History of the Sheffield Wednesday v Watford fixture
Sheffield Wednesday are ready to welcome Watford to Hillsborough on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 22 games played, Owls have recorded 11 wins, and Watford have come away with 6 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Hillsborough was within the last three years, in March 2010, the Owls carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009/2010 | Wed 24 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 2-1 | Watford | Championship |
| 2009/2010 | Fri 23 Oct | Watford | 4 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | Championship |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Mar | Watford | 2 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | Championship |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 0 | Watford | Championship |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Dec | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 1 | Watford | Championship |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 02 Oct | Watford | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | Championship |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 19 Nov | Watford | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | Championship |
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Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Owls have scored 4, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Watford's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 14 goals for the Hornets, and 6 goals against.
Sheffield Wednesday are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower Championship with a return of just 15 points from their 18 games thus far.
Watford's 27 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| Watford | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 |
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FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Owls at home recently, and we can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Hornets come away with an easy victory. Away win
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Sheffield Wednesday | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Watford | 6 games since last defeat. |
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