Watford are on a three-game unbeaten run, coming into Saturday's game (15:00 GMT) on the back of draws with Wrexham and Sheffield Wednesday and a win over Norwich.
Stoke dropped out of the top six after three successive defeats, but returned to winning ways by beating Swansea City 2-1 last weekend.
Watford have won three of their past four home league games against Stoke (D1), more than they had in their previous 12 (W2 D3 L7).
Stoke have won just one of their past nine league games against Watford (D3 L5), a 1-0 home victory in August 2023.