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Sunderland
Championship | Gameweek 10
Oct 4, 2023 at 7.45pm UK
Stadium of Light
Watford logo

Sunderland
2 - 0
Watford

Huggins (43'), Ba (62')
Burstow (50')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Ngakia (27'), Dele-Bashiru (58'), Bachmann (74'), Louza (74'), Porteous (83')
Andrews (87')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Sheff Weds 0-3 Sunderland
Friday, September 29 at 8pm in Championship
Last Game: Watford 2-3 Middlesbrough
Saturday, September 30 at 3pm in Championship

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 Sunderland win with a probability of 51.02%. A draw had a probability of 24.6% and a win for Watford had a probability of 24.39%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.58%) and 2-0 (9.09%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.68%), while for a Watford win it was 0-1 (7.12%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.

Result
SunderlandDrawWatford
51.02% (-0.807 -0.81)24.58% (0.239 0.24)24.39% (0.564 0.56)
Both teams to score 52.53% (-0.134 -0.13)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.51% (-0.474 -0.47)49.48% (0.473 0.47)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.48% (-0.43 -0.43)71.52% (0.429 0.43)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.6% (-0.503 -0.5)19.39% (0.501 0.5)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.8% (-0.83 -0.83)51.2% (0.828 0.83)
Watford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.17% (0.238 0.24)34.83% (-0.23999999999999 -0.24)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.43% (0.249 0.25)71.56% (-0.252 -0.25)
Score Analysis
    Sunderland 51.02%
    Watford 24.39%
    Draw 24.57%
SunderlandDrawWatford
1-0 @ 11.07% (0.030000000000001 0.03)
2-1 @ 9.58% (-0.055 -0.05)
2-0 @ 9.09% (-0.113 -0.11)
3-1 @ 5.24% (-0.115 -0.12)
3-0 @ 4.97% (-0.142 -0.14)
3-2 @ 2.76% (-0.043 -0.04)
4-1 @ 2.15% (-0.082 -0.08)
4-0 @ 2.04% (-0.092 -0.09)
4-2 @ 1.13% (-0.036 -0.04)
Other @ 2.99%
Total : 51.02%
1-1 @ 11.68% (0.12 0.12)
0-0 @ 6.75% (0.13 0.13)
2-2 @ 5.05% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-3 @ 0.97% (-0.008 -0.01)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 24.57%
0-1 @ 7.12% (0.181 0.18)
1-2 @ 6.16% (0.101 0.1)
0-2 @ 3.76% (0.12 0.12)
1-3 @ 2.17% (0.049 0.05)
2-3 @ 1.78% (0.013 0.01)
0-3 @ 1.32% (0.051 0.05)
Other @ 2.09%
Total : 24.39%

How you voted: Sunderland vs Watford

Sunderland
79.5%
Draw
11.4%
Watford
9.1%
44
Head to Head
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')
Dec 17, 2016 3pm