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Watford pack their bags to visit Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hornets will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 9 and win only 2 of the 16 games.
The previous match played between the two at St. James' Park was within the last three years, in December 2006, the Magpies carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 13 May | Watford | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Watford | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 07 Nov | Watford | 2 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | LGEC |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Mar | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Watford | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 20 Nov | Watford | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 23 Mar | Watford | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 21 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Magpies, with 4 goals against.
Watford have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Hornets have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Newcastle Utd. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 18 games giving them a return of 39 points. Watford's 27 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| Watford | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Watford have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Newcastle Utd. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Watford | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |