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Championship | Gameweek 10
Oct 4, 2023 at 7.45pm UK
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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

We said: Sunderland 2-1 Watford

A closely-fought contest could be on the cards this weekend considering Watford's woeful away form and Sunderland's poor form on home soil, but the Black Cats will be regarded as favourites on Wednesday and they should have enough quality in the final third to outscore the Hornets. Read more.

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
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland1594225111431
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd1510321971231
3Leeds UnitedLeeds158522491529
4Burnley157621861227
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom15672169725
6Watford158162322125
7Middlesbrough157352317624
8Millwall156541813523
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn156451917222
10Bristol City155732019122
11Swansea CitySwansea155461110119
12Derby CountyDerby155461919019
13Stoke CityStoke155461819-119
14Norwich CityNorwich154652322118
15Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds155371725-818
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd154561718-117
17Coventry CityCoventry154472021-116
18Plymouth ArgylePlymouth154471526-1116
19Hull City153661620-415
20Preston North EndPreston153661523-815
21Luton TownLuton154381726-915
22Cardiff CityCardiff154381423-915
23Portsmouth152671628-1212
24Queens Park RangersQPR151771225-1310


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