Watford vs Sunderland

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🕒 Sat, 28 Sep 2024 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Vicarage Road 🧑‍⚖️ Andy Davies 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 7
Regular Season Table
Watford 14 · Sunderland 4
Referee Stats
19 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 37%
Draws 21%
Away wins 42%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (13-17).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).

Team Overview

Watford (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 12-4-7

Goals For / Against

27 / 22
Avg: 1.17 / 0.96

Points

40
Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

4
Sunderland (Away stats)

Games / Record

25
W-D-L: 11-6-8

Goals For / Against

30 / 28
Avg: 1.20 / 1.12

Points

39
Avg: 1.56

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.74
PPG
1.56
1.17
GF
1.20
0.96
GA
1.12
52%
O2.5
48%
52%
BTTS
48%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Watford rank14th
Sunderland rank4th
Watford points57
Sunderland points76
Watford: #14 · 57 pts · GD -8
43 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sunderland: #4 · 76 pts · GD +14
24 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.
19-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Watford last 5 home

D L W D W
Points8/15
Weighted index42
Goals4-3
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sunderland last 5 away

L L D W L
Points4/15
Weighted index20
Goals2-7
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 4% · 1H BTTS 22%

Sunderland trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Watford score at home83%
Watford clean sheet at home39%
Sunderland score away65%
Sunderland clean sheet away35%

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 home1.17 vs 1.43
Watford concede at home0.96 vs 1.02
Sunderland score away1.20 vs 1.02
Sunderland concede away1.12 vs 1.43
Watford score 18% below league average, while Sunderland score 18% above league average.
Defensive side: Watford are 6% below league average at home, and Sunderland are 22% 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
5
5
Total Shots
13
17
Shots off Goal
4
7
Blocked Shots
4
5
Shots Inside Box
12
10
Shots Outside Box
1
7
Ball Possession
49%
51%
Corner Kicks
4
6
Fouls
11
11
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
4
3
Total Passes
408
405
Passes Accurate
330
348
Passes %
81%
86%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins2
Draws3
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals4 (66.7%)
BTTS4 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

Watford vs Sunderland Head-to-Head History by Season