FootyMAD's Watford match preview

Last updated : 01 October 2007 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Watford v Sheffield Wednesday fixture

Sheff. Wed. face a trip to Watford at Vicarage Road Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Owls will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 10 and win only 3 of the 16 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in November 2005, the Hornets carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Sat 19 NovWatford2 - 1Sheff. Wed.CHMP
2005/2006Tue 18 OctSheff. Wed.1 - 1WatfordCHMP
2002/2003Sat 29 MarSheff. Wed.2 - 2WatfordCHMP
2002/2003Sat 26 OctWatford1 - 0Sheff. Wed.CHMP
2001/2002Sat 16 FebSheff. Wed.2 - 1WatfordCHMP
2001/2002Wed 19 DecSheff. Wed.4 - 0WatfordLGEC
2001/2002Sat 13 OctWatford3 - 1Sheff. Wed.CHMP

Recent respective form guides

Watford are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Hornets, with 4 goals against.

Sheff. Wed. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the The Owls have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Watford are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 8 games giving them a return of 17 points. Sheff. Wed. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 6 points from their 8 games thus far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Watford63219711
Sheff. Wed.6204276

FootyMad's prediction ...

The Owls are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Watford. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Watford Unbeaten in the last 7 home games.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Sheff. Wed. 10 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 19 outings ago.