Sunderland vs Watford – The goal for Sunderland will be to achieve the same result as their 1-2 triumph over West Bromwich Albion in the Championship.
In that game, Sunderland enjoyed 61% of the possession and 6 of its 13 efforts on goal were successful. Dennis Cirkin of Sunderland scored the goals (51 and 84 seconds).
West Bromwich Albion, their opponents, made 19 attempts on goal with 4 of them being successful. West Bromwich Albion scored through John Swift (45′).
Sunderland under Tony Mowbray have scored an average of 1.67 goals per game over their last six games thanks to a combined total of 10 shots on goal.
According to pre-game statistics, Sunderland has lost both of their previous league games to Watford. In their past four league home games, they are unbeaten.
Watford will be looking to bounce back after losing their most recent Championship contest to Hull City. Watford controlled 56% of the game’s possession and 2 of its 10 shots on goal were successful.
Hull City, on the other hand, had 2 shots on goal, with 1 of them going in. Hull City’s goal came from Ozan Tufan (25′). The numbers don’t lie, and Watford has allowed goals in five of their last six games while having 11 goals scored against them overall.
Watford needs to work on certain defensive flaws. We’ll have to wait and see if that pattern holds for this upcoming game. Watford had lost all eight of their league games played away from home coming into this encounter. A bad run.
Sunderland vs Watford – Betting Analysis
When comparing their previous head-to-head matches, which date back to 12/02/2005, neither club has emerged as the overall victor. Sunderland has won two of those games, while Watford has won two and drawn two.
In total, 17 goals were scored in these matches between the two teams, with 9 goals coming from The Black Cats and 8 from The Hornets. That equals 2.83 goals per game on average.
The final score in their most recent league matchup, which took place on Championship Match Day 11 on September 17, 2022, was Watford 2-2 Sunderland.
Watford had 56% of the possession at the time and 3 of their 14 shots on goal were successful. Keinan Davis (34′) was the only player for them to register a goal.
Sunderland, their adversaries, made 12 shots on goal, with 5 of them going in. Jewison Bennette (87′), Ajibola Alese (45′), and Luke O’Nien (62′ Own Goal) all scored goals. Bobby Madley served as the referee.
Sunderland boss Tony Mowbray will be without Ross Stewart (Achilles tendon surgery), Elliot Embleton (torn ankle ligament), Jewison Bennette (sprain), Corry Evans (cruciate ligament injury), and Aji Alese (thigh issues).
Chris Wilder, the Watford manager, has a fully healthy roster to pick from, therefore he has no concerns about his players’ physical condition going into this game. Due to his suspension, Kortney Hause will be unable to participate in this game.
Although it is doubtful that they will score as many goals against Sunderland as they did in the past, we think Watford has the ability to score against them.
What are the best odds for this match?
Regarding the current betting odds on the full-time result market, a victory for Sunderland is best priced at 1.95, a bet on a draw is 3.6 and betting on the win for Watford can be had at 4.2. They are the best bets that can be secured at present.
Sunderland vs Watford – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Over 1.5 Goals
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