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Watford — Stoke City 1:2: match report and statistics

England. Championship · 12.09.2026 14:00 · Finished

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WatfordWatford
Finished1 : 212.09.2026 14:00
Stoke CityStoke City

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  • Watford0%
  • Draw0%
  • Stoke City0%

Overview

The England. Championship match Watford – Stoke City on 12.09.2026 14:00 (UTC) finished 1:2. The win went to Stoke City. Goals: Jack McGlynn 45+4', Eric Junior Bocat 57', Nabizada Amin 90+1'.

Watford, last 6 games: won 1, drawn 2, lost 3. Stoke City, last 6 games: won 2, drawn 2, lost 2.

All meetings of Watford and Stoke City: 20 (wins of Watford: 6, wins of Stoke City: 6, draws: 3). The last meeting on 14.03.2026 15:00 ended Stoke City 3:1 Watford.

Watford in the standings: place 21, points 11, played 12. Stoke City in the standings: place 9, points 20, played 12.

Related pages: Watford results and fixtures, Stoke City results and fixtures, England. Championship table.

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Team playing styles

WatfordWatford

Strengths

  • Free kicksStrong
  • Counter AttackStrong
  • Creating chances through individual skillStrong
  • Creating scoring chancesStrong

Weaknesses

  • Keeping possession of the ballWeak
  • Finishing scoring chancesWeak
  • Defending against through ball attacksWeak
  • Avoiding individual errorsWeak
  • Avoiding fouling in dangerous areasVery Weak
  • Defending against skillful playersVery Weak

Playing style

Take a lot of shots Attacking down the left Aggressive Playing in their own half

Stoke CityStoke City

Strengths

  • Creating long shot opportunitiesStrong
  • Stealing the ball from the oppositionStrong

Weaknesses

  • Keeping possession of the ballWeak
  • Avoiding offsideWeak
  • Defending against skillful playersWeak
  • Protecting the leadWeak
  • Avoiding fouling in dangerous areasVery Weak
  • Defending against attacks down the wingsVery Weak

Playing style

Attempt through balls often Attempt crosses often Attack through the middle Aggressive Playing in their own half

What to expect

  • Watfordwill score from a direct freekickVery Likely
  • will be shown a high number of cardsVery Likely
  • Watfordwill score as a result of individual skillLikely
  • Stoke Citywill steal the ball from the opposition oftenLikely

Ratings are based on the players' stats over the last two seasons.

Score by periods

Team12Σ
WatfordWatford
011
Stoke CityStoke City
112

Match events

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Match statistics

  • 0.39 Expected goals (xG) 1.5
  • 41% Possession 59%
  • 6 Total shots 18
  • 2 Shots on target 6
  • 0 Big Chances 2
  • 5 Corners 8
  • 80 (304/380)Assists(476/545) 87
  • 2 Yellow cards 2
  • 0.64 xG on target (xGOT) 1.06
  • 2 Shots off target 8
  • 2 Shots blocked 4
  • 4 Shots from inside the penalty area 10
  • 2 Shots from outside the penalty area 8
  • 0 Hit the woodwork 1
  • 9 Touches in opposition box 18
  • 0 Accurate through passes 1
  • 0 Offsides 3
  • 6 Free kicks 14
  • 38 (18/48)Long Balls(22/48) 46
  • 66 (72/109)Passes in final third(91/121) 75
  • 6 (1/16)Crosses(6/21) 29
  • 0.23 Expected assists (xA) 1.31
  • 30 Throw-ins 14
  • 14 Fouls 6
  • 67 (12/18)Tackles(15/21) 71
  • 37 Duels won 60
  • 27 Clearances 23
  • 5 Steals 9
  • 1 Errors leading to shot 0
  • 0 Errors leading to goal 0
  • 4 Saves 1
  • 1.06 xGOT faced 0.64
  • -0.94 Goals prevented -0.36
  • 7 Goal kicks 8
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Box score

