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Watford prepare to entertain Cardiff City at Vicarage Road Stadium on Tuesday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Hornets are clearly on top, having won 12 and lost only 4 of the 23 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vicarage Road Stadium was just last season, in October 2009, where Cardiff City annihilated the Hornets 0-4 in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sun 21 Mar | Cardiff City | 3 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Oct | Watford | 0-4 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Wed 18 Mar | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 21 Oct | Watford | 2 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 26 Dec | Watford | 2 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 19 Sep | Cardiff City | 1 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Watford | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Watford are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Hornets's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
The Bluebirds have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Bluebirds, and 7 goals against.
Watford's 30 points from 21 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Cardiff City are holding the final promotion place in the Npower Championship, and have accumulated 40 points from the 22 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Watford's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Cardiff City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Cardiff City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |