Watford vs Stoke City — Championship
ChampionshipChampionship 24/25
Sat 17 Aug··Matchday 2·Vicarage Road, Watford·Watford won
- 2Corners4
- 2Cards2
- 24Shots7
- 8Shots on target3
- 12Fouls15
- 12Throw-ins24
- 2Offsides3
- 5Goal kicks9
- 3Saves4
- 20Tackles14
- 9Interceptions13
- 9Dribbles9
Period
Match statistics
| Watford | Statistic | Stoke City |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 55 | Ball possession | 45 |
| 2.27 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.85 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 12 | Fouls | 15 |
| 24 | Total shots | 7 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 12 | Throw-ins | 24 |
| 5 | Goal kicks | 9 |
| 20 | Tackles | 14 |
| 9 | Dribbles | 9 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 3 | Goalkeeper saves | 4 |
| 3 | Big chances | 2 |
| 471 | Passes | 383 |
| 387 | Accurate passes | 304 |
| 15 | Free kicks | 12 |
| Passing | ||
| 27 | Accurate long balls | 19 |
| 12 | Throw-ins | 24 |
| 2 | Accurate crosses | 1 |
| 55 | Final third entries | 51 |
| Duels | ||
| 55% | Duels won (%) | 45% |
| 9 | Dispossessed | 8 |
| 9 | Dribbles | 9 |
| 42% | Ground duels (%) | 35% |
| 16% | Aerial duels (%) | 12% |
| Defending | ||
| 13% | Tackles won (%) | 10% |
| 9 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 30 | Clearances | 18 |
| 53 | Ball recoveries | 40 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 5 | Goal kicks | 9 |
| 0.56 | Goals prevented | -1.36 |
| 1 | High claims | 0 |
| Shots | ||
| 9 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 7 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 14 | Shots inside box | 6 |
| 10 | Shots outside box | 1 |
| 3 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 1 | Big chances missed | 2 |
| 31 | Touches in penalty area | 21 |
| 3 | Fouled in final third | 2 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| Non-penalty expected goals | ||
| 2.3 | Non-penalty expected goals (npxG) | 0.8 |
| Watford | Statistic | Stoke City |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 57 | Ball possession | 43 |
| 0.14 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.28 |
| 1 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 7 | Total shots | 3 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Throw-ins | 13 |
| 2 | Goal kicks | 3 |
| 12 | Tackles | 7 |
| 3 | Dribbles | 4 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 2 | Goalkeeper saves | 2 |
| 0 | Big chances | 1 |
| 254 | Passes | 189 |
| 206 | Accurate passes | 148 |
| 10 | Free kicks | 6 |
| Passing | ||
| 12 | Accurate long balls | 11 |
| 7 | Throw-ins | 13 |
| 0 | Accurate crosses | 1 |
| 25 | Final third entries | 24 |
| Duels | ||
| 56% | Duels won (%) | 44% |
| 5 | Dispossessed | 3 |
| 3 | Dribbles | 4 |
| 23% | Ground duels (%) | 17% |
| 8% | Aerial duels (%) | 7% |
| Defending | ||
| 8% | Tackles won (%) | 6% |
| 6 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 16 | Clearances | 10 |
| 28 | Ball recoveries | 26 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 2 | Goal kicks | 3 |
| Shots | ||
| 4 | Shots off target | 1 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 1 | Shots inside box | 3 |
| 6 | Shots outside box | 0 |
| 2 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 0 | Big chances missed | 1 |
| 2 | Fouled in final third | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| Watford | Statistic | Stoke City |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 52 | Ball possession | 48 |
| 2.13 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.57 |
| 1 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 17 | Total shots | 4 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Throw-ins | 11 |
| 3 | Goal kicks | 6 |
| 8 | Tackles | 7 |
| 6 | Dribbles | 5 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 1 | Goalkeeper saves | 2 |
| 3 | Big chances | 1 |
| 217 | Passes | 194 |
| 181 | Accurate passes | 156 |
| 5 | Free kicks | 6 |
| Passing | ||
| 15 | Accurate long balls | 8 |
| 5 | Throw-ins | 11 |
| 2 | Accurate crosses | 0 |
| 30 | Final third entries | 27 |
| Duels | ||
| 54% | Duels won (%) | 46% |
| 4 | Dispossessed | 5 |
| 6 | Dribbles | 5 |
