England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Watford and Stoke City, taking place on Monday, 08 May 2023, at Vicarage Road Stadium in Watford.
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Watford, Recent FormA point gained from their 2-2 draw against Sunderland in their previous encounter will not be considered a bad outcome for Watford. In that game they had 30% possession and managed 9 attempts on goal, with 3 on target, compared to Sunderland who had 25 attempts and 7 on target.
Manager Chris Wilder will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, with them having managed to score 9 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have work to do defensively after they conceded 11 goals in those games and dropped some valuable points along the way. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.
Having drawn 2 of their last 6 games they have at least put some points on the table, but they will not be overly happy with only 1 win.
Stoke City, Recent FormFailing to acquire any points in their 1-0 home defeat by Queens Park Rangers will have left the Stoke City squad feeling a little deflated. They came away from that fixture with a 80% share of the possession and clocked up 6 attempts on goal with 2 on target, in comparison to Queens Park Rangers, who managed 4 attempts on goal, 4 of which were on target.
Having scored just 3 goals in their last 6 games, it will be glaringly obvious to their manager Alex Neil where he needs to focus his attentions if they are going to get more points on the table, although he will still have one eye on his defence which have shipped 7 in the same period. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.
There will be mixed feelings from The Potters, having been undefeated in their last 6 away league games, but drawn the last 2 of these games.
Josh Laurent is the man of the moment at Stoke City right now and the toast of their travelling support, having notched up 4 goals from the last 6 away outings in the league.
Stoke City will be looking to forget their last league encounter with Watford, when a slew of goals ended in a heavy 0-4 defeat.
From their past 4 away matches in the league against Watford, The Potters have managed to find the net with at least 1 goal and will be aiming to keep that streak going. Playing away from home, Stoke have kept a clean sheet in 2 of their last 3 league games against Watford.
Stoke have lost the last 3 times they've faced Watford in the league and have failed to win in their last 4 encounters.
Watford manager Chris Wilder has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Britt Assombalonga (Hamstring), Tom Cleverley (Leg), Tom Dele-Bashiru (Ligament), Dan Gosling (Achilles tendon), Kortney Hause (Knee), Edo Kayembe (Calf) and Francisco Sierralta (Broken ankle) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Alex Neil has a number of injury concerns in his Stoke squad to contend with: Jacob Brown (Leg), Matija Šarkić (Muscle), Axel Tuanzebe (Muscle) and Ben Wilmot (Back)
Watford Playing at home | Stoke City Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | Goals scored | 1.4 |
| 1 | Goals conceded | 1.1 |
| 32' | Time first goal scored | 45' |
| 36' | Time first goal conceded | 27' |
| 2.1 | Yellow cards | 1.8 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.6 | Subs used | 3 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | 5-1 |
| 3-1 | Biggest defeat | 3-1 |
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