Sunderland AFC vs Watford FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sunderland AFC vs Watford FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.
- Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Watford FC 46 games · 57 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Robert Jones
- Assistant 1 Ian Hussin
- Assistant 2 Neil Davies
22 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.5 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Feb Watford FC H 2–2 D 03 Feb Middlesbrough FC A 3–2 W 25 Jan Plymouth Argyle FC H 2–2 D 21 Jan Derby County FC A 1–0 W 17 Jan Burnley FC A 0–0 D 11 Jan Stoke City FC H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Feb Sunderland AFC A 2–2 D 01 Feb Norwich City FC H 0–1 L 25 Jan Coventry City FC A 1–2 L 21 Jan Preston North End FC H 1–2 L 18 Jan Derby County FC A 2–0 W 14 Jan Cardiff City FC A 1–1 D Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history15% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Watford FC0-15–/116-30–/431-45–/346-601/461-751/476+1/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Sunderland AFC and Watford FC is underway.
- The final score is 2-2.
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Lineups
Sunderland AFC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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26
Chris Mepham ↓ Daniel Ballard 84'
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10
Patrick Roberts ↓ Ian Poveda 59'
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- 28
- 32
- 20
- 4
- 3
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11
Chris Rigg ↓ Eliezer Mayenda 71'
Bench
- 21
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5
Daniel Ballard ↑ 84'
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12
Eliezer Mayenda ↑ 71'
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- 55
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36
Ian Poveda ↑ 59'
- 50
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Milan Aleksic ↑ 59'
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Coach Regis Le BrisWatford FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 39
- 8
- 6
- 10
- 24
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37
Yasser Larouci ↓ Jeremy Ngakia 61'
- 33
- 25
- 45
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20
Mamadou Doumbia ↓ Tom Ince 81'
Bench
- 23
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Tom Ince ↑ 81'
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Francisco Sierralta ↑ 85'
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Jeremy Ngakia ↑ 61'
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Coach Tom Cleverley -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Luke O'Nien 2 Tom Dele-Bashiru 2 Keinan Davis 2 Patrick Roberts 1 Niall Huggins 1 Abdoullah Ba 1 Ryan Andrews 1 Luke O'Nien 1 Head to Head
Sunderland AFC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.44 Sunderland AFC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.38 Watford FC xGI would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Watford FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.82Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 53% 47% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Sunderland AFC or Draw 68%Draw or Watford FC 60%Sunderland AFC or Watford FC 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.8%2 – 1 8.2%1 – 2 7.8%0 – 0 7.8%1 – 0 7.7%0 – 1 7.3%2 – 0 6.1%2 – 2 Actual0 – 2 5.6%3 – 1 4%1 – 3 3.6%3 – 0 2.9%Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC
Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Watford FC covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 11% 82% -1.5 18% — 82% -1 18% 19% 62% -0.5 38% — 62% +0.5 65% — 35% +1 65% 18% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 10% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Watford FC keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.