England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Sunderland and Watford, taking place on Wednesday, 04 October 2023, at Stadium of Light in Sunderland.
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Sunderland, Recent FormIn their last match Sunderland enforced their superiority over Sheffield Wednesday with a 3-0 away win. They came away from that fixture with 68% of the possession and clocked up 12 attempts on goal with 6 on target. By comparison, Sheffield Wednesday managed 8 attempts on goal, with 2 on target.
With 14 goals scored from their past 6 matches and just 3 conceded, their manager Tony Mowbray will be more than happy with his team's form of late. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games but have only managed to keep 1 clean sheet in those games.
They have had a strong run of form recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 games and picking up 4 wins along the way.
With 6 goals scored in Sunderland's last 6 outings in the league, Jack Clarke has shown a great run of form in finding the back of the net.
Watford, Recent FormThere will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Watford players having failed to take any points away from their recent 3-2 home defeat at the hands of Middlesbrough. In that game they recorded 54 % of the possession, with 16 attempts on goal, 4 on target. Their opponents found the target on 3 of their 9 shots on goal.
Manager Valérien Ismaël will be shining a spotlight on his team's poor defensive record of late, having conceded 12 goals in their last 6 games, despite picking up a modest amount of points due in no small part to the 9 goals they managed at the other end. They have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games.
An away win for Watford is just a distant memory, having not won on the road in 12 games.
Having scored 3 goals in his last 6 league games for Watford, Mileta Rajović will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
In the previous encounter between these sides, both teams grabbed goals, with the match finishing in a 2-2 draw.
In their previous 3 encounters with The Hornets, Sunderland have shipped at least one goal in those matches.
The last 2 league meetings between these teams have ended in a draw, but Watford may still feel they have the upper hand, given they have not lost any of their last 3 league encounters with Sunderland.
Sunderland manager Tony Mowbray has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Ajibola Alese (Unknown), Dennis Cirkin (Muscle), Bradley Dack (Hamstring), Pierre Ekwah (Leg), Corry Evans (Cruciate ligament), Jay Matete (Knee surgery) and Timothée Pembélé (Cruciate ligament) are all currently out of contention for this game.
There is only really one injury concern for the Watford manager Valérien Ismaël ahead of this clash, with Ken Sema (Muscle) missing out, which gives Ismaël a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Sunderland Playing at home | Watford Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals scored | 1 |
| 1 | Goals conceded | 2.3 |
| 36' | Time first goal scored | 35' |
| 51' | Time first goal conceded | 54' |
| 2.3 | Yellow cards | 2.3 |
| 0.3 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.8 | Subs used | 5 |
| 5-0 | Biggest victory | - |
| 2-1 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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