Sunderland vs Watford: the forecast for the Championship match

England

Sunderland

England

Championship

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8 February 04:30 UTC

Watford

England

Sunderland will host Watford on February 8 in the 31st round of the Championship. Will the Black Cats be able to justify their status as favorites, secure victory and move closer to the direct qualification zone for the Premier League, or will the Hornets create a sensation and take the points for themselves? In the forecast, we assessed the prospects of each of the teams and selected the most reliable bets. Which choice will be successful?

Sunderland vs Watford Prediction and Betting Tips (08.02.2025)

Command Analysis

Sunderland

England

Current form

Before the start of the season, Sunderland was among the main contenders for promotion and probably expected to compete for a direct ticket to the Premier League. However, while Regis Le Brice's team is on the fourth line in the table with 58 points and three points behind the second Burnley, the third Sheffield United is at the same distance. In the last round, Sunderland beat Middlesbrough 3-2 away, thus gaining their 16th victory of the season and extending their unbeaten streak to seven matches.

Disqualifications and injuries

Alese, Brown, Watson and Huggins are injured.

Interesting betting trends

Sunderland have not lost in their last seven matches, with four wins and three draws.
Sunderland have scored in their last seven home games.

Approximate composition: Patterson–Hume, Mepham, O'nien, Sirkin–Rigg, Neal, Bellingham–Roberts, Isidore, Le Feu.

Watford

England

Current form

Watford definitely expected to compete for a place in the top six – the selection of players as a whole made it possible to make such plans, but the competition for a ticket to the playoffs was off the scale and the hornets were not the favorites in the upcoming fight. In the first round, Tom Cleverley's team frankly failed and had to get out of the danger zone for a long time, at the moment they have already managed to climb to 12th place in the table and only three points are missing from the playoff zone. The situation could have been more promising, but in the last round Watford lost 0:1 to Norwich, suffering their third defeat in a row.

Disqualifications and injuries

The Baio is disqualified. Baa, Bachmann and Dvomo are injured.

Interesting betting trends

Watford have lost their last three matches.
Watford have beaten Sunderland in the last two matches

Approximate composition: Bond – Abankwa, Pollock, Andrews – Larousi, Sissoko, Dele-Bashir, Kayembe– Chekvetadze, Luza, Vata.

Trends

The bet is an accurate score of 2:1

Two of Watford's last three matches have ended with this score.

7.70

Sunderland'sbetis to score in the second half

This bet has been successful in Sunderland's last two matches.

1.41

Bet Watford will score in the second half

This bet was successful in the last two matches between the clubs.

2.45

Tip and bets

1.85handicap (-1) for Sunderland

Sunderland put on a show at Riverside last round and beat a direct competitor in Middlesbrough - there is no doubt that the Black Cats will strive to build on their success today. Both in terms of the game and the selection of players, Sunderland is able to compete with Burnley and Sheffield United for the second place in the Premier League, in a home match against a crisis Watford, the hosts are quite capable of taking the maximum - the hornets have been looking frankly weak lately.

We believe that the guests have no chance. The forecast is an Asian handicap (-1) against Sunderland. This bet is offered with a coefficient of 1.85

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1.89Both will score

Bet on the total

Sunderland is definitely the favorite and will play to win – for sure, from the very first minutes, the hosts will go forward with great strength. It is unlikely that Watford have the slightest chance of playing reliably today, there are serious problems in defense, and the opponent is unstoppable in attack. At the same time, the Hornets will also be obliged to take risks – three defeats in a row have already complicated the situation to the limit, the fourth may turn out to be critical, and the guests are quite capable of scoring their own goal.

The bet is that both will score. This bet is offered for 1.89

Betting on corners

Sunderland are the favorites and will probably spend the entire 90 minutes attacking – the hosts should win confidently from the corners.

The bet is an Asian handicap (-2) on corners for Watford. This bet is offered for 1.65

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