FM Preview: Watford v Huddersfield Town 19 Jan 2013

Last updated : 18 January 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Watford v Huddersfield Town fixture

Watford play host to Huddersfield Town at Vicarage Road on Saturday afternoon,

The last time the two teams met at Watford was more than a decade ago, in December 2000, with Huddersfield Town inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Hornets in a League Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 29 Sep Huddersfield 2 - 3 Watford Championship
2000/2001 Sat 23 Dec Watford 1-2 Huddersfield League Division One
2000/2001 Sat 12 Aug Huddersfield 1 - 2 Watford League Division One
1998/1999 Tue 16 Feb Watford 1 - 1 Huddersfield League Division One
1998/1999 Tue 08 Sep Huddersfield 2 - 0 Watford League Division One
1995/1996 Sat 13 Jan Watford 0 - 1 Huddersfield League Division One
1995/1996 Sat 19 Aug Huddersfield 1 - 0 Watford League Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Watford have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Hornets in those games, with 8 conceded.

Huddersfield Town have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Terriers have hit 4 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Watford's total of 43 points from their 26 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower Championship.

Huddersfield Town find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 33 points from their 27 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Watford 6 3 1 2 11 10 10
Huddersfield Town 6 1 4 1 5 9 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but we think that Hornets's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Huddersfield Town. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Watford 6 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Huddersfield Town No sequences of note

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