FM Preview: Watford v Sheffield Wednesday 14 Dec 2013

Last updated : 13 December 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Watford v Sheffield Wednesday fixture

Watford prepare to entertain Sheffield Wednesday at Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 13 wins out of 20 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vicarage Road Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2013, the Hornets carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Tue 05 Mar Watford 2-1 Sheff. Wed. Championship
2012/2013 Tue 27 Nov Sheff. Wed. 1 - 4 Watford Championship
2009/2010 Wed 24 Mar Sheff. Wed. 2 - 1 Watford Championship
2009/2010 Fri 23 Oct Watford 4 - 1 Sheff. Wed. Championship
2008/2009 Sat 14 Mar Watford 2 - 2 Sheff. Wed. Championship
2008/2009 Sat 13 Sep Sheff. Wed. 2 - 0 Watford Championship
2007/2008 Sat 22 Dec Sheff. Wed. 0 - 1 Watford Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Watford need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Hornets have scored 5, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Sheffield Wednesday is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Owls have hit 4 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Watford's 25 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Sheffield Wednesday are stuck down in the relegation zone of Skybet Championship with a return of just 14 points from their 18 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Watford 6 0 4 2 5 12 4
Sheffield Wednesday 6 1 3 2 8 11 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Attention punters! We see this as an opportunity for the Hornets to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Watford Failed to win in previous 6 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 8 most recent games.
Sheffield Wednesday Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 13 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 5 most recent games.

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