Watford vs Stoke City: Preview and Prediction

Watford vs Stoke City
England Premier League.
Date: Sunday, 27th November 2016,
Kick-off at 12:00 UK.
Venue: Vicarage Road, Watford.

Watford will face Stoke City in the week 13 of the Premier League at Vicarage road on Sunday afternoon as they hope to continue their good form.

Watford will be hopeful of a back to back win in this game, having defeated English Champions last weekend. The result took them up to 8th place in the league table with 18 points. They are just a point below Manchester United and Everton in the 6th and 7th position respectively. A win in this game will make them a serious top half contenders in this campaign.

On the contrary, Stoke City’s 6-game unbeaten rum was halted in a 1-0 home defeat to Bournemouth last weekend. This week, they will be hoping to put last week’s loss behind them. They are now on 13th position with 13 points 5 points below their host Watford. They only need to improve their away record, having won just once in their last 9 away games in the Premier League.

Watford vs Stoke City: Head to Head Statistics

Watford and Stoke City have played 24 times in the past, but most of the games have been on Championship platform. They have played 16 games in the Championship and 8 games in the Championship.

Watford are slightly better in the head to head comparison with 11 wins against Stoke’s 10 win. At Vicarage Road, both have been equal in comparison as they have won 5 games each and drawn once. Their last game here a Vicarage Road was won by Stoke City as the game ended 1-2.

Watford vs Stoke City: Prediction

Watford have been on a good form of late, except for the defeat at Anfield, they are on an unbeaten streak since October. They have been good at home with 10 points in their last 4 home games. Stoke have been good also, but their away firm have been appalling. Winning this game will be very difficult for Stoke City as they have truck load f injuries in their squad.