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Watford are ready to welcome Plymouth Argyle to Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 13 of the 28 previous games, with the Hornets winning just 10.
The previous match played between the two at Vicarage Road Stadium was more than three years back, in August 2001, the Hornets carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Tue 21 Aug | Watford | 1-0 | Plymouth Arg. | LC |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 28 Dec | Watford | 1 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 02 Sep | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 1 | Watford | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Mon 31 Mar | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 0 | Watford | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 27 Aug | Watford | 0 - 2 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE1 |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 08 Feb | Watford | 1 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 26 Oct | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Watford are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Hornets in those games, with 4 conceded.
Plymouth Arg. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Watford lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 6 points from their 4 games so far. Plymouth Arg. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 10 points from the 4 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the Hornets, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Plymouth Arg. | 8 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |