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Watford are ready to welcome Preston North End to Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 16 games played, Hornets have recorded 7 wins, and Preston N.E. have come away with 4 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Vicarage Road Stadium was within the last three years, in August 2005, with Preston N.E. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Hornets in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Jan | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 Aug | Watford | 1-2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | Watford | 0 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 Aug | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 14 Feb | Watford | 2 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 04 Nov | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Watford 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, 10 to 9.
Preston N.E. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The North End's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Watford are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 59 points from the 33 games they have played so far. Preston N.E. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 33 points from 32 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 11 |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Hornets's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Preston N.E.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Preston N.E. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |