Stoke City v Watford

EFL Championship · Football · every game in our database

SCStoke City808–783–564 all time (since 1907)2026-27: 9–4–2WDWWWGoal kickerMore fouls committed WWatford460–496–369 all time (since 1969)2026-27: 4–8–3WLLWDFewer offsidesShot stopper

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The numbers lean Stoke City

Stoke City edge 4–0 on season record, scoring margin, recent form and recent meetings. 31 meetings in EFL Championship on record. A read of the stats, not a tip.

Dead level all time: 12 wins each from 31 games (7 draws) since 1988.
2026-27: Stoke City 9–4–2, Watford 4–8–3. Stoke City have the better margin, +0.4 a game to -0.7.
Stoke City have won the last 2 against Watford.
Last five: Stoke City 4 wins, Watford 2. Stoke City are on a 3-game winning run.
Watford concede fewer offsides per game: 1.3 to 2.5.
Stoke City average more goals per game: 1.6 to 0.9.
Watford average more saves per game: 3.5 to 2.8.
At home: Stoke City win 49%, Watford 44% (every game we hold).

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.

Head to head

1231 games · 7 drawn
since 198812

13 Sept 2026 · Vicarage Road, WatfordStoke City 2Watford 1
15 Mar 2026 · bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-TrentStoke City 3Watford 1
21 Dec 2025 · Vicarage Road, WatfordStoke City 0Watford 1
2 Mar 2025 · bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-TrentStoke City 0Watford 0
18 Aug 2024 · Vicarage Road, WatfordStoke City 0Watford 3
30 Dec 2023 · Vicarage Road, WatfordStoke City 1Watford 1
20 Aug 2023 · bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-TrentStoke City 1Watford 0
9 May 2023 · Vicarage Road, WatfordStoke City 0Watford 2

2026-27 season

Per game, this season.

1.624 totalScored per gameper game0.913 total
1.218 totalConceded per gameper game · lower is better1.523 total
1.624 totalGoalsper game0.913 total
3.755 totalShots on targetper game3.857 total
2.842 totalSavesper game3.552 total
2.538 totalOffsidesper game · lower is better