Watford vs Stoke City Prediction and Betting Tips | August 17th 2024 

Millwall FC v Watford FC - Sky Bet Championship - Source: Getty
Watford FC will host Stoke - Sky Bet Championship - Source: Getty

Watford will host Stoke City at Vicarage Road on Saturday in the second round of the 2024-25 EFL Championship campaign. The home side faced Millwall in their league opener last weekend, picking up a 3-2 win.

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They looked set to be headed toward a point following second-half strikes from their opponents before Mileta Rajovic headed home a late winner to clinch maximum points for the Hornets.

They then locked horns with MK Dons in the first round of the Carabao Cup last time out, picking up a dominant 5-0 victory featuring goals from three different players including Thomas Ince who netted a brilliant hat-trick.

Stoke City, meanwhile, ended the previous campaign on a three-game winning streak and have picked up where they left off, beating Coventry City 1-0 in their Championship clash last weekend with Lewis Baker coming off the bench to score the game-winner.

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The Potters then beat Carlisle United 2-0 in the League Cup earlier in the week, with Freddie Anderson opening the scoring after the restart before 18-year-old Emre Tezgel came off the bench to seal the win.


Watford vs Stoke City Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

  • There have been 43 meetings between Watford and Stoke. The hosts have won 18 of those games while the visitors have won one fewer.
  • There have been eight draws between the two teams, including their most recent matchup, which ended 1-1.
  • The visitors are undefeated in their last two games in this fixture after losing four of their previous five.
  • Stoke were one of six teams in the English second tier to keep a clean sheet on the opening day.
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Watford vs Stoke City Prediction

Watford are on a run of back-to-back victories after winning just one of their five games prior. They are undefeated in their last five games at Vicarage Road and will be hopeful of a positive result here.

Stoke are on a run of back-to-back victories and have won their last four Championship games. They have performed fairly well on the road of late and should pick up a point here.

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Prediction: Watford 1-1 Stoke City


Watford vs Stoke City Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Draw

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Three of the last four matches between the two teams have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in four of the hosts' last five matchups)

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