Stoke City vs Watford Prediction, Betting Tips and Preview

Stoke City meet Watford in the Premier League this Tuesday. Read the match predictions to find out why a draw is the betting tip at the Britannia. The Potters gave a good account of themselves despite losing 4-2 away to league leaders Chelsea in their last match. Meanwhile, the Hornets went down 1-4 at home to Tottenham Hotspur.

Stoke City vs Watford Preview

Stoke will welcome back Marko Arnautovic after the midfielder served a 3 match ban. He should come in for Jon Walters who is a doubt with a knee injury. Peter Crouch will hope to start up-front after impressing against Chelsea, keeping Mame Biram Diouf on the bench. Jack Butland, Geoff Cameron and Stephen Ireland are injured and Marc Muniesa is a doubt with a knee injury.

Watford are sweating on the fitness of both Juan Zuniga and Nordin Amrabat, though the latter is likely to make the starting XI. Holebas should continue on the left-wing, with Brandon Mason or Christian Kabasele ready to deputise on the opposite flank, if Amrabat does not start. Daryl Janmaat, Valon Behrami, Isaac Success, Roberto Pereyra, Stefano Okaka and Adrian Mariappa are all out injured while Ben Watson is absent for personal reasons.

Team Predictions Stoke City vs Watford

Stoke 4-2-3-1 formation: Grant; Pieters, Martins-Indi, Shawcross, Johnson; Whelan, Imbula; Arnautovic, Allen, Shaqiri; Crouch

Watford 3-4-3 formation: Gomes; Britos, Prodl, Kaboul; Holebas, Capoue, Guedioura, Amrabat; Ighalo, Deeney, Doucoure

Stoke City vs Watford Betting Tips

• Stoke have won 3 drawn 3 and lost 4 of their last 10 matches
• Watford have won 3 drawn 1 and lost 6 of their last 10 matches
• Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Stoke have scored an average of 1.3 goals and conceded an average of 1.6 goals per game
• Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Swansea have scored an average of 1.0 goals and conceded an average of 2.1 goals per game
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Stoke’s previous 10 matches
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Watford’s previous 10 matches

Stoke City vs Watford Prediction

Stoke come into this on the back of two difficult away games against sides that are gunning for the Premier League title. They were outclassed when losing 4-1 to Liverpool but did look more convincing in the defeat at Chelsea. However, they threw away a 2 goal lead against the 10 men of Leicester in their last home match, so need to raise their game to get back to winning ways.

Watford are in the midst of an injury crisis and that has badly affected their form. The visitors lost 1-0 away to relegation threatened Sunderland three games back. They produced a workmanlike performance to battle back and draw 1-1 at home to Crystal Palace but the defeat to Spurs leaves them looking over their shoulder.

Watford have had a tough time of it on the road, losing each of their last four away games. However, it’s interesting that they have kept a clean sheet on their last four visits to the Britannia. Stoke have seen under 2.5 goals in 5 of their last 6 matches against Watford in all competitions and this has the look of a cagey draw.

Free Betting Tips

Match Prediction
DRAW at 27/10 with Betway

Over/Under Prediction
UNDER 2.5 goals at 4/5 with BetVictor

Correct Score Prediction
DRAW 1-1 at 13/2 with BetVictor

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