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Watford face a trip to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hornets will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2003, with Watford inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Eagles in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Tue 08 Apr | Crystal Pal | 0 - 1 | Watford | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Watford | 3 - 3 | Crystal Pal | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Crystal Pal | 0 - 2 | Watford | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Watford | 1 - 0 | Crystal Pal | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 07 Apr | Watford | 2 - 2 | Crystal Pal | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 09 Dec | Crystal Pal | 1 - 0 | Watford | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 24 Apr | Watford | 2 - 1 | Crystal Pal | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.
Watford have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Hornets's have scored 12 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 14.
Crystal Pal's total of 3 points from their 1 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Pal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Watford | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Watford have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Crystal Pal may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Pal | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Watford | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |