Watford FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26

Watford FC

1 – 0

Full Time

Stoke City FC

Sat 20 Dec 2025 · 15:00 HT 45' · FT 45'

• Overview

• Events

• Lineups

• H2H

• Match Preview

  Watford FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship .

  • Watford FC 46 games · 57 pts (2025/26)
  • Stoke City FC 46 games · 55 pts (2025/26)

  Match Details

  • Referee Ben Toner

  Standings

  #	Team	P	Pts
  1	Coventry City FC	46	95
  2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
  3	Millwall FC	46	83
  4	Southampton FC	46	80
  5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
  6	Hull City AFC	46	73
  7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
  8	Derby County FC	46	69
  9	Norwich City FC	46	65
  10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
  11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
  12	Bristol City FC	46	62
  13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
  14	Preston North End FC	46	60
  15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
  16	Watford FC	46	57
  17	Stoke City FC	46	55
  18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
  19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
  20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
  21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
  22	Oxford United FC	46	47
  23	Leicester City FC	46	46
  24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

  Head-to-Head

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  Watford FC 10 games · Avg 2.5 goals Stoke City FC

  Last 5 meetings

  2025-12-20 Watford FC 1–0 Stoke City FC 2025-03-01 Stoke City FC 0–0 Watford FC 2024-08-17 Watford FC 3–0 Stoke City FC 2023-12-29 Watford FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2023-08-19 Stoke City FC 1–0 Watford FC

  Recent Form

  Watford FC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  20 Dec	Stoke City FC	H	1–0	W
  13 Dec	Wrexham AFC	A	2–2	D
  09 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	1–1	D
  06 Dec	Norwich City FC	H	3–2	W
  01 Dec	Birmingham City FC	A	1–2	L
  25 Nov	Preston North End FC	H	1–1	D

  Stoke City FC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  20 Dec	Watford FC	A	0–1	L
  13 Dec	Swansea City AFC	H	2–1	W
  10 Dec	Ipswich Town FC	A	0–1	L
  06 Dec	Sheffield United FC	A	0–4	L
  29 Nov	Hull City AFC	H	1–2	L
  25 Nov	Charlton Athletic FC	H	3–0	W

  Season Stats

  Watford FC		Stoke City FC
  #16	Position	#17
  57	Points	55
  46	Played	46
  14 / 15 / 17	W / D / L	15 / 10 / 21
  53	Scored	51
  65	Conceded	56
  -12	GD	-5
  1.24	PPG	1.20
  30%	Win %	33%

  Key Stats

  40% Both Teams to Score
  H2H (10 games)

  50% Over 2.5 Goals
  H2H history

  15% Clean Sheets
  Watford FC this season

  28% Clean Sheets
  Stoke City FC this season

  Watford FC are 16th (57 pts). Stoke City FC are 17th (55 pts).

• Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Watford FC and Stoke City FC is underway.
  • With this win, Watford FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

• Watford FC

  Stoke City FC

• Head to Head

  2025-12-20 Watford FC 1–0 Stoke City FC 2025-03-01 Stoke City FC 0–0 Watford FC 2024-08-17 Watford FC 3–0 Stoke City FC 2023-12-29 Watford FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2023-08-19 Stoke City FC 1–0 Watford FC

  Watford FC Form

  2025-12-20 Watford FC 1–0 Stoke City FC W 2025-12-13 Wrexham AFC 2–2 Watford FC D 2025-12-09 Watford FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2025-12-06 Watford FC 3–2 Norwich City FC W 2025-12-01 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Watford FC L 2025-11-25 Watford FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D

  Stoke City FC Form

  2025-12-20 Watford FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L 2025-12-13 Stoke City FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W 2025-12-10 Ipswich Town FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L 2025-12-06 Sheffield United FC 4–0 Stoke City FC L 2025-11-29 Stoke City FC 1–2 Hull City AFC L 2025-11-25 Stoke City FC 3–0 Charlton Athletic FC W