Watford face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale on Tuesday 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 11 and win only 2 of the 18 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2008, the North End carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2008/2009 | Sat 04 Oct | Watford | 2 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
2007/2008 | Sat 23 Feb | Watford | 0 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
2007/2008 | Sat 12 Jan | Preston N.E. | 1 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Preston N.E. | 1 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
2005/2006 | Sat 06 Aug | Watford | 1 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | Watford | 0 - 2 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
2004/2005 | Sat 07 Aug | Preston N.E. | 2 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The North End's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The away form of Watford is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Hornets's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Preston N.E. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 17 points from their 13 games played so far, Watford are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 15 from their 13 matches played.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Preston N.E. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
Watford | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Watford are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Deepdale with a well-deserved point. Score draw
Sequence statistics: | |
Preston N.E. | 9 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
Watford | 6 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |