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Championship | Gameweek 7
Sep 28, 2024 at 3pm UK
Vicarage Road
Sunderland

Watford
2 - 1
Sunderland

Ebosele (28'), Dele-Bashiru (84' pen.)
Ebosele (30'), Porteous (64')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Isidor (49')
Bellingham (45')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Watford and Sunderland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Man City 2-1 Watford
Tuesday, September 24 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup
Last Game: Sunderland 1-0 Middlesbrough
Saturday, September 21 at 12.30pm in Championship

We said: Watford 2-2 Sunderland

Unbeaten in five matches at Vicarage Road so far this season, Watford should be confident of turning around their recent form and recording a positive result this weekend. That being said, Sunderland look like a force to be reckoned with this campaign under Le Bris, who should be able to guide his troops to a point in Hertfordshire. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Watford win with a probability of 42.47%. A win for Sunderland had a probability of 32.1% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.93%) and 2-0 (7.11%). The likeliest Sunderland win was 0-1 (8.13%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.04%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Watford would win this match.

Result
WatfordDrawSunderland
42.47%25.42% (0.0010000000000012 0) 32.1%
Both teams to score 55.26%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.55%48.44% (0.0010000000000048 0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.42%70.58% (0.0010000000000048 0)
Watford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.29% (0.00099999999999056 0)22.71%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.62%56.38% (0.0020000000000024 0)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.5% (0.0010000000000048 0)28.5%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.73%64.27% (0.0010000000000048 0)
Score Analysis
    Watford 42.47%
    Sunderland 32.1%
    Draw 25.42%
WatfordDrawSunderland
1-0 @ 9.59%
2-1 @ 8.93%
2-0 @ 7.11%
3-1 @ 4.41%
3-0 @ 3.51%
3-2 @ 2.77%
4-1 @ 1.63%
4-0 @ 1.3%
4-2 @ 1.03%
Other @ 2.19%
Total : 42.47%
1-1 @ 12.04%
0-0 @ 6.47%
2-2 @ 5.6%
3-3 @ 1.16%
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 25.42%
0-1 @ 8.13%
1-2 @ 7.56%
0-2 @ 5.1%
1-3 @ 3.16%
2-3 @ 2.35%
0-3 @ 2.14%
1-4 @ 0.99%
Other @ 2.68%
Total : 32.1%

How you voted: Watford vs Sunderland

Watford
31.3%
Draw
27.1%
Sunderland
41.7%
48
Head to Head
Apr 27, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 45
Watford
1-0
Sunderland
Andrews (64')
Kayembe (10'), Lewis (86')

O'Nien (58')
Oct 4, 2023 7.45pm
Gameweek 10
Sunderland
2-0
Watford
Huggins (43'), Ba (62')
Burstow (50')

Ngakia (27'), Dele-Bashiru (58'), Bachmann (74'), Louza (74'), Porteous (83')
Andrews (87')
Apr 29, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 45
Sunderland
2-2
Watford
O'Nien (70'), Roberts (90+5')
Kabasele (17'), Porteous (69')
Sep 17, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 11
Watford
2-2
Sunderland
Davis (34'), O'Nien (62' og.)
Alese (45'), Bennette (87')
Apr 1, 2017 3pm
Watford
1-0
Sunderland
Britos (59')
Capoue (93')

Jones (72'), Khazri (77'), Kone (78')
rhs 2.0
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2Burnley452716266155197
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd452871062352789
4Sunderland4521131158431576
5Bristol City451716125753467
6Coventry CityCoventry45199176258466
7Millwall451812154646066
8Blackburn RoversBlackburn45198185247565
9Middlesbrough4518101764541064
10West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom451419125244861
11Swansea CitySwansea45179194853-560
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds451512185968-957
13Watford45168215260-856
14Norwich CityNorwich451315176766154
15Queens Park RangersQPR451314185263-1153
16Portsmouth451411205770-1353
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd451313194662-1652
18Stoke CityStoke451214194562-1750
19Derby CountyDerby451310224856-849
20Preston North EndPreston451019164657-1149
21Luton TownLuton451310224264-2249
22Hull City451212214353-1048
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth451113215086-3646
24Cardiff CityCardiff45917194669-2344


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