Championship · Matchweek 2 · Aug 17

Watford - Stoke City

Watford beat Stoke City 3-0 in Championship (Matchweek 2). Goals: E. Kayembe 47', 73'; R. Andrews 49'.

🏟 Vicarage Road 👤 Referee: T. Nield
Key events
31' 🟨 Vakoun Issouf BayoYellow card Watford
47' E. Kayembe(1 - 0) Watford
49' R. Andrews(2 - 0) Watford
55' 🟨 Jordan ThompsonYellow card Stoke City
73' E. Kayembe(3 - 0) · Assist: G. Chakvetadze Watford
88' 🟨 Francisco SierraltaYellow card Watford
90' 🟨 Josh LaurentYellow card Stoke City
Quick stats
%55 Possession %45
24 Total shots 7
8 Shots on target 3
9 Shots off target 3
7 Blocked shots 1
14 Shots inside box 6
10 Shots outside box 1
3 Saves 4
Match timeline
First half
Vakoun Issouf BayoYellow card🟨
31'
HT 0 - 0
J. Ngakia ↔ Y. LarouciSubstitution🔁
46'
E. Kayembe(1 - 0)
47'
R. Andrews(2 - 0)
49'
55'
🟨Jordan ThompsonYellow card
63'
🔁E. Tezgel ↔ Bae Jun-HoSubstitution
63'
🔁W. Burger ↔ A. MoranSubstitution
63'
🔁L. Gooch ↔ L. KoumasSubstitution
V. Bayo ↔ M. RajovićSubstitution🔁
67'
E. Kayembe(3 - 0) · Assist: G. Chakvetadze
73'
74'
🔁J. Thompson ↔ R. MmaeeSubstitution
83'
🔁M. Manhoef ↔ J. DixonSubstitution
G. Chakvetadze ↔ K. BaahSubstitution🔁
84'
Francisco SierraltaYellow card🟨
88'
90'
🟨Josh LaurentYellow card
T. Dele-Bashiru ↔ I. LouzaSubstitution🔁
90'
FT 3 - 0
Match statsWatford · Stoke City
Key stats
%55 Possession %45
Shots
24 Total shots 7
8 Shots on target 3
9 Shots off target 3
7 Blocked shots 1
14 Shots inside box 6
10 Shots outside box 1
3 Saves 4
Passing
471 Total passes 383
387 Accurate passes 304
%82 Pass accuracy %79
Set pieces & discipline
2 Corners 4
2 Offsides 3
12 Fouls 15
Cards
2 Yellow cards 2
By half
0 1st-half goals 0
3 2nd-half goals 0
LineupsWatford 3-4-2-1Stoke City 4-2-3-1
Watford · Bench
Coach: T. Cleverley
Stoke City · Bench
Coach: S. Schumacher
HEAD TO HEAD10 meetings · 2020–2026
Watford 5
Nov 4who was on topMar 14
Stoke City 3
5 Watford 2 draw 3 Stoke City
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.6goals / match
1511total goals
4/2clean sheets
4-0Watford best win · Oct 2
3-1Stoke City best win · Mar 14
%70 Over 1.5 7/10
%50 Over 2.5 5/10
%40 Over 3.5 4/10
%50 BTTS 5/10
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Watford at home5 matches
3W 1D 1L 8:6
Stoke City at home5 matches
2W 1D 2L 5:7
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Watford0W 0D 5L Stoke City0W 1D 4L
0.00 0.20 Points per game
1 3 Goals scored
16 11 Goals conceded
1.26 1.21 xG average
1.76 1.27 xGA average
%0 %0 Clean sheets
%20 %60 BTTS
%60 %40 Over 2.5
3.8 8.8 Corners
2.2 1.8 Cards
Watford1W 2D 7L Stoke City2W 2D 6L
0.50 0.80 Points per game
7 12 Goals scored
23 20 Goals conceded
1.44 1.35 xG average
1.71 1.46 xGA average
%10 %10 Clean sheets
%50 %60 BTTS
%60 %50 Over 2.5
5.6 7.4 Corners
2.4 1.7 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
14Watfordin the table57pts
46matches 16-9-21W-D-L 53:61goals -8diff
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18Stoke Cityin the table51pts
46matches 12-15-19W-D-L 45:62goals -17diff
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PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Mar 14 Stoke City 3-1 Watford Championship
Dec 20 Watford 1-0 Stoke City Championship
Mar 1 Stoke City 0-0 Watford Championship
Dec 29 Watford 1-1 Stoke City Championship
Aug 19 Stoke City 1-0 Watford Championship
May 8 Watford 2-0 Stoke City Championship
Oct 2 Stoke City 0-4 Watford Championship
Sep 21 Watford 1-3 Stoke City League Cup
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