Stoke vs Watford

19 August 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee J Bell

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • André Vidigal 53’

Match summary

Stoke beat Watford 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

André Vidigal put Stoke ahead in the 53rd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Stoke created 0.87 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Watford 0.65 from 10.

Match stats

Stoke Watford
13 Shots 10
2 Shots on Target 3
7 Corners 2
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.87 xG 0.65
0.87 Non-penalty xG 0.65

Key events

Stoke Watford
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
André Vidigal1-0 (Stoke)
53’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Stoke
  • Luke McNally
  • Jordan Thompson
  • Daniel Johnson
  • Wesley Moraes
Watford
  • Ismael Koné

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.87 0.65 53’ André Vidigal (Stoke), 1-0 53’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.87 0.65 53’ André Vidigal (Stoke), 1-0 Vidigal 53’
Stoke 0.87 xGWatford 0.65 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Stoke attacking 
47’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 53’ André Vidigal (Stoke), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 90+3’ Josh Laurent (Stoke), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 73’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 89’ Ryan Mmaee (Stoke), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+1’ Ryan Mmaee (Stoke), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+4’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Luke McNally (Stoke), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Daniel Johnson (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 23’ André Vidigal (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 71’ Jordan Thompson (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+6’ Ryan Mmaee (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 23’ André Vidigal (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 76’ Ken Sema (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ James Morris (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Jordan Thompson (Stoke), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 24’ Luke McNally (Stoke), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 47’ Wesley Hoedt (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 90’ Ben Pearson (Stoke), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 47’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 53’ André Vidigal (Stoke), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 90+3’ Josh Laurent (Stoke), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 73’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 89’ Ryan Mmaee (Stoke), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+1’ Ryan Mmaee (Stoke), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+4’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Luke McNally (Stoke), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Daniel Johnson (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 23’ André Vidigal (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 71’ Jordan Thompson (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+6’ Ryan Mmaee (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 23’ André Vidigal (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 76’ Ken Sema (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ James Morris (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Luke McNally (Stoke), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 14’ Jordan Thompson (Stoke), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Wesley Hoedt (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 90’ Ben Pearson (Stoke), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.06 – –
Michael Rose Taken off
69′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Jordan Thompson Taken off
80′ – – 2 0.06 – –
90′ – – 1 0.21 – – –
Daniel Johnson
90′ – – 1 0.05 – –
Enda Stevens
90′ – – – – – – –
Wesley Moraes Taken off
80′ – – – – – –
André Vidigal Taken off
80′ 1 – 3 0.29 – – –
Josh Tymon Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – –
Ben Pearson Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Chiquinho Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Mmaee Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 3 0.19 – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Stoke win 42% Avg odds 2.27
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.38
Watford win 30% Avg odds 3.18

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.