| 19% | Ground duels (%) | 18% |
| 8% | Aerial duels (%) | 5% |
| Defending | ||
| 5% | Tackles won (%) | 4% |
| 3 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 14 | Clearances | 8 |
| 25 | Ball recoveries | 14 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 3 | Goal kicks | 6 |
| Shots | ||
| 5 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 13 | Shots inside box | 3 |
| 4 | Shots outside box | 1 |
| 1 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 1 | Big chances missed | 1 |
| 1 | Fouled in final third | 2 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
Line-ups
Watford3-4-2-1
Bench
Shot map
Watford24 shots · 8 on target · 3 goals · 2.28 xG
Stoke City7 shots · 3 on target · 0 goals · 0.83 xG
Watford7 shots · 2 on target · 0 goals · 0.13 xG
Stoke City3 shots · 2 on target · 0 goals · 0.27 xG
Watford17 shots · 6 on target · 3 goals · 2.15 xG
Stoke City4 shots · 1 on target · 0 goals · 0.56 xG
- Watford
- Stoke City
- goal
- on target
- blocked
- off target
- dot size = expected goals
Player ratings
Watford14 rated
Stoke City16 rated
Player statistics
Watford
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39Edo KayembeForward | 90′ | 8.6 | 2 | 4 | 0.74 | 26/28 | 5 | 2/11 | 1 | |||
| Ryan AndrewsDefender | 90′ | 8.2 | 1 | 6 | 0.29 | 27/42 | 6/11 | 3 | ||||
| 26Daniel BachmannGoalkeeper | 90′ | 8.2 | 21/25 | 1/1 | 3 | |||||||
| 6Matthew PollockDefender | 90′ | 8.2 | 1 | 0.10 | 48/64 | 11/15 | 2 | |||||
| Francisco SierraltaDefender | 90′ | 7.4 | 49/56 | 6/8 | ||||||||
| Moussa SissokoMidfielder | 90′ | 7.4 | 1 | 0.01 | 43/47 | 1 | 1/2 | |||||
| James MorrisDefender | 90′ | 7.1 | 2 | 0.02 | 47/61 | 4/5 | 3 | |||||
| Tom Dele-BashiruMidfielder | 89′ | 7.4 | 2 | 0.10 | 57/59 | 2 | 8/13 | 5 | ||||
| Giorgi ChakvetadzeForward | 84′ | 8.5 | 1 | 1 | 0.04 | 31/36 | 7 | 5/6 | ||||
| Vakoun Issouf BayoForward | 67′ | 6.1 | 2 | 0.72 | 10/12 | 3/11 | ||||||
| Yasser LarouciDefender | 45′ | 7.2 | 3 | 0.15 | 10/14 | 2 | 1/3 | 1 | ||||
| 2Jeremy NgakiaDefender | 45′ | 6.6 | 2 | 0.05 | 9/15 | 4/9 | 3 | |||||
| Mileta RajovićForward | 23′ | 6.3 | 0/2 | 1/4 | ||||||||
| 34Kwadwo BaahForward | 13′ | 7.4 | 2/3 | 1 | 4/5 | 1 | ||||||
| Imrân LouzaMidfielder | 1′ | — | 7/7 | 1/1 | 1 | |||||||
| Jonathan BondGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| 11Rocco VataForward | — | — | ||||||||||
| Ryan PorteousDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Tom InceMidfielder | — | — |
Stoke City
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17Eric BocatDefender | 90′ | 7.4 | 35/49 | 1 | 6/8 | 2 | ||||||
| 22Junior TchamadeuDefender | 90′ | 7.4 | 30/37 | 1 | 7/10 | 1 | ||||||
| 23Ben GibsonDefender | 90′ | 6.8 | 53/66 | 8/10 | 1 | |||||||
| 16Ben WilmotDefender | 90′ | 6.8 | 45/53 | 1/2 | ||||||||
| Josh LaurentMidfielder | 90′ | 6.4 | 28/32 | 2 | 5/12 | 3 | ||||||
| 1Viktor JohanssonGoalkeeper | 90′ | 6.1 | 15/23 | 4 | ||||||||
| 42Million ManhoefForward | 83′ | 6.6 | 2 | 0.23 | 15/18 | 4/10 | 2 | |||||
| Jordan ThompsonMidfielder | 74′ | 6.6 | 28/38 | 3/6 | 1 | |||||||
| Emre TezgelForward | 63′ | 6.6 | 1 | 0.04 | 5/5 | 2/9 | ||||||
| Wouter BurgerMidfielder | 63′ | 6.3 | 13/17 | 2/12 | 1 | |||||||
| Lynden GoochForward | 63′ | 6.0 | 6/8 | 1/3 | 1 | |||||||
| Andrew MoranMidfielder | 27′ | 6.8 | 13/15 | 1 | 1/3 | 1 | ||||||
| 10Jun-Ho BaeMidfielder | 27′ | 6.4 | 2 | 0.09 | 11/12 | 4/7 | 1 | |||||
| Lewis KoumasForward | 27′ | 6.1 | 2 | 0.46 | 1/2 | 1/7 | ||||||
| Ryan MmaeeForward | 16′ | 6.8 | 1/3 | 2/2 | ||||||||
| Jaden DixonDefender | 14′ | 6.6 | 5/5 | 0/4 | ||||||||
| Daniel JohnsonMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| 34Frank FieldingGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| Lewis BakerMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| Souleymane SidibeMidfielder | — | — |
Around this match
Previous meetings
- Sat 12 SepWatford 1-2 Stoke City
- Sat 14 MarStoke City 3-1 Watford
- Sat 20 DecWatford 1-0 Stoke City
- Sat 1 MarStoke City 0-0 Watford
- Fri 29 DecWatford 1-1 Stoke City
- Sat 19 AugStoke City 1-0 Watford
- Mon 8 MayWatford 2-0 Stoke City
- Sun 2 OctStoke City 0-4 Watford
- Tue 21 SepWatford 1-3 Stoke City
- Fri 22 JanStoke City 1-2 Watford