PlayerGSOTBSOFCFSYCRCPSUTIOGCRAWDKPTTTCrLBPA%AccCAccLBThBAccThBSoPSub inSub offGMUnPPSLMTCOTLASNO112115
Ravaglia0000000030000006.120003700986.70500000000000000
Biakolo0000110036000036.090306120769.40200000000000101
Coulibaly0000000037010066.331004820491.90300000000000000
Pollock0020100049002076.5310063101577.60500000000000000
Zemura0000000013000026.681002623084.60000001000000000
kayembe-edo0000210045041005.9804259115800100000000001000
Kyprianou0010120048201036.611106130383.30210000000000000
Маамма0000100013110006.390112624276.91100001000000202
Bravo0000021020050015.7111032000900000001000000000
Stephy MavididiCongo (Kinshasa)Mavididi0000100015000005.8401020000600000001000000101
Doumbia0000100020121026.5120032211700100000000000000
Kjerrumgaard010000007110016.331001100071.40000010000000000
Traoré0010100023010025.9601041030870000010000000000
Vata0000200011020006.560022423272.71000010000000101
Nabizada1100301011130006.820302411081.80010010000000000
Daniel BachmannAustriaBachmann D.000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Michail AntonioEnglandAntonio M000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Sam WalkerEnglandWalker S.000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Albert EamesEnglandAlbert Eames000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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Lineups

Federico Ravaglia1Ravaglia
Jordan Zemura33Zemura↓ 42'Soumaila Coulibaly3CoulibalyMatthew Pollock6CPollock M.Kevin Keben4Keben
Hector Kyprianou5Kyprianou H.kayembe-edo
Stephy Mavididi45Mavididi↓ 58'Iker Bravo17Bravo↓ 69'Маамма↓ 58'
Mamadou Doumbia20Doumbia
Viktor Johansson1CJohansson Vi.
WilmotТаловеровLuke Graham5Graham
Ben Johnson2Johnson B.Djibril Soumare27SoumareEthan Galbraith8GalbraithEric Junior Bocat17Bokat E.↓ 80'
Jack McGlynn7McGlynn J.↓ 90'Justin Devenny13Devenny
Lamine Cisse11Sisse↓ 65'
WatfordWatford4-2-3-1Stoke CityStoke City3-4-2-1

Watford Starting line-up

Substitutes

Coach

  • Alessio DionisiItalyAlessio Dionisi

Missing players

Stoke City Starting line-up

Substitutes

Coach

  • Mark RobinsEnglandMark Robins

Missing players

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Lead tracker

Watford +0Biggest lead+2 Stoke City
12

Live commentary

  1. 90:00 +6:46Second half ends
  2. 90:00 +3:19Federico Ravaglia makes a save (Parried safe, Standing)
  3. 90:00 +3:19Justin Devenny has attempt saved (Low to the right, Out of box, Right footed, Open play)
  4. 90:00 +2:20Amin Nabizada recieves a yellow card
  5. 90:17GOAL! Amin Nabizada scores, Assisted by Edo Kayembe (High to the right, Out of box, Right footed, From corner)
  6. 89:58Luca Kjerrumgaard wins a corner (To the left)
  7. 89:57Viktor Johansson makes a save (Parried safe, Diving)
  8. 89:56Luca Kjerrumgaard has attempt saved (Low to the left, 18-yard box, Left footed, Open play)
  9. 89:23Ben Pearson is substituted on
  10. 89:23Jack McGlynn is substituted off
  11. 81:02George Hirst recieves a yellow card
  12. 79:21Luca Bombino is substituted on
  13. 79:21Eric Bocat is substituted off
  14. 75:00George Hirst is caught offside
  15. 70:59Mattie Pollock wins a corner (To the left)

