Watford, Recent Form

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On the back of a tough 4-1 home defeat by Bristol City, Watford manager Valérien Ismaël will have some work to do to get his team in a confident mindset.  In that game they had 59% possession and managed 13 attempts on goal, with 5 on target, compared to Bristol City who had 15 attempts and 5 on target.  

While they have been strong in attack with 12 goals scored in their last 6 games, their defence has let them down slightly, by conceeding 10 at the other end which has led to points being dropped.  They have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 6 home games.  

It's been a mixed run of form at Vicarage Road Stadium for Watford recently, with 2 wins and 2 defeats in their last 6 home games.  

Stoke City, Recent Form

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Stoke City will certainly have been pleased to secure 3 points from their most recent encounter, which saw them run out 3-1 winners in their away fixture against Birmingham City.  They came away from that fixture with a 49% share of the possession and clocked up 11 attempts on goal with 5 on target, in comparison to Birmingham City, who managed 14 attempts on goal, 5 of which were on target.  

Manager Steven Schumacher will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, having managed to score 6 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have work to do defensively after they conceded 6 goals in those games and dropped some valuable points along the way.   They have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.  

They've had a less than ideal run of form recently, winning just 1 of their last 6 games.  

On an individual basis, Lynden Gooch has scored in each of Stoke City's last league game away from home.