Watford vs Sunderland Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th September 2022

Watford take on visitors Sunderland at Vicarage Road Stadium in a Championship tie this coming Saturday. The last time these two teams squared up, Sunderland ran out 4-2 winners which they surely won't mind doing again at Vicarage Road Stadium.

Watford are number 10 in the table on 13 points after nine matches. Sunderland rank as number six with 14 points after nine matches played.

Watford are chasing revenge after succumbing to a disappointing defeat in the latest encounter against Sunderland. Judging by prices from the bookmakers, they stand a good chance of pulling it off.

Watford are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They claimed a steady 11 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.1 goals per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents nine goals, or an average of 0.9 goals a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to four clean sheets in this run.

Sunderland head into this match on 1.7 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored an acceptable total of 17, while also conceding nine goals. This amounts to 0.9 on average per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Watford vs Sunderland Prediction

Watford have been inconsistent in their last three matches, which added four points to their tally. They claimed a 2-1 win against Middlesbrough, before drawing 1-1 with Rotherham. This little streak came to an end, when Blackburn proved too strong in a 2-0 defeat for Watford. Watford have been in potent form at Vicarage Road Stadium, winning no less than five of the past six Championship matches here. They also hammered in nine goals, while letting in four as they also lost once.

Ambitions are high for Watford, and winning the title is still very much a possibility.

Six points is Sunderland have to show from their past three matches, as they beat Rotherham by 3-0. This was followed by a 1-0 defeat against Middlesbrough, before winning 0-3 against Reading. Sunderland won three of a possible six away matches in the Championship, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored nine while also conceding seven times.

A top half finish seem very possibe for Sunderland who have been a surprise package with a string of good performances.

Watford don't score many goals but, they are equally tough to crack down. This makes for a low scoring match, when Sunderland come visiting on Saturday.

Watford won two matches, scored five goals and conceded six in their last six games against teams from the top half of the Championship table. This earned them eight points. Sunderland won three games, picked up ten points, scored 12 and conceded seven goals in their last six games against teams from the top half of the Championship table.

Watford vs Sunderland Team News

At the time of writing, Watford have five players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Sunderland on Saturday.

Tom Cleverley, Rey Manaj, Samuel Kalu, Tom Dele-Bashiru and Imran Louza nurses various injuries and won't take part for Watford against Sunderland at Vicarage Road Stadium.

Sunderland have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Saturday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

Sunderland need to do without Ross Stewart and Daniel Ballard, who are not fit enough to travel to Vicarage Road Stadium.

Watford vs Sunderland H2H

The late encounter in the Championship between these two teams was a belter of a 4-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Saturday? Picking a winning bet based on their h2h is a bit of a lottery, and the punter with a keen eye for a long shot might opt for the high-value price here. Watford claimed three wins in their previous nine matches against Sunderland. The latter managed three wins in these four encounters against their coming opponent. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 3.50.

Watford vs Sunderland Results

Watford vs Sunderland Betting Tips

Vakoun Issouf Bayo found the back of the net two times in the previous six Championship games for Watford, who won't mind him striking again this coming Saturday. Punters will also be looking for Ross Stewart to keep his current streak of three goals in his last six Championship games going for Sunderland.

It would seem we shouldn't expect goals from both teams in this encounter this coming Saturday. Both teams to score happened only two times in the last 10 home league matches for Watford. Both teams scored in six of the previous 10 league games away for Sunderland.

Over 2.5 goals happened two times in the past four encounters between Watford and Sunderland, with Watford scoring 1.25 goals on average per game. Sunderland averaged 2.25 goals, while both teams scored three times. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of Watford’s last ten matches across the tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the visitor's last ten games this season. On average, they scored 1.4 times in those matches.