Positional statistics

WatfordWatford

Attack sides

Left flank42%
Centre24%
Right flank35%

Where the game is played

28%Own third
41%Middle
31%Opponent third

Shot directions

Own
23% 59% 18%
Opponent
17% 70% 13%
Left flankCentreRight flank

Shot zones

Own
10% 64% 27%
Opponent
10% 50% 40%
Six-yard boxPenalty areaOutside the box

Stoke CityStoke City

Attack sides

Left flank36%
Centre28%
Right flank36%

Where the game is played

25%Own third
44%Middle
30%Opponent third

Shot directions

Own
11% 76% 13%
Opponent
19% 65% 16%
Left flankCentreRight flank

Shot zones

Own
11% 56% 33%
Opponent
9% 56% 35%
Six-yard boxPenalty areaOutside the box

Season team stats

Average per match
WatfordWatfordStoke CityStoke City

General

Fouls1116
Corners34
Goals12
Shots1212
Offsides13
Yellow cards32
Aerial duels won, %5053
Possession, %4445
Pass accuracy, %8080
Average rating6.56.7

Attack

Fouls won1010
Goals12
Shots1212
Shots on target44
Successful dribbles86
Dispossessed108
Offsides13

Defence

Tackles1617
Fouls1116
Interceptions10.111.3
Clearances3227.9
Shots blocked54.6
Opponent shots1514.7

Goals by situation

Goals / Shots (Conversion)

Open play0.7 / 6.9 (10%)1.3 / 8.3 (15%)
Set pieces0.1 / 3.4 (4%)— / 3
Counter attacks0.1 / 1.6 (9%)0.1 / 0.7 (20%)
Penalties—0.1 / 0.1 (100%)
Total1 / 11.9 (8%)1.6 / 12.1 (12%)

Passes per match

Short325307
Long5147
Crosses1520
Through balls—1
Total393376

Top scorers

Top assists

Best rated

Head-to-head

Matches played: 20
draws: 3

6 / 20
Wins
6 / 20
18 / 33
Goals
15 / 33
36 / 68
Yellow cards
32 / 68
1 / 1
Red cards
0 / 1
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Stoke CityStoke City1 : 0WatfordWatford
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Preview

Watford found themselves trailing after just five minutes against Preston on Tuesday night, but second-half goals from Edo Kayembe and Mamadou Doumbia helped turn the game around. The Hornets were winless in five games in all competitions before that result.

Stoke claimed their first away point of the season on Tuesday night as Ben Johnson's opener was cancelled out by Joel Colwill in Wales. The Potters have claimed seven points from their last Championship outings heading into gameweek seven.

Match info

Tournament
England. Championship
Attendance
18,296
Referee
Lewis Smith

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England. Championship

#TeamPWDLGoals+/-Pts
1MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough1274127:17+1025
2Swansea CitySwansea City1272316:13+323
3West Ham UnitedWest Ham United1264232:15+1722
4Wolverhampton WanderersWolverhampton Wanderers1263320:16+421
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich Albion1263316:13+321
6SouthamptonSouthampton1273224:12+1220
7Birmingham CityBirmingham City1255220:12+820
8Queens Park RangersQueens Park Rangers1255220:12+820
9Stoke CityStoke City1262418:16+220
10Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers1253419:16+318
11PortsmouthPortsmouth1253416:15+118
12Sheffield UnitedSheffield United1244416:15+116
13MillwallMillwall1243519:20-115
14Bristol CityBristol City1243512:15-315
15Lincoln CityLincoln City1243513:20-715
16Cardiff CityCardiff City1235419:17+214
17WrexhamWrexham1235415:18-314
18Bolton WanderersBolton Wanderers1242616:23-714
19Charlton AthleticCharlton Athletic1235411:18-714
20Norwich CityNorwich City1240820:22-212
21WatfordWatford1232710:20-1011
22BurnleyBurnley1215617:25-88
23Derby CountyDerby County1214710:21-117
24Preston North EndPreston North End1212910:25-155
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Markets in head-to-head

50%Over 1.53 of 6
33%Over 2.52 of 6
17%Over 3.51 of 6
33%Both teams to score2 of 6
33%Watford wins2 of 6
33%Stoke City wins2 of 6
33%Draw2 of 6

Head-to-head matches: 6 · 1.83 goals per match on average.

Match profile

Assists
80% 304/380
87% 476/545
Long Balls
38% 18/48
46% 22/48
Passes in final third
66% 72/109
75% 91/121
Crosses
6% 1/16
29% 6/21
Tackles
67% 12/18
71% 15/21