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Watford prepare to entertain Sheffield United at Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 9 of the 18 previous games, with the Hornets winning just 4.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vicarage Road Stadium was less than a year ago, in November 2006, with Sheff. Utd. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Hornets in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Watford | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 28 Nov | Watford | 0-1 | Sheff. Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 06 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 4 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Sep | Watford | 2 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Watford | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 26 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 0 | Watford | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Watford have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Hornets in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Sheff. Utd. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. The Blades have conceded 14 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Watford's total of 3 points from their 1 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Sheff. Utd.'s 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Hornets's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Sheff. Utd.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Not won in previous 10 away matches. |