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Watford face a trip to Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 14 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 earlier this season, when they played out a goalless draw in an League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 26 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 0 | Watford | LC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Watford | 0 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 04 May | Watford | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 06 Apr | Watford | 0 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 30 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 3.
Watford have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Hornets's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Sheff. Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 27 points from their 18 games so far. Watford's 25 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Watford | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Hornets could well see them head back from Bramall Lane with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Watford | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 9 games since last defeat. |