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Sunderland vs Watford: result 1-0 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 17Kick-off on December 17, 2016 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Sunderland
1-0
Watford

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What was the result of Sunderland vs Watford?

Sunderland won 1-0 on December 17, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 49′P. van AanholtSunderland

Official lineup for Sunderland vs Watford

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sunderland

4-2-3-1
  1. 9F. Borini
  1. 18J. Defoe
  2. 28Victor Chinedu Anichebe
  3. 44A. Januzaj
  1. 17D. Ndong
  2. 22D. Love
  1. 4J. Denayer
  2. 5P. Djilobodji
  3. 3P. van Aanholt
  4. 23L. Koné
  1. 13J. Pickford

Watford

4-4-2
  1. 9T. Deeney
  2. 24O. Ighalo
  1. 29É. Capoue
  2. 7N. Amrabat
  3. 11V. Behrami
  4. 3M. Britos
  1. 25José Holebas
  2. 5S. Prödl
  3. 18C. Zúñiga
  4. 4Y. Kaboul
  1. 1Gomes
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sunderland have 4 wins, 1 draw and 10 defeats; Watford have 6, 2 and 7.

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

Sunderland
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 14, 2016Chelsea(home)0-1Premier League
Dec 10, 2016Swansea(away)0-3Premier League
Dec 3, 2016Leicester(home)2-1Premier League
Nov 26, 2016Liverpool(away)0-2Premier League
Nov 19, 2016Hull City(home)3-0Premier League
Watford
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 14, 2016Manchester City(away)0-2Premier League
Dec 10, 2016Everton(home)3-2Premier League
Dec 3, 2016West Brom(away)1-3Premier League
Nov 27, 2016Stoke City(home)0-1Premier League
Nov 19, 2016Leicester(home)2-1Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Sunderland wins, 1 draw, 1 Watford win.

DateScoreCompetition
May 15, 2016Watford 2-2 SunderlandPremier League
Dec 12, 2015Sunderland 0-1 WatfordPremier League

Last archived meeting: Watford vs Sunderland on May 15, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Sunderland score 0.9 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Watford score 1.3 and concede 1.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sunderland0.91.716/158/15
Watford1.31.839/159/15

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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