FM Preview: West Ham United v Watford 07 Mar 2012

Last updated : 06 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the West Ham United v Watford fixture

Watford travel to take on West Ham United at Boleyn Ground on Wednesday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 14 out of 18 times.

The last time the two teams met at West Ham United was back in February 2007, over five years ago, with Watford inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Hammers in a Premiership match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Tue 16 Aug Watford 0 - 4 West Ham Utd. Championship
2008/2009 Tue 23 Sep Watford 1 - 0 West Ham Utd. League Cup
2006/2007 Sat 10 Feb West Ham Utd. 0-1 Watford Premiership
2006/2007 Sat 27 Jan West Ham Utd. 0 - 1 Watford F.A. Cup
2006/2007 Tue 22 Aug Watford 1 - 1 West Ham Utd. Premiership
2004/2005 Sun 08 May Watford 1 - 2 West Ham Utd. Championship
2004/2005 Sat 27 Nov West Ham Utd. 3 - 2 Watford Championship

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Recent respective form guides

West Ham United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These games have seen the Hammers score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 3.

In complete contrast to West Ham United, Watford are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Hornets have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

West Ham United are holding the final promotion place in the npower Championship, and have accumulated 64 points from the 33 games they have played so far.

Watford find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 43 points from their 34 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
West Ham United 6 3 2 1 10 8 11
Watford 6 3 1 2 9 13 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Hammers, as the Hornets have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
West Ham United Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Watford Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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