Watford vs Sunderland

27 April 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee O Langford

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Ryan Andrews 64’

Match summary

Watford saw off Sunderland 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Ryan Andrews put Watford ahead in the 64th minute.

Sunderland can feel hard done by, creating 1.53 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Watford's 0.40 from 10.

Match stats

Watford Sunderland
10 Shots 11
3 Shots on Target 6
3 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.40 xG 1.53
0.40 Non-penalty xG 1.53

Key events

Watford Sunderland
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Ryan Andrews1-0 (Watford)
64’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Watford
  • Edo Kayembe
  • Jamal Lewis
Sunderland
  • Luke O'Nien

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.40 1.53 64’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), 1-0 64’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.40 1.53 64’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), 1-0 Andrews 64’
Watford 0.40 xGSunderland 1.53 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sunderland attacking Watford attacking 
41’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), open play, 0.51 xG, off target 58’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 48’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 46’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 89’ Callum Styles (Sunderland), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 6’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 64’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 74’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 21’ Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 37’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 54’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 51’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 17’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Ismael Koné (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 72’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ Callum Styles (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Ismael Koné (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), open play, 0.51 xG, off target 58’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 48’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 89’ Callum Styles (Sunderland), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 46’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 6’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 64’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 74’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 21’ Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 37’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 54’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 51’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 17’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Ismael Koné (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Ryan Andrews (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 72’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 88’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 7’ Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 42’ Callum Styles (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Ismael Koné (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.04 – – –
Jack Grieves Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.05 – – –
90′ – – 3 0.15 – –
Ken Sema Taken off
69′ – – – – – – –
Yáser Asprilla Taken off
90′ – – – – – – –
Emmanuel Dennis Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Vakoun Issouf Bayo Taken off
80′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Ryan Andrews Came on as a substitute
44′ 1 – 2 0.13 – – –
Matheus Martins Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Jamal Lewis Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – –
Mileta Rajović Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 40% Avg odds 2.37
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.22
Sunderland win 30% Avg odds 3.12

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.