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Watford are ready to welcome Sheffield Wednesday to Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Hornets are clearly on top, having won 9 and lost only 3 of the 15 games.
The previous match played between the two at Vicarage Road Stadium was more than three years back, in October 2002, the Hornets carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 18 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 29 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Oct | Watford | 1-0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 19 Dec | Sheff. Wed. | 4 - 0 | Watford | LGEC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Oct | Watford | 3 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 3 | Watford | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Watford have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Hornets in those games, with 8 conceded.
Sheff. Wed. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Owls have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Watford are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 32 points from 18 games. Sheff. Wed. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 19 points from their 18 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 13 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
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 Sheff. Wed.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Sheff. Wed. | Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |