Stoke City vs Watford Prediction: Goals expected from both ends of the net

Stoke City and Watford will lock horns at the Bet365 Stadium on Saturday. Watford are unbeaten in seven of their last nine games against Stoke. Can they get any point here? Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

Stoke City

Stoke City suffered a 3-1 loss to Middlesbrough in their last game to extend their losing run to three in their last four games. At home, they are winless in four of their last five games in all competitions. They sit 20th on the table with 35 points in 34 games, scoring 34 goals and conceding 47. However, Ben Gibson, Sol Sidibe, Ryan Mmaee, Lynden Gooch, and Josh Wilson-Esbrand are ruled out of this game due to injuries.

Watford

Watford secured a 2-0 win over Luton Town in their last game, with goals from Tom Dele-Bashiru in the 11th minute and Edo Kayembe in the 23rd minute. They have now secured two wins in a row after enduring five winless games. They sit 9th on the table with 48 points in 34 games, scoring 45 goals and conceding 48. However, Daniel Bachmann, Pierre Dwomoh, Kwadwo Baah, and Keven Keben are ruled out of this game due to injuries.

Possible Starting 11

Stoke City — Viktor Johansson, Junior Tchamadeu, Ashley Phillips, Michael Rose, Enda Stevens, Ben Pearson, Tatsuki Seko, Million Manhoef, Andy Moran, Joon-ho Bae, Sam Gallagher.

Watford — Egil Selvik, Jeremy Ngakia, James Abankwah, Mattie Pollock, Yasser Larouci, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Imran Louza, Tom Ince, Edo Kayembe, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Vakoun Issouf Bayo.

Interesting Facts

• Stoke are winless in four of their last five games;
• Watford are unbeaten in seven of their last nine games against Stoke;
• The last three games of Stoke saw the BTTS results;
• Eight of the last 10 games of Watford on the road saw the BTTS results.

Expert Betting Tips

Stoke City are one of the struggling teams in the Championship this season, and I doubt if they can win this game. They are winless in four of their last five games. However, Watford are unbeaten in seven of their last nine games against Stoke, so they should get at least a point from this game. I expect both teams to score in this game as well.

Our prediction for this game is for both teams to score, for odds of 1.85 at Betway.

Our second prediction is to see more than two goals for odds of 1.90 at Bet365.

Our third prediction is for Watford to win or draw for odds of 1.60 at 1xbet.