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Watford travel to take on Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park Stadium on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 4 of the 9 previous games, with the hosts winning just 2.
The last time the two teams met at Scunthorpe U. was way back in the black-and-white days of April 1978, with Watford inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Iron in a Fourth Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1977/1978 | Sat 08 Apr | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 1 | Watford | LGE2 |
| 1977/1978 | Sat 12 Nov | Watford | 4 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 05 Feb | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 0 | Watford | LGE2 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 28 Aug | Watford | 2 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 1975/1976 | Tue 10 Feb | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 1 | Watford | LGE2 |
| 1975/1976 | Tue 21 Oct | Watford | 1 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 1972/1973 | Sat 21 Apr | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 0 | Watford | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Scunthorpe United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Iron in those games, with 8 conceded.
The Hornets have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Hornets's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Scunthorpe U. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 14 points from their 9 games so far. Watford are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 9 games giving them a return of 20 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| Watford | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Watford are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Scunthorpe U.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Scunthorpe U. | 10 games since last home draw. |
| Watford | 7 games since last defeat. |