Sunderland prepare to entertain Watford at Stadium Of Light on Monday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 16 games played, Black Cats have recorded 8 wins, and Watford have come away with 3 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stadium Of Light was less than a year ago, in February 2003, with Watford inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Black Cats in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 25 Aug | Sunderland | 4 - 1 | Watford | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 02 Apr | Watford | 3 - 3 | Sunderland | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 14 Oct | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Watford | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland could not have a worse home record, losing every single one of the last six matches played! Black Cats have conceded a disappointing 14 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
Watford's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Hornets's have scored 12 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 14.
Sunderland find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 3 points from their 3 matches. Watford are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division One with a return of just 0 points from their 2 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Watford | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sunderland are in pretty poor form at home recently, and the FootyMad are looking no further than a solitary point from this game. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Been beaten in each of their previous 7 home matches. Failed to win in previous 10 home matches. Latest 13 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 18 most recent games. |
| Watford | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |