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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 18 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 January 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 29 Jan | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the The Blades, with 3 goals against.
In complete contrast to Sheff. Utd., Watford are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Hornets have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 8 points from their 7 games played so far, Watford find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 7 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 |
| Watford | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Blades, as the Hornets have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Watford | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 11 away matches. |