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by Steve Ashfield | in Championship Predictions
There are two promotion play-off places left in the Championship. Sunderland are in the final qualifying postion and host Watford who are down in 15th and looking set for another season in the second-tier. There's just four points separating fifth place from 12th with Watford a further three points adrift. The home side are only in sixth on goal difference from Millwall and Blackburn Rovers. There's just one game left after this one and that's away at Preston who are ninth but only two points behind Sunderland. Current form for the home side is good with a seven game unbeaten run since a loss to Sheffield United who clinched automatic promotion this week. Three of their last four league game shave been won as they hit form at just the right time. Home form has seen them win seven league games this season with the same number lost and eight drawn. Better home form would have seen their play-off position confirmed by now. Only one of the last seven has been won but the only loss was to Shefield United.
Watford have had an inconsistent season with the nearly compulsory change of managers. They are six points behind Sunderland with an inferior goal difference so promotion is a near impossibility for the Hornets. Their last two league games have both ended in defeat with just one win in the last seven. Away form has been a problem for them with nine games being lost and just five won. Only 19 goals have been scored on their league travels with just Rotherham and Reading scoring less. Sunderland know they really need to win this game and that's just what we think they'll do.
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Sunderland vs Watford Form
Sunderland and Watford's standings in the Championship
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6
|
69 | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
|
11
|
63 | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 3 |
Sunderland and Watford Last Matches
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
31 Mar 2023 - Championship
18 Mar 2023 - Championship
15 Mar 2023 - Championship
8 Feb 2023 - FA Cup
28 Jan 2023 - FA Cup
22 Jan 2023 - Championship
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
25 Feb 2023 - Championship
20 Feb 2023 - Championship
14 Feb 2023 - Championship
11 Feb 2023 - Championship
4 Feb 2023 - Championship
28 Jan 2023 - Championship
Sunderland vs Watford Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
33 %
33 %
33 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
17 Sep 2022 - Championship
1 Apr 2017 - Premier League
17 Dec 2016 - Premier League
Players list
A. Patterson
DefenderD. Cirkin
T. Hume
MidfielderP. Roberts
L. O'Nien
A. Diallo
E. Michut
A. Pritchard
L. Gooch
ForwardA. Ba
J. Clarke
D. Bachmann
DefenderH. Kamara
C. Kabasele
R. Porteous
W. Hoedt
MidfielderI. Louza
H. Choudhury
ForwardK. Davis
J. Ngakia
K. Sema
L. Bacuna
Substitutes
A. Bass
DefenderJ. Anderson
MidfielderE. Taylor
A. Pritchard
A. Ba
E. Michut
I. Lihadji
B. Hamer
DefenderJ. Ngakia
J. Morris
W. Hoedt
L. Bacuna
I. Kone
ForwardH. Araujo
Most goals and assists
Sunderland
Watford
A. Diallo
(14 Goals)
J. Pedro
(11 Goals)
Sunderland - Watford Key Points
- Sunderland are unbeaten in their last seven league games.
- Watford have lost their last two league games.
- Only two sides have scored less Championship away goals this season than Watford.
- Watford have only won one of their last seven league fixtures.
- Watford have gone nine away league games without a win failing to score in six of them.
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Our Sunderland vs Watford Prediction
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