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Watford face a trip to Sunderland at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hornets will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 11 and win only 3 of the 19 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2003, with Sunderland running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Oct | Watford | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 07 Feb | Watford | 2 - 2 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 25 Aug | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Feb | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Watford | FAC |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 27 Nov | Watford | 2 - 3 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 10 Aug | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Watford | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 30 Jan | Watford | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Watford is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Hornets have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Sunderland are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 57 points from 31 games. Watford see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 40 points from their 31 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
| Watford | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hornets are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Sunderland. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Watford | Not won in previous 10 away matches. |