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Watford play host to Scunthorpe United at Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The Hornets have claimed victory from 7 of the previous 8 games.
The last time the two teams met at Watford was way back in the black-and-white days of November 1977, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a Fourth Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 06 Oct | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 3 | Watford | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Watford have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. Hornets have conceded a disappointing 7 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
The away form of Scunthorpe U. is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While the Iron have hit 4 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Watford's total of 69 points from their 44 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Scunthorpe U. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 42 points from their 44 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Attention punters! I see this as an opportunity for the Hornets to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Scunthorpe U. | Lost each of the previous 6 away matches. Not won in previous 11 away matches. |