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Watford prepare to entertain Southampton at Vicarage Road Stadium on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Hornets are clearly on top, winning 11 and drawing 6 of the 18 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vicarage Road Stadium was two seasons ago, in December 2005, with Watford running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 20 Mar | Southampton | 1 - 3 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Watford | 3-0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 09 Nov | Watford | 5 - 2 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 13 Apr | Southampton | 2 - 1 | Watford | FAC |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 15 Apr | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Watford | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 28 Dec | Watford | 3 - 2 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 05 Mar | Watford | 0 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Watford 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 12 goals for the Hornets, with 4 goals against.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Saints's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 8 against.
Watford are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 9 points from the 4 games they have played so far. Southampton's 6 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 |
| Southampton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Watford may be coming up against a decent side in Southampton, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Hornets. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Southampton | 12 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 16 outings ago. |