Home side Stoke City meet Watford at bet365 Stadium on 2026-03-14 (kick-off 15:00 GMT), contesting week 38 of the 2025-2026 Championship.
In their last 5 matches, Referee L. Doughty averaged 7-8 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 21 fouls.
There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between M. Robins and Edward Still.
In the table Stoke City are 16th (48 pts) and Watford sit 9th with 52 pts.
Stoke City have 12 players sidelined: L. Baker (Inactive), J. Tchamadeu (Injury), E. Bocat (Injury), B. Wilmot (Injury), D. Mubama (Ankle Injury), B. Lawal (Inactive), V. Johansson (Shoulder Injury), S. Gallagher (Hamstring Injury), A. Cresswell (Calf Injury), R. Bozenik (Shoulder Injury), G. Bazunu (Thigh Injury), A. Ampah (Injury) but Watford face 5 absences: K. Baah (Injury), H. Kyprianou (Ankle Injury), O. Maamma (Injury), R. Vata (Hamstring Injury), M. Pollock (Inactive).
We're predicting Stoke City to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Watford are expected to line up in 4-4-2.
Stoke City played out a 3-3 draw with Ipswich Town, and Watford shared the spoils 1-1 vs Sheffield Wednesday.
Momentum favors Watford (2-2-1) after Stoke City managed only 1-2-2 from 5 matches.
Watford lead this rivalry - 10 wins from 22 matches versus Stoke City (who've won just 7 games), alongside 5 draws.
We're forecasting a stalemate, 1-1, as Stoke City's 1.44 goals/game at home balance out Watford's 1.44 away scoring.
Stoke is going head to head with Watford on 14/3/2026 15:00 GMT at bet365 Stadium for the England Championship. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Stoke v Watford H2H statistics!