England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Stoke City and Watford, taking place on Sunday, 02 October 2022, at Bet365 Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent.
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Stoke City, Recent FormAn important point secured against Queens Park Rangers will have left Stoke City quite happy with their 0-0 draw. They achieved 44% possession in that match and had 8 strikes at goal, with 1 hitting the target, up against Queens Park Rangers' tally of 20 efforts at goal, 5 of which were on target.
When it comes to attacking power Alex Neil will be justly satisfied with his squad's performances of late, which has seen them chalk up 6 goals in their last 6 matches. However, it hasn't all been going well, and questions remain about their defence with 4 goals lost in those 6 matches resulting in some crucial points dropped. They have shown that they have a consistent appetite for goals at home of late, having clocked up goals in 5 of their last 6 matches at Bet365 Stadium. Neil will have some concerns about his team's back line after only making 2 clean sheets in their last 6 home matches.
Stoke will take some comfort from being unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 home games, but having managed just 2 wins leaves them plenty of room for improvement.
Lewis Baker will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 3 goals in the last 6 league outings for Stoke City.
Watford, Recent FormIt's fair to say Watford will have been relatively pleased with a point from their last encounter with Sunderland, a match that ended in a 2-2 draw. In that game they had 56% possession and managed 14 attempts on goal, with 3 on target, compared to Sunderland who had 12 attempts and 5 on target.
It's fair to say that manager Rob Edwards will be pretty happy with his squad's ability to find the net of late, having scored 7 goals in their last 6 matches. That said, he will also be aware there is still work to do at the back, where they have shipped 9 goals in those same matches as well as some valuable points. Chalking up goals on the road is something their fans have become accustomed to, with them hitting the net in 4 of their last 6 matches. Having failed to record a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 matches, they definitely have some defensive problems to resolve at the moment.
Their recent poor run of form away from home has left them without an away win in 9 games.
It was not a positive ending for Stoke City last time they met Watford in the league, with the game ending in a 1-2 defeat.
In the last 2 league meetings between the teams, Watford has taken all 3 points and has not lost to Stoke in 3 games.
Stoke manager Alex Neil has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Harry Clarke (Shin), Sam Clucas (Hamstring), Harry Souttar (Cruciate ligament) and Dujon Sterling (Leg) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Watford manager Rob Edwards has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Tom Cleverley (Leg), Tom Dele-Bashiru (Knee), Imrân Louza (Knee), Rey Manaj (Leg), Jeremy Ngakia (Hamstring) and Ismaïla Sarr (Sprained ankle) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Stoke City Playing at home | Watford Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | Goals scored | 0.6 |
| 1 | Goals conceded | 1 |
| 48' | Time first goal scored | 36' |
| 30' | Time first goal conceded | 26' |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1.2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.5 | Subs used | 3.4 |
| 2-0 | Biggest victory | - |
| 1-0 | Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
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