History of the Sheffield Wednesday v Watford fixture
Watford pack their bags to visit Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 22 games played, Hornets have recorded 6 wins, and Sheffield Wednesday have come away with 11 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 |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
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 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
FootyMad's prediction ...
Watford are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. 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. |
For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here