STOKECITYVWATFORD

Match insight

The current table puts distance between Stoke City and Watford — a serious step up in class for whichever side is behind. Stoke City currently sit 14 places and 8 points above Watford in the table — 8th against 22nd. Stoke City have taken 10 points from their last 5, against 3 for Watford over the same stretch. Stoke City are outperforming our metrics by some distance — about 5 places higher in the actual table than their underlying rating alone would suggest.