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Watford prepare to entertain Crystal Palace at Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Hornets are clearly on top, winning 51.16% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vicarage Road Stadium was just last season, in September 2002, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3-3 draw in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Watford | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 08 Apr | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Watford | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Watford | 3-3 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Crystal Palace | 0 - 2 | Watford | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Watford | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 07 Apr | Watford | 2 - 2 | Crystal Palace | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 09 Dec | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Watford | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Watford have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Eagles have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Watford are currently lying in 19th place in Nationwide League Division One having mustered a points tally of 30 from their 27 matches played. Crystal Palace find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 32 points from their 27 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Watford are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Crystal Palace | 7 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |