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Watford face a trip to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Wednesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 21 games played, Hornets have recorded 6 wins, and Sheff. Wed. have come away with 10 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2008, with Sheff. Wed. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Fri 23 Oct | Watford | 4 - 1 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Mar | Watford | 2 - 2 | Sheff. Wed. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 2 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield Wednesday have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
The away form of Watford is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Hornets have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Wed. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 40 points from 38 matches. Watford are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 42 from their 36 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| Watford | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Owls, as the Hornets have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Wed. | Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Watford | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 13 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |