Stoke City vs Watford prediction and preview

Championship · Saturday 13 February 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Stoke City vs Watford

Championship · Saturday 13 February 2027, 15:00 UTC · Bet365 Stadium, Stoke

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Stoke City welcome Watford at Bet365 Stadium in Stoke on Saturday 13 February 2027 (15:00 UTC) in the Championship. Stoke City sit 5th on 26 points after 14 matches, while Watford go into the round 20th, on 14 points from 14 games.

Stoke City come into the game with a W-W-D-W-L run in the league (3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Watford's recent sequence reads W-L-L-W-L. Over their last 6, Stoke City have scored 1.5 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Watford average 1.0 scored and 2.2 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

Head to head, Stoke City have 4 wins to Watford's 4 across 10 meetings, with 2 draws. Those games averaged 2.4 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 12 Sep 2026, ended Watford 1-2 Stoke City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
5Stoke City148242217+526LWDWW
20Watford144281323-1014LWLLW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Stoke City 4, draws 2, Watford 4.

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Stoke City expected line-up (3-4-3)

Viktor Johansson, Ben Wilmot, Luke Graham, Ben Johnson, Jack McGlynn, Djibril Soumaré, Ethan Galbraith, Luca Bombino, Justin Devenny, Lamine Cissé

Watford expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Federico Ravaglia, Mattie Pollock, Kévin Keben, Marc Bola, Hector Kyprianou, Edo Kayembe, Iker Bravo, Myron Boadu

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