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Watford prepare to entertain Preston North End at Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 19 games played, Hornets have recorded 9 wins, and Preston N.E. have come away with 4 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vicarage Road Stadium was just last season, in November 2009, with Watford running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Apr | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 07 Nov | Watford | 2-0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 28 Oct | Preston N.E. | 2 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Oct | Watford | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 23 Feb | Watford | 0 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Jan | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Watford are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Hornets's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Preston N.E. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the North End have hit 9 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Watford lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower Championship, picking up 30 points from their 21 games so far. Preston N.E. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 21 games have yielded only 19 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Watford are not exactly setting the world alight at Vicarage Road Stadium at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Preston N.E. in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Preston N.E. | Not won in previous 5 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |