Sam Allardyce shows his tactical versatility almost every game and in some cases this gives a result for his team. He played with 4-2-3-1 formation against Stoke City and got the win using the pace of Duncan Watmore. Then he switched to defensive scheme vs Arsenal trying to secure points in away game. But Black Cats are struggling with counterattacks so in the home game they will play by set offence.
This is exactly what Watford are expecting. The Deeney-Ighalo pair can comfortably run to counterattacks – they’ve scored eight of nine Watford’s goals in the last five games. And they will have their chances against Sunderland because Allardyce’ team must go forward in front of their fans. Sunderland need to win to leave the relegation zone.
So I suggest to bet on over 2.5 goals in this game with the odds of 2.15 with William Hill.