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Watford face a trip to Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 3 of the 8 previous games, with the hosts winning just 1.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2009, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 22 Aug | Watford | 2 - 2 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Feb | Blackpool | 0 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 01 Nov | Watford | 3 - 4 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 04 May | Blackpool | 1 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Sep | Watford | 1 - 1 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 07 Mar | Blackpool | 1 - 1 | Watford | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 01 Nov | Watford | 4 - 1 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Blackpool's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Watford is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Hornets have hit 4 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackpool's 36 points from 25 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Watford see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 32 points from their 25 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackpool | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
| Watford | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Seasiders, as the Hornets have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackpool | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Watford | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |