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Watford face a trip to Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hornets will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 13 and win only 5 of the 22 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2007, with Watford inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Bluebirds in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 21 Oct | Watford | 2 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 26 Dec | Watford | 2 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 19 Sep | Cardiff City | 1 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Watford | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 12 Aug | Cardiff City | 1 - 3 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Dec | Watford | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 14 Sep | Cardiff City | 0 - 3 | Watford | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, The Bluebirds have scored 10 and conceded 1 during this period.
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, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cardiff City's total of 60 points from their 36 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Watford find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 46 points from their 37 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| Watford | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 |
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 | Unbeaten in the last 11 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Watford | 6 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |