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Sunderland face a trip to Watford at Vicarage Road Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 18 games played, Black Cats have recorded 5 wins, and Watford have come away with 6 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2004, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 25 Aug | Sunderland | 4 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Watford are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.
Sunderland have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Black Cats's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
Watford's 18 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Sunderland's total of 21 points from their 13 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Black Cats has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Watford. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Sunderland | No sequences of note |