  • 34Frank Fielding
  • 43Luke Badley-Morgan
  • 49J. Holland-Wilkinson
  • 52Lewis Macari

Previous Watford Lineups

26 Dec Championship
Watford 1-4 Bristol City
23 Dec Championship
Blackburn 1-2 Watford
16 Dec Championship
Preston 1-5 Watford

Previous Stoke City Lineups

26 Dec Championship
Birmingham 1-3 Stoke City
23 Dec Championship
Stoke City 0-0 Millwall
17 Dec Championship
West Brom 1-1 Stoke City

We aim to bring you predicted lineups before the confirmed teams are announced. Get formations and substitutes as part of our Watford vs Stoke City lineups service.

Injuries & Suspensions

Watford Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.

Stoke City Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Frank Fielding Unknown
Enda Stevens Leg injury
Tyrese Campbell Knock injury
Ben Wilmot Knee injury
Emre Tezgel Unknown

Find out each player’s availability thanks to our injuries and suspensions news. We have a full list of players for each team that are currently sidelined.

We’ve got a full list of players for every squad and there’s also stats available.

England FlagChampionship Table

Championship 2023/2024

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Leicester City 23 19 1 3 47:16 58
2 Ipswich Town 23 16 4 3 47:32 52
3 Southampton 24 14 6 4 43:29 48
4 Leeds United 24 13 6 5 42:24 45
5 West Brom 24 11 6 7 35:23 39
6 Sunderland 24 11 3 10 33:27 36
7 Hull City 24 10 6 8 36:31 36
8 Bristol City 24 10 5 9 30:27 35
9 Preston 24 10 5 9 31:41 35
10 Watford 24 9 7 8 38:32 34
11 Cardiff City 24 10 4 10 32:30 34
12 Norwich 24 10 4 10 41:40 34
13 Coventry 24 8 9 7 33:25 33
14 Middlesbrough 24 10 3 11 35:35 33
15 Blackburn 24 10 1 13 35:43 31
16 Plymouth 24 7 7 10 39:40 28
17 Swansea City 24 7 7 10 32:37 28
18 Stoke City 24 7 6 11 24:31 27
19 Birmingham 24 7 6 11 30:38 27
20 Millwall 24 6 8 10 26:31 26
21 Huddersfield 24 5 10 9 24:38 25
22 QPR 24 5 5 14 20:35 20
23 Sheffield Wed 24 4 4 16 17:39 16
24 Rotherham 24 3 7 14 21:47 16
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Leicester City 12 10 0 2 23:6 30
2 Leeds United 12 8 4 0 26:10 28
3 Ipswich Town 11 9 1 1 32:19 28
4 Southampton 12 8 2 2 28:14 26
5 West Brom 12 7 3 2 19:10 24
6 Plymouth 12 7 2 3 30:19 23
7 Norwich 12 7 1 4 18:13 22
8 Coventry 12 5 6 1 15:8 21
9 Sunderland 12 7 0 5 20:16 21
10 Cardiff City 12 6 2 4 18:13 20
11 Bristol City 12 6 2 4 17:14 20
12 Preston 12 6 2 4 18:23 20
13 Watford 13 5 4 4 24:17 19
14 Hull City 12 5 4 3 18:11 19
15 Birmingham 12 5 4 3 18:15 19
16 Middlesbrough 12 6 1 5 13:11 19
17 Stoke City 12 4 3 5 10:13 15
18 Blackburn 12 5 0 7 16:21 15
19 Swansea City 12 3 5 4 15:15 14
20 Rotherham 12 3 5 4 15:16 14
21 Huddersfield 12 3 5 4 13:18 14
22 Millwall 12 3 3 6 11:17 12
23 Sheffield Wed 12 3 3 6 11:17 12
24 QPR 11 2 3 6 10:17 9

An up-to-date table is available and we recommend you check out Championship standings to see which teams are challenging near the top and bottom.