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Watford are ready to welcome Portsmouth to Vicarage Road Stadium at tea-time on Saturday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 24 games played, Hornets have recorded 11 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 5 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Vicarage Road Stadium was more than three years back, in April 2007, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-2 thriller, in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 16 Oct | Portsmouth | 3 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 09 Apr | Watford | 4-2 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 18 Nov | Portsmouth | 2 - 1 | Watford | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 30 Nov | Watford | 3 - 0 | Portsmouth | LGEC |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | Watford | 2 - 2 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Portsmouth | 3 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | Portsmouth | 0 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Watford have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Hornets in those games, with 8 conceded.
The Pompey have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Pompey's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Watford's 33 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Portsmouth see themselves just below half way in the Npower Championship, showing a record of 30 points from their 22 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 11 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Both teams are displaying reasonable form at the moment, and for that reason, the Madmen predict the game will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Portsmouth | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |