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Watford play host to Doncaster Rovers at Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 4 of the previous 6 games.
The last time the two teams met at Watford was way back in the black-and-white days of January 1978, with Watford annihilating their visitors 6-0 in a Fourth Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1977/1978 | Sat 28 Jan | Watford | 6-0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 03 Sep | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Watford | LGE2 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 23 Apr | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Watford | LGE2 |
| 1976/1977 | Tue 29 Mar | Watford | 5 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 17 Jan | Doncaster Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Watford | LGE2 |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 20 Sep | Watford | 2 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1966/1967 | Sat 04 Feb | Watford | 4 - 1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Watford have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Hornets in those games, with 10 conceded.
The away form of Doncaster Rvs. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Rovers have hit 4 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Watford are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 19 points from 19 matches. Doncaster Rvs. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 14 points from their 19 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Hornets's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Doncaster Rvs.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | 4 games since last home draw. |
| Doncaster Rvs. | Not won in previous 9 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |