Watford vs Stoke City: result 0-1 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 10Kick-off on October 28, 2017 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Vicarage Road, Watford
Full time
What was the result of Watford vs Stoke City?
Stoke City won 0-1 on October 28, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 16′Darren FletcherStoke City
Official lineup for Watford vs Stoke City
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Watford
4-2-3-1- 11Richarlison
- 9T. Deeney
- 16A. Doucouré
- 28A. Carrillo
- 8T. Cleverley
- 29É. Capoue
- 21Kiko Femenía
- 27C. Kabasele
- 3M. Britos
- 25José Holebas
- 1Gomes
Stoke City
3-4-2-1- 32Ramadan Sobhi
- 18M. Diouf
- 10E. Choupo-Moting
- 22X. Shaqiri
- 4J. Allen
- 24Darren Fletcher
- 6K. Zouma
- 5K. Wimmer
- 17R. Shawcross
- 3E. Pieters
- 1J. Butland
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Watford have 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats; Stoke City have 4, 4 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2017 | Chelsea(away) | 2-4 | Premier League |
| Oct 14, 2017 | Arsenal(home) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Sep 30, 2017 | West Brom(away) | 2-2 | Premier League |
| Sep 23, 2017 | Swansea(away) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Sep 16, 2017 | Manchester City(home) | 0-6 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2017 | Bournemouth(home) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Oct 14, 2017 | Manchester City(away) | 2-7 | Premier League |
| Sep 30, 2017 | Southampton(home) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Sep 23, 2017 | Chelsea(home) | 0-4 | Premier League |
| Sep 19, 2017 | Bristol City(away) | 0-2 | League Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 1 Watford win, 0 draws, 3 Stoke City wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2017 | Stoke City 2-0 Watford | Premier League |
| Nov 27, 2016 | Watford 0-1 Stoke City | Premier League |
| Mar 19, 2016 | Watford 1-2 Stoke City | Premier League |
| Oct 24, 2015 | Stoke City 0-2 Watford | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Watford score 1.3 and concede 2.3 goals per match over their last 15; Stoke City score 1.2 and concede 1.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3 | 7/15 | 10/15 |
| Stoke City | 1.2 | 1.9 | 4 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
A question about Watford vs Stoke City?
Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.
Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.
How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy