Sunderland vs Watford Preview: Head To Head, Match Facts & Statistics

Sunderland are unbeaten in their last six league matches against Watford (W4 D2).Coming into this season, Watford had won just three of their 38 Premier League away games but they have won three of seven so far in 2015-16.

The Black Cats haven’t won successive Premier League games at the Stadium of Light since May 2014. In fact, since that time they have won only six of 27 games on home soil (W6 D10 L11).

Troy Deeney has scored in five of his last six Premier League appearances, including the last four in a row – the first Watford player to score in four successive PL games.


If he scores in this match, Troy Deeney will be the first ever player to score in five successive top-flight matches for Watford.

Odion Ighalo has been directly involved in 11 goals (nine goals, two assists) in 15 Premier League appearances – already more than any other Watford player in the history of the competition.

Ighalo (25) and Deeney (17) have scored 42 goals combined in league football in 2015; 10 more than Sunderland have overall this year (32).

Sunderland have allowed their opponents to have the most shots on target in the Premier League so far this season (91).

Watford now have six victories in the league this season, equalling the most they have ever enjoyed in a full Premier League season (1999/00).

Sunderland have the worst passing accuracy in the opposition half (64.3%) and in the final third of the pitch (55.8%) this season.