Watford play host to Aston Villa at Vicarage Road Stadium at tea-time on Saturday, looking to continue an impressive record. The Hornets are clearly on top, with a 57.14% success rate in the fixture.
The last time the two teams met at Watford was back in August 1999, over five years ago, with Aston Villa inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Hornets in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1999/2000 | Sat 05 Feb | Aston Villa | 4 - 0 | Watford | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 24 Aug | Watford | 0-1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 1986/1987 | Wed 25 Mar | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Watford | PREM |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 18 Oct | Watford | 4 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 12 Apr | Aston Villa | 4 - 1 | Watford | PREM |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 09 Nov | Watford | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 1984/1985 | Wed 24 Apr | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Watford | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Watford losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
The away form of Aston Villa is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Villans have hit 6 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Watford find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 4 games have yielded only 1 points. Aston Villa find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 8 points they have accumulated from 4 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Watford's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Aston Villa. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Aston Villa | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 9 away matches. 6 games since last defeat. |