Ace Football previews the Championship round 7 match between Watford and Stoke and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Last season’s relegation survivors Stoke visit Watford to Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday for a round 7 match in the Championship.
Watford are placed 11th with eight points after six matches. Stoke occupy a position as 15th in the league on seven points.
Form: Watford vs Stoke
Watford Form
In their last three games, Watford lost 2-0 against Swansea, got defeated 1-0 by West Bromwich before winning 2-1 against Preston. Watford claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew two and lost two, scored six goals and conceded ten.
Stoke Form
In their three most recent outings, Stoke won 1-0 and 4-0 against Norwich and Charlton, before drawing 1-1 against Cardiff. Stoke came through their last six away games in the Championship without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by 14 goals to three.
Betting stats 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 13 of the last 15 Watford home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Watford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Watford home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Watford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Stoke have lost the last 9 away matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Stoke have lost 9 of the last 11 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Stoke have lost 7 of the last 8 matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Stoke have lost 4 of the last 5 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Stoke have lost 5 of the last 7 matches in the Championship and the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Watford vs Stoke
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Amin Nabizada, 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 Ethan Galbraith to find the net once again, after managing three Championship goals for Stoke in recent matches.
Popular markets: Watford vs Stoke
Full-time result
Watford claimed four wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Stoke won one, drew two and lost seven of their last 10 games away. Watford have not lost to Stoke in 7 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Watford scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Astonishingly, Stoke scored the opening goal of the match in four of their last ten games. Stoke managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Watford have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Stoke.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Watford’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Stoke played across all tournaments. They scored 1.4 times on average in the process. Astonishingly, Watford failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 13 matches.
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