Sunderland vs Watford Prediction: Goals expected from both sides

Sunderland will welcome Watford to the Stadium of Light on Saturday. While the hosts continue their fight to finish in an automatic qualification spot, the visitors will hope to win in the fight for a playoff spot. Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

Sunderland

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Sunderland came from behind to defeat Middlesbrough 3-2 in their last game. Daniel Neil and Wilson Isidor played a huge role in the win to extend their unbeaten run to six games in the Championship. The Black Cats are unbeaten in their last 14 games at home this season. They sit 4th on the table with 58 points in 30 games, scoring 45 goals and conceding 26. However, despite adding Jayden Danns to the team on loan from Liverpool, the youngster has suffered a back injury.

Watford

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Watford suffered a 1-0 loss to Norwich in their last game to extend their losing run to three games. Away from home, they have won just once in their last nine games. They sit 12th on the table with 41 points in 30 games, scoring 40 goals and conceding 42. However, Vakoun Bayo was sent off in the 35th minute of their last game and will now start his three-match suspension here. Caleb Wiley, who recently joined on loan from Chelsea, is ruled out of the season. Daniel Bachmann, Pierre Dwomoh, and Kwadwo Baah are also ruled out of this game, but Rocco Vata could play if the medical team gives a clearance ahead of time.

Possible Starting 11

Sunderland — Anthony Patterson, Trai Hume, Chris Mepham, Luke O'Nien, Dennis Cirkin, Dan Neil, Jobe Bellingham, Patrick Roberts, Chris Rigg, Enzo Le Fée, Wilson Isidor.

Watford — Jonathan Bond, Ryan Andrews, Mattie Pollock, James Abankwah, Yasser Larouci, Imran Louza, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Moussa Sissoko, Edo Kayembe, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Mamadou Doumbia.

Interesting Facts

• Five of the last six home games of Sunderland have seen the BTTS results;
• Eleven of the last 13 games of Watford have seen the BTTS results;
• Sunderland are unbeaten in 21 of their last 23 games in the Championship;
• Sunderland are unbeaten in their last 14 home games in the Championship this season;
• Watford have lost seven of their last 10 league games;
• Watford are winless in 8 of their last 9 games in all competitons, losing seven.

Expert Betting Tips

Sunderland are having the best of the season, having gone unbeaten in 26 of their 30 games this season. However, despite suffering one of these defeats against Watford in the first leg, I expect them to get revenge here. The visitors are struggling at the moment, and I doubt if they can bounce back anytime soon.

Our prediction for the match is to see more than two goals for odds of 1.75 at Betway.

Our second prediction is for both teams to score (BTTS) for odds of 1.83 at Bet365.

Our third prediction is for Sunderland to win for odds of 1.60 at 1xbet.