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Sunderland vs Watford: result 2-0 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 10Kick-off on October 4, 2023 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Sunderland
2-0
Watford

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What was the result of Sunderland vs Watford?

Sunderland won 2-0 on October 4, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 43′N. HugginsSunderland
  • 62′A. BaSunderland

Official lineup for Sunderland vs Watford

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sunderland

4-1-4-1
  1. 11Mason Paul James Burstow
  1. 20J. Clarke
  2. 7J. Bellingham
  3. 10P. Roberts
  4. 17A. Ba
  1. 24D. Neil
  1. 32T. Hume
  2. 13L. O'Nien
  3. 5D. Ballard
  4. 2N. Huggins
  1. 1A. Patterson

Watford

4-3-3
  1. 16G. Chakvetadze
  2. 19V. Bayo
  3. 7T. Ince
  1. 24T. Dele-Bashiru
  2. 3F. Sierralta
  3. 10I. Louza
  1. 6J. Lewis
  2. 4W. Hoedt
  3. 5R. Porteous
  4. 2J. Ngakia
  1. 1D. Bachmann
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sunderland have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; Watford have 3, 6 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Sunderland
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 29, 2023Sheffield Wednesday(away)3-0Championship
Sep 24, 2023Cardiff(home)0-1Championship
Sep 20, 2023Blackburn(away)3-1Championship
Sep 16, 2023QPR(away)3-1Championship
Sep 2, 2023Southampton(home)5-0Championship
Watford
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 30, 2023Middlesbrough(home)2-3Championship
Sep 23, 2023Leeds(away)0-3Championship
Sep 20, 2023West Brom(home)2-2Championship
Sep 16, 2023Birmingham(home)2-0Championship
Sep 2, 2023Coventry(away)3-3Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Sunderland win, 3 draws, 2 Watford wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 29, 2023Sunderland 2-2 WatfordChampionship
Sep 17, 2022Watford 2-2 SunderlandChampionship
Apr 1, 2017Watford 1-0 SunderlandPremier League
Dec 17, 2016Sunderland 1-0 WatfordPremier League
May 15, 2016Watford 2-2 SunderlandPremier League
Dec 12, 2015Sunderland 0-1 WatfordPremier League

Last archived meeting: Sunderland vs Watford on Apr 29, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Sunderland score 2.1 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Watford score 1.3 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sunderland2.11.3311/1511/15
Watford1.31.356/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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