England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Sunderland and Watford, taking place on Saturday, 29 April 2023, at Stadium of Light in Sunderland.
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Sunderland, Recent FormSunderland will certainly have been pleased to secure 3 points from their most recent encounter, which saw them run out 2-1 winners in their away fixture against West Bromwich Albion. They came away from that fixture with 62% of the possession and clocked up 13 attempts on goal with 6 on target. By comparison, West Bromwich Albion managed 17 attempts on goal, with 3 on target.
Manager Tony Mowbray will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, with them having scored 10 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 7 goals conceded in the same period. Up front, they have been showing a certain level of consistency in breaching their opponents' defences, with goals netted in 5 of their last 6 outings. Mowbray will be unhappy that his team have failed to keep a clean sheet in so many home games, having conceded in 16 of their 22 this season.
They have been performing well recently, both home and away, and remain unbeaten in their last 7 games.
When home matches come round at Stadium of Light, Ross Stewart will feel confident of adding more goals to his tally of 5 goals in Sunderland's last 6 home league matches.
Watford, Recent FormThe Watford squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 1-0 away defeat against Hull City, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed. In that game they recorded 56 % of the possession, with 10 attempts on goal, 2 on target. Their opponents found the target on 1 of their 2 shots on goal.
While they have shown an appetite for goals over the last 6 matches, clocking up 7, they have not had it all their own way at the back and have given away 11 goals and some valuable points in the process. They are in some turmoil defensively at the moment and have been unable to record a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games. After failing to get on the scoresheet in 10 away games out of 22 this season, Chris Wilder will be looking for a bit more consistency from his forwards.
Their recent poor run of form away from home has left them without an away win in 8 games.
João Pedro will be hoping to create problems for Sunderland in this one, having scored 2 goals in his last 6 outings on the road for Watford.
In the previous encounter between these sides, both teams grabbed goals, with the match finishing in a 2-2 draw.
Playing at home, Sunderland have conceded at least one goal in 2 of their last 3 league games against Watford.
With both Ajibola Alese (Thigh) and Ross Stewart (Achilles tendon) being out for the rest of the season and Daniel Ballard (Hamstring), Danny Batth (Knee), Jewison Bennette (Shoulder), Elliot Embleton (Broken ankle), Corry Evans (Cruciate ligament), Niall Huggins (Hamstring) and Édouard Michut (Back) all unavailable in the shorter term, Sunderland manager Tony Mowbray will be hoping none of his other players pick up a knock going into this clash.
Chris Wilder has a number of injury concerns in his Watford squad to contend with: Britt Assombalonga (Hamstring), Tom Cleverley (Leg), Tom Dele-Bashiru (Ligament), Dan Gosling (Achilles tendon), Kortney Hause (Knee), Edo Kayembe (Calf) and Francisco Sierralta (Broken ankle)
Sunderland Playing at home | Watford Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | Goals scored | 0.9 |
| 1.4 | Goals conceded | 1.3 |
| 44' | Time first goal scored | 40' |
| 54' | Time first goal conceded | 35' |
| 1.6 | Yellow cards | 2.3 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.5 | Subs used | 3.5 |
| 3-0 | Biggest victory | 4-0 |
| 5-1 | Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
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