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Watford prepare to entertain Scunthorpe United at Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The Hornets have tasted victory on 8 of the 10 occasions the teams have met.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vicarage Road Stadium was less than a year ago, in January 2009, the Hornets carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 03 Jan | Watford | 1-0 | Scunthorpe U. | FAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Apr | Watford | 0 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 06 Oct | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 3 | Watford | CHMP |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 08 Apr | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 1 | Watford | LGE2 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 12 Nov | Watford | 4 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 05 Feb | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 0 | Watford | LGE2 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 28 Aug | Watford | 2 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
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, 12 to 11.
The away form of Scunthorpe U. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Iron have hit 4 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Watford's 24 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Scunthorpe U. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 17 from their 16 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 10 |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 6 |
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 Scunthorpe U.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Scunthorpe U. | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |