Watford prepare to entertain Burnley at Vicarage Road Stadium on Tuesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 6 wins out of 9 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vicarage Road Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2003, with Watford running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Burnley | 4 - 7 | Watford | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 09 Mar | Watford | 2-0 | Burnley | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 30 Nov | Watford | 2 - 1 | Burnley | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 06 Feb | Watford | 1 - 2 | Burnley | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 13 Nov | Burnley | 1 - 0 | Watford | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 06 May | Burnley | 2 - 0 | Watford | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 13 Mar | Watford | 0 - 1 | Burnley | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Watford have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
Burnley have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Clarets's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Watford are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division One with a return of just 4 points from their 8 games thus far. Burnley's 13 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
| Burnley | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Watford are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Burnley | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |