Championship: Watford vs Stoke – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 25 match between Watford and Stoke and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Watford take on Stoke for a match in the Championship on Friday at Vicarage Road Stadium.

The Hornets approach round 25 as number 10 in the Championship table with 34 points on their account so far. With 24 rounds behind them, Stoke have amassed 27 points, placing them as number 18 in the standings.

Team form: Watford vs Stoke

Watford Form

In their last three matches, Watford beat Preston by 1-5 and Blackburn by 1-2, before losing against Bristol City by 1-4. The Hornets claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew two and lost two, scored 13 goals and conceded 11.

Stoke Form

Stoke look solid currently after going three matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 1-1 against West Bromwich. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Millwall in a 0-0 draw, before taking out Birmingham in a 1-3 win. The Potters won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting facts for Watford and Stoke

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Watford and Stoke played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Watford vs Stoke

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Rhys Healey, who is performing well for Watford. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Stoke. The visitors will be looking to Lynden Gooch to find the net once again, after managing two Championship goals for Stoke in recent matches.

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Full-time result

Watford have not lost to Stoke in four consecutive home meetings. At Vicarage Road, Watford claimed four wins in the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, as well as drawing three and losing three. Stoke won three of their last 10 away games, as they also drew three and lost four of these matches.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Watford only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Stoke got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last seven Watford games in the Championship, as well as Stoke’s past four away matches. While Watford only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches, Stoke claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Watford conceded a goal in their previous eight Championship matches on the spin. In Watford’s last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in seven of them. They managed to average two goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Stoke’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.

Betting tip: Watford vs Stoke

The match between Watford and Stoke should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Championship game.

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