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Watford pack their bags to visit Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 19 games played, Hornets have recorded 5 wins, and Sheff. Wed. have come away with 9 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Hillsborough was within the last three years, in October 2005, 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 02 Oct | Watford | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 19 Nov | Watford | 2 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 18 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 29 Mar | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Oct | Watford | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Feb | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 19 Dec | Sheff. Wed. | 4 - 0 | Watford | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the The Owls in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Watford however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the Hornets pummel 13 goals, and let in 6.
Sheff. Wed. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 24 points from their 21 matches. Watford are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 40 points from the 22 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| Watford | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Watford are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Sheff. Wed.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | 16 games since last home draw. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Watford | No win in the 2 most recent games. |