Sunderland vs Watford: result 0-1 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 16Kick-off on December 12, 2015 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Stadium of Light, Sunderland
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What was the result of Sunderland vs Watford?
Watford won 0-1 on December 12, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 4′O. IghaloWatford
Official lineup for Sunderland vs Watford
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Sunderland
- 26S. Fletcher
- 9F. Borini
- 20O. Toivonen
- 21Y. M'Vila
- 41D. Watmore
- 2Billy Jones
- 3P. van Aanholt
- 16J. O'Shea
- 22S. Coates
- 24D. Yedlin
- 1C. Pantilimon
Watford
- 24O. Ighalo
- 7José Jurado
- 9T. Deeney
- 22Almen Abdi
- 23Benjamin Watson
- 29É. Capoue
- 2A. Nyom
- 3M. Britos
- 15C. Cathcart
- 16N. Aké
- 1Gomes
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sunderland have 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats; Watford have 6, 3 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2015 | Arsenal(away) | 1-3 | Premier League |
| Nov 28, 2015 | Stoke City(home) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Nov 23, 2015 | Crystal Palace(away) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Nov 7, 2015 | Southampton(home) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Nov 1, 2015 | Everton(away) | 2-6 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2015 | Norwich(home) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Nov 28, 2015 | Aston Villa(away) | 3-2 | Premier League |
| Nov 21, 2015 | Manchester United(home) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Nov 7, 2015 | Leicester(away) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Oct 31, 2015 | West Ham(home) | 2-0 | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Sunderland score 1.4 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Watford score 1.0 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
| Watford | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Sunderland | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 5 |
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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