Watford vs Stoke result and stats
Win probability: home 43%, draw 28%, away 29%
Match report
GossipBall's parrot has been crunching the numbersWatford beat Stoke 1–0 at home in the Championship on Saturday 20 December 2025. This match was played before GossipBall launched. In a retrospective test using only results available before kick-off, GossipBall's ratings gave Watford 43%, the draw 28% and Stoke 29%, so a home win had a 43% chance. The favourite result came in.
GossipBall analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 30 October 2026, 05:56 UTC
Match stats
WAST
10Shots7
5On target1
7Corners5
10Fouls12
3Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
0Half-time goals0
Referee: B Toner
Recent form
Watford
D @ Wrexham2–2 · 13 Dec
D v Sheffield Wednesday1–1 · 9 Dec
W v Norwich3–2 · 6 Dec
L @ Birmingham1–2 · 1 Dec
D v Preston1–1 · 25 Nov
Stoke
W v Swansea2–1 · 13 Dec
L @ Ipswich0–1 · 10 Dec
L @ Sheffield United0–4 · 6 Dec
L v Hull1–2 · 29 Nov
W v Charlton3–0 · 25 Nov
Head to head
In 6 league meetings since 2022, Watford won 3, Stoke won 1 and 2 were drawn; the most recent, on 1 Mar 2025, was a 0–0 draw.
Stoke 0–0 Watford1 Mar 2025
Watford 3–0 Stoke17 Aug 2024
Watford 1–1 Stoke29 Dec 2023
Stoke 1–0 Watford19 Aug 2023
Watford 2–0 Stoke8 May 2023
Stoke 0–4 Watford2 Oct 2022