Watford travel to take on Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hornets will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 8 and win only 2 of the 15 games.
The last time the two teams met at Newcastle Utd. was back in March 2000, over five years ago, the Magpies carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 07 Nov | Watford | 2 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | LGEC |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Mar | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Watford | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 20 Nov | Watford | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 23 Mar | Watford | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 21 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 11 Jan | Watford | 2 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 24 Aug | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Magpies in those games, with 4 conceded.
In complete contrast to Newcastle Utd., Watford are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Hornets have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Newcastle Utd. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 19 points from their 17 matches. Watford find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 16 games have yielded only 11 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
| Watford | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hornets are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Newcastle Utd.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Won 3 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Watford | Not won in previous 8 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |