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Watford face a trip to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 20 games played, Hornets have recorded 6 wins, and Sheff. Wed. have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2007, with Watford inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The Owls in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Dec | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the The Owls in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Watford is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Hornets have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Wed. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 5 points from their 4 games played so far, Watford lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 7 from their 4 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
| Watford | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Watford on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Sheff. Wed.. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Watford | Not won in previous 10 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |