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Watford face a trip to Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 7 out of 10 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2005, with Burnley running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Watford | 3 - 1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Burnley | 3 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 14 Aug | Watford | 0 - 1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 12 Apr | Burnley | 2 - 3 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 30 Sep | Watford | 1 - 1 | Burnley | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Burnley | 4 - 7 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 09 Mar | Watford | 2 - 0 | Burnley | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Burnley have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Clarets, with 3 goals against.
Watford have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Hornets's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Burnley's 32 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Watford are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 39 points from 23 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burnley | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| Watford | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Hornets could well see them head back from Turf Moor with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burnley | Won 4 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Watford | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |