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Watford face a trip to Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Friday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 13 out of 20 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in September 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Dec | Watford | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 14 Sep | Cardiff City | 0 - 3 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Dec | Watford | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 28 Oct | Cardiff City | 3 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 1984/1985 | Tue 09 Oct | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Watford | LGEC |
| 1984/1985 | Tue 25 Sep | Watford | 3 - 1 | Cardiff City | LGEC |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 03 Apr | Cardiff City | 2 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
Watford have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Hornets have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cardiff City's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Watford find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 1 points from their 2 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Watford | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Watford have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Cardiff City may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Won 3 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Watford | Undefeated in last 3 away games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |