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Watford face a trip to Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 12 games played, Hornets have recorded 3 wins, and Sheff. Utd. have come away with 6 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2002, with Watford inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Blades in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sun 04 May | Watford | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 2 | Watford | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 06 Apr | Watford | 0 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 30 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 2 | Watford | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 13 Jan | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 1 | Watford | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 28 Aug | Watford | 4 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 06 Mar | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 0 | Watford | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
Watford have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Hornets's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Sheff. Utd. are holding the final promotion place in the Nationwide League Division One, and have accumulated 40 points from the 22 games they have played so far. Watford are currently lying in 19th place in Nationwide League Division One having mustered a points tally of 25 from their 22 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Watford | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Watford not hitting the right notes away from home at the moment, the Madmen safely assumes that Sheff. Utd. will ease to victory over the Hornets. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Won 3 successive home games. 11 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Watford | No win in the 3 most recent games. |