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Watford play host to Birmingham City at Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Hornets are clearly on top, having won 11 and lost only 3 of the 18 games.
The last time the two teams met at Watford was back in September 2001, over five years ago, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3-3 draw in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Dec | Birmingham C. | 3 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Feb | Birmingham C. | 3 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 26 Sep | Watford | 3-3 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Fri 02 Mar | Birmingham C. | 2 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 01 Oct | Watford | 2 - 0 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Dec | Watford | 0 - 1 | Birmingham C. | FAC |
| 1998/1999 | Thu 20 May | Birmingham C. | 1 - 0 | Watford | D1PO |
Recent respective form guides
Watford are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Hornets in those games, with 6 conceded.
Birmingham C. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.
Watford see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 52 points from their 43 games played so far, Birmingham C. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 77 points from the 43 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hornets go into their game against Birmingham C. in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Birmingham C. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |