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Watford prepare to entertain Stoke City at Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Hornets are clearly on top, having won 6 and lost only 2 of the 10 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vicarage Road Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2003, with Stoke City inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Hornets in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Watford | 1-2 | Stoke City | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 30 Oct | Stoke City | 1 - 2 | Watford | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 28 Feb | Stoke City | 2 - 0 | Watford | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 09 Sep | Watford | 3 - 0 | Stoke City | LD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 04 Apr | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Watford | LD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 26 Nov | Watford | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | LD1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 04 Dec | Stoke City | 2 - 0 | Watford | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Watford haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 3.
The away form of Stoke City is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! Potters have conceded 13 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Watford are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 26 points from 23 matches. Stoke City are currently lying in 19th place in Nationwide League Division One having mustered a points tally of 26 from their 23 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
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 Stoke City. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Stoke City | Lost each of the previous 8 away matches. Not won in previous 9 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |