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Sheff. Wed. face a trip to Watford at Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, 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 11 and win only 3 of the 17 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2007, the Hornets carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Dec | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 02 Oct | Watford | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 19 Nov | Watford | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Watford have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Hornets, with 7 goals against.
Sheff. Wed. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The The Owls's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Watford find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 45 points from their 36 matches. Sheff. Wed.'s 49 points from 38 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 15 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sheff. Wed. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Watford may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | Won 3 successive home games. 13 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 13 . |
| Sheff. Wed. | No win in the 3 most recent games. |