FM Preview: Watford v Crystal Palace 08 Feb 2013

Last updated : 07 February 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Watford v Crystal Palace fixture

Watford prepare to entertain Crystal Palace at Vicarage Road on Friday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 54 games played, Hornets have recorded 25 wins, and Crystal Palace have come away with 16 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vicarage Road was just last season, in October 2011, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 18 Aug Crystal Palace 2 - 3 Watford Championship
2011/2012 Sat 18 Feb Crystal Palace 4 - 0 Watford Championship
2011/2012 Sat 15 Oct Watford 0-2 Crystal Palace Championship
2010/2011 Tue 01 Feb Watford 1 - 1 Crystal Palace Championship
2010/2011 Tue 09 Nov Crystal Palace 3 - 2 Watford Championship
2009/2010 Tue 30 Mar Watford 1 - 3 Crystal Palace Championship
2009/2010 Sat 28 Nov Crystal Palace 3 - 0 Watford Championship

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Watford are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Hornets, with 8 goals against.

The away form of Crystal Palace is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Eagles have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Watford are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 52 points from 30 games.

Crystal Palace's total of 51 points from their 30 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower Championship.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Watford 6 4 0 2 11 7 12
Crystal Palace 6 1 2 3 3 7 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Crystal Palace is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Hornets in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Watford 8 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 9 .
Crystal Palace Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 8 away matches.

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