Watford vs Sunderland

Watford

1 - 0

Sunderland

🕒 Sat, 27 Apr 2024 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Oliver Langford 🔁 Regular Season - 45 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 45

Regular Season Table

Watford 15 · Sunderland 16

Referee Stats

Oliver Langford

28 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	36%
Draws	21%
Away wins	43%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (10-11).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
Sunderland had the sharper finishing (3-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-9-8

Goals For / Against

32 / 28

Avg: 1.39 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sunderland (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-6-11

Goals For / Against

22 / 24

Avg: 0.96 / 1.04

Points

Avg: 1.04

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.17

PPG

1.04

1.39

0.96

1.22

1.04

52%

O2.5

35%

57%

BTTS

43%

Score 1st

League-position context

Watford rank15th

Sunderland rank16th

Watford points56

Sunderland points56

Watford: #15 · 56 pts · GD +0

40 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sunderland: #16 · 56 pts · GD -2

40 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

0-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Watford last 5 home

W D D D L

Points6/15

Weighted index53

Goals4-4

Record1-3-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Sunderland last 5 away

L W D W L

Points7/15

Weighted index47

Goals5-5

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 35%

Sunderland trend breakdown

Over 2.535%

BTTS43%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home78%

Watford clean sheet at home35%

Sunderland score away61%

Sunderland clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Watford score first0%

Watford win after scoring first0%

Sunderland score first0%

Sunderland win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Watford 0% · Sunderland 0%

Vs league average

Watford score at home1.39 vs 1.48

Watford concede at home1.22 vs 1.20

Sunderland score away0.96 vs 1.20

Sunderland concede away1.04 vs 1.48

Watford score 6% below league average, while Sunderland score 20% below league average.

Defensive side: Watford are 2% above league average at home, and Sunderland are 30% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Watford goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Sunderland goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

412

486

Passes Accurate

323

406

Passes %

78%

84%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	2
Draws	3
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (66.7%)
BTTS	4 (66.7%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	2 (66.7%)

Watford vs Sunderland Head-to-Head History by Season

2024-2025 Season

08 Feb 2025 Sunderland vs Watford 2 - 2 28 Sep 2024 Watford vs Sunderland 2 - 1

2023-2024 Season

27 Apr 2024 Watford vs Sunderland 1 - 0 04 Oct 2023 Sunderland vs Watford 2 - 0

2022-2023 Season

29 Apr 2023 Sunderland vs Watford 2 - 2 17 Sep 2022 Watford vs Sunderland 2 - 2