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Matchday 7 · · Vicarage Road

Watford vs Stoke City: result, line-ups and stats

Watford 17 · 8 points
  • 90+1' Amin Nabizada
1 - 2
Stoke City 12 · 10 points
  • 45+4' Jack McGlynn
  • 57' Eric-Junior Bocat

Line-ups Watford vs Stoke City

Watford 4-2-3-1 · A. Dionisi
1 Ravaglia
33 Zemura
3 Coulibaly
6 Pollock
4 Keben
5 Kyprianou
39 Kayembe
45 Mavididi
17 Bravo
7 Maamma
20 Doumbia
  • 42' Omar Traoré Jordan Zemura
  • 58' Rocco Vata Stephy Mavididi
  • 58' Amin Nabizada Othmane Maamma
  • 69' Luca Kjerrumgaard Iker Bravo

Line-up for Watford: Ravaglia, Zemura, Coulibaly, Pollock, Keben, Kyprianou, Kayembe, Mavididi, Bravo, Maamma, Doumbia

Bench
  • 18 M. Antonio
  • 26 D. Bachmann
  • 9 L. Kjerrumgaard 69'
  • 21 Amin Nabizada 58'
  • 23 O. Traoré 42'
  • 11 R. Vata
  • 24 S. Walker
  • 56 Albert Eames
Absentees Watford

Bove, Ngakia, Baah, Boadu, Bola (injured), Mlačić, Grieves, Akomeah (unavailable)

Stoke City 3-5-2 · M. Robins
1 Johansson
5 Graham
40 Taloverov
16 Wilmot
17 Bocat
8 Galbraith
27 Soumaré
13 Devenny
2 Johnson
7 McGlynn
11 Cissé
  • 65' George Hirst Lamine Cissé
  • 80' Luca Bombino Eric-Junior Bocat
  • 90' Ben Pearson Jack McGlynn

Line-up for Stoke City: Johansson, Graham, Taloverov, Wilmot, Bocat, Galbraith, Soumaré, Devenny, Johnson, McGlynn, Cissé

Bench
  • 23 B. Gibson
  • 24 J. Griffiths
  • 15 G. Hirst
  • 42 M. Manhoef
  • 4 B. Pearson 90'
  • 19 T. Rigo
  • 9 R. Boženík
  • 21 L. Bombino 80'
  • 43 F. Anderson
Absentees Stoke City

Cresswell, Gallagher, Ingelsson (injured), Lawal (unavailable)

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Watford

  1. Amin Nabizada Midfielder 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Iker Bravo Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  3. Edo Kayembe Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  4. Mamadou Doumbia Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Luca Kjerrumgaard Forward 1 goals 0 assists

Stoke City

  1. Ethan Galbraith Midfielder 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Eric-Junior Bocat Defender 2 goals 2 assists
  3. Justin Devenny Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  4. Sam Gallagher Forward 1 goals 1 assists
  5. Ben Johnson Defender 1 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Watford

Player Starts Min. Form
Federico Ravaglia 5/5 450 strong
Kévin Keben 5/5 450 poor
Mattie Pollock 5/5 450 solid
Hector Kyprianou 5/5 450 mixed
Iker Bravo 4/5 372 solid
Edo Kayembe 3/5 324 solid
Othmane Maamma 4/5 308 mixed
Mamadou Doumbia 3/5 306 mixed

Stoke City

Player Starts Min. Form
Viktor Johansson 5/5 450 strong
Ben Johnson 5/5 450 solid
Ethan Galbraith 5/5 450 strong
Djibril Soumaré 5/5 431 solid
Ben Wilmot 5/5 405 solid
Eric-Junior Bocat 4/5 381 solid
Luke Graham 4/4 360 strong
George Hirst 4/5 274 mixed

Stats

Watford Match Stoke City
  • 40% Possession 60%
  • 6 Shots 18
  • 2 Shots on target 6
  • 2 Shots off target 8
  • 5 Corners 8
  • 14 Fouls 6
  • 0 Offsides 3
  • 2 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.57 1.25
  • Predicted goals3.2
  • Both teams to score100%
  • Over 2.5 goals67%
  • Corners5.7

Team comparison

WAT home Per match STK away
1.75 Points 1.00
1.50 Goals for 1.25
1.25 Goals against 2.25
1.39 xG for 1.41
1.71 xG against 1.82
3.5 Corners 4.0
WDWL Home and away form LLDW

Watford vs Stoke City: head-to-head record

17 previous meetings
7 Watford 3 draws 7 Stoke City
  • Goals per match2.24
  • Both teams scored35%
  • Over 2.5 goals41%
  • Mar 2026 Stoke City 3 - 1 Watford
  • Dec 2025 Watford 1 - 0 Stoke City
  • Mar 2025 Stoke City 0 - 0 Watford
  • Aug 2024 Watford 3 - 0 Stoke City
  • Dec 2023 Watford 1 - 1 Stoke City
  • Aug 2023 Stoke City 1 - 0 Watford
  • May 2023 Watford 2 - 0 Stoke City
  • Oct 2022 Stoke City 0 - 4 Watford
  • Sep 2021 Watford 1 - 3 Stoke City
  • Jan 2021 Stoke City 1 - 2 Watford

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Watford vs Stoke City?

L. Smith refereed Watford vs Stoke City.

Who is unavailable for Watford against Stoke City?

Watford are without Branimir Mlačić (not registered), Edoardo Bove (knee injury), Jack Grieves (lacking match fitness), Jeremy Ngakia (thigh injury), Kwadwo Baah (knock) and Myron Boadu (injury). The full list is above, with the injuries and suspensions.

Who is unavailable for Stoke City against Watford?

Stoke City are without Aaron Cresswell (knee injury), Bosun Lawal (not registered), Sam Gallagher (injury) and Svante Ingelsson (injury).

What formation do Watford play?

Watford have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Dionisi.

What formation do Stoke City play?

Stoke City have used a 3-5-2 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 3-5-2.

How did the last meeting between Watford and Stoke City finish?

On 14 March 2026, Stoke City vs Watford finished 3-1.

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