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Watford prepare to entertain Cardiff City at Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Hornets are clearly on top, having won 12 and lost only 3 of the 22 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vicarage Road Stadium was less than a year ago, in October 2008, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Wed 18 Mar | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Watford have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 10.
Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Bluebirds's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Watford's 14 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Cardiff City's total of 16 points from their 10 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the Hornets. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Cardiff City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 11 outings ago. |