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Watford and Stoke play at Vicarage Road Stadium in a 13th round Barclays Premier League duel. These teams have only met twice recently: on 03-03-2016, ending with Stoke’s win for (1-2), and on 24-10-2015, ending with Watford’s win (0-2).
Watford
After 5 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, the home team is in 8th place, having won 18 points. In the last match, they beat Leicester City at home (2-1), having lost away in a game against Liverpool (6-1) in the last game. For the championship, Watford had 10 points in 18 chances, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in the last 6 games he played in his stadium.
In this competition, you have not lost any of the last 4 games in your stadium. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games, but his attack has regularly scored because he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches in this competition. In 12 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 5 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard. There are 1 periods in the last eight home games in all competitions: he scored 4 of his 11 goals in the minutes (46′-60 ‘).
Watford enter this motivated round after a 2-1 home win at Leicester: Capoue and Pereyra scored the team’s goals. The home team usually plays on a tactical system in 5-2-3, favoring quick transitions, especially through the sidelines. One of the strengths of the home team is how they can react to a disadvantage. Watford coach Kabasele, Kenedy, Success, Cathcart and Dja Djédjé could not be counted on to be injured.
Stoke
After 3 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses, the visiting team is in 13th place, having won 13 points. In the last match, they lost to Bournemouth at home (0-1), after their previous match drew away in a game against West Ham by (1-1). In the championship, Stoke won 6 points in 18 chances, after 1 win, 3 draws and 2 losses in their last 6 away games. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 12 games in this competition, he never got around to scoring in the 8 games in which he conceded the first goal. In the last 8 games for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: he suffered 4 of his 8 goals between the minutes (61’-75 ‘) and 3 of his 8 between (0′-15’).
Stoke enter into this unmotivated round after a 0-1 home defeat at the Bournemouth reception. The visiting team used to play the 4-3-3 tactic to favor rapid transitions, especially through their sidelines. One of the strong points of the visiting team is the way they manage to achieve the free-kicks. It is worth mentioning that Stoke presents many difficulties in finalizing the opportunities it can create. The coach of Stoke will not be able to count on Butland, Ireland and Afellay for being injured.
Prediction: Watford Win @ 2.40