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Watford pack their bags to visit Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 8 out of 11 times.
The previous match played between the two at Turf Moor was within the last three years, in December 2005, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 27 Nov | Watford | 1 - 2 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Dec | Burnley | 4 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Watford | 3 - 1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Burnley | 3 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 14 Aug | Watford | 0 - 1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 12 Apr | Burnley | 2 - 3 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 30 Sep | Watford | 1 - 1 | Burnley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Burnley have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
The Hornets have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Hornets, and 5 goals against.
Burnley's 50 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Watford are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 60 points from 34 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burnley | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
| Watford | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hornets's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Burnley, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burnley | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Watford | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |