Championship: Sunderland vs Watford – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 31 match between Sunderland and Watford and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Watford go up against Sunderland this coming Saturday for a Championship meeting at Stadium of Light.

Sunderland approach round 31 as number 4 in the Championship table with 58 points on their account so far. With 30 rounds behind them, Watford have amassed 41 points, placing them as number 12 in the standings.

Form: Sunderland vs Watford

Sunderland Form

Sunderland are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Derby 0-1, and then drawing 2-2 with Plymouth. They were back as winners when they defeated Middlesbrough 2-3. Sunderland managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored ten goals and conceded six times.

Watford Form

Watford endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-2 by Preston, before Coventry ran out 2-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Norwich, who came out 0-1 winners. Watford managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring nine time and letting in seven.

Betting facts for Sunderland and Watford

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Sunderland and Watford played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Sunderland vs Watford

Wilson Isidor has been great for Sunderland lately, hitting the target four times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Watford are optimistic that Vakoun Issouf Bayo doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Popular betting markets: Sunderland vs Watford

Full-time result

Sunderland claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing four along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Watford won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing five in this series of matches. Sunderland didn’t lose any of their previous 6 matches. Sunderland are on an amazing streak of now 14 games at home in a row without defeat. Sunderland have not lost to Watford in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Sunderland only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Watford scored the opening goal of the match in just one of their last ten games. Sunderland probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as Watford managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Sunderland have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Watford.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Sunderland’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Watford, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.1 times goals per game themselves.