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Sunderland prepare to entertain Watford at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Black Cats are clearly on top, having won 11 and lost only 3 of the 19 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stadium Of Light 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,
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| 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 ...
Though Sunderland are not exactly setting the world alight at Stadium Of Light in recent games, I can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. 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. |