Thursday , 2 July 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Watford FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Sunderland AFC
2 – 2
Full Time
Watford FC
Sat 8 Feb 2025 · 12:30 UTC Stadium of Light 41,329 HT 45' · FT 45'
Luke O'Nien 16' 1–0
1–1 43' Tom Dele-Bashiru pen
1–2 46' Imran Louza
Dennis Cirkin 89' 2–2
Y 31' Mamadou Doumbia
Dennis Cirkin 32' Y
Wilson Isidor 35' Y
Enzo Le Fee 65' Y
Chris Mepham 80' Y
Ian Poveda 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Watford FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Assistant 1 Ian Hussin
  • Assistant 2 Neil Davies

Standings

# 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

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3
2
Sunderland AFC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Watford FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-02-08 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Watford FC 2024-09-28 Watford FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC 2024-04-27 Watford FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC 2023-10-04 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Watford FC 2023-04-29 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Watford FC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sunderland AFC is hosting Watford FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' It’s high time Regis Le Bris made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Moussa Sissoko needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tom Dele-Bashiru made 358 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 16' GOAL! Luke O'Nien scores on 16. Assisted by Trai Hume
  • 21' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 26' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 31' It’s a booking for Watford FC player. Mamadou Doumbia gets a card.
  • 32' Dennis Cirkin is having his name booked by the referee on 32.
  • 35' Wilson Isidor is having his name booked by the referee on 35.
  • 40' Salis Abdul Samed has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 43' What a strike from Tom Dele-Bashiru! The score is 1-1.
  • 46' Goal! Imran Louza scores his 21 goal in 426 matches.
  • 51' Watford FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 59' Time for substitution for Sunderland AFC. Salis Abdul Samed is replaced by Milan Aleksic.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Jeremy Ngakia. He replaces Yasser Larouci on 61 minute.
  • 65' Sunderland AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 65.
  • 70' Watford FC is showing some good football. However, Watford FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 71' Eliezer Mayenda is replacing Chris Rigg for the Sunderland AFC side.
  • 76' Supporters expect more eagerness from Francisco Sierralta, as he is very good at scoring at Stadium of Light with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 80' The referee calls foul for Chris Mepham. He receives a card.
  • 81' Tom Ince is replacing Mamadou Doumbia for the Watford FC side.
  • 84' It is a substitution in Sunderland AFC team. Chris Mepham is replaced by Daniel Ballard on 84 minute.
  • 85' Another change for Watford FC made on 85 minute. Moussa Sissoko leaves to be changed by Francisco Sierralta.
  • 89' What an equalizer from Dennis Cirkin!
  • 90' Ian Poveda is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

Watford FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Luke O'Nien 2
Tom Dele-Bashiru 2
Keinan Davis 2
Ryan Porteous 1
Patrick Roberts 1
Niall Huggins 1
Abdoullah Ba 1
Ryan Andrews 1

Head to Head

2025-02-08 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Watford FC 2024-09-28 Watford FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC 2024-04-27 Watford FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC 2023-10-04 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Watford FC 2023-04-29 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Watford FC

Sunderland AFC Form

2025-02-08 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Watford FC D 2025-02-03 Middlesbrough FC 2–3 Sunderland AFC W 2025-01-25 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2025-01-21 Derby County FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC W 2025-01-17 Burnley FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D 2025-01-11 Sunderland AFC 1–2 Stoke City FC L

Watford FC Form

2025-02-08 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Watford FC D 2025-02-01 Watford FC 0–1 Norwich City FC L 2025-01-25 Coventry City FC 2–1 Watford FC L 2025-01-21 Watford FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2025-01-18 Derby County FC 0–2 Watford FC W 2025-01-14 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Watford FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.44 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Watford FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC40% Draw27% Watford FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC28% Draw46% Watford FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 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
Actual
0 – 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.