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Watford face a trip to Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 17 games played, Hornets have recorded 4 wins, and Sheff. Utd. have come away with 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2007, the The Blades carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | Watford | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The The Blades's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
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 games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Hornets, and 12 goals against.
Sheff. Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 35 points from their 28 games played so far, Watford are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 48 points from 28 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Watford | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
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 Sheff. Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Watford | 4 games since last away draw. No win in the 3 most recent games. |