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Watford face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 10 games played, Hornets have recorded 3 wins, and Stoke City have come away with 5 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2002, with Watford inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Potters in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Dec | Watford | 1 - 3 | Stoke City | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Watford | 1 - 2 | Stoke City | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 30 Oct | Stoke City | 1 - 2 | Watford | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 28 Feb | Stoke City | 2 - 0 | Watford | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 09 Sep | Watford | 3 - 0 | Stoke City | LD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 04 Apr | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Watford | LD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 26 Nov | Watford | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Potters in those games, with 6 conceded.
Watford have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Hornets have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 47 points from their 33 games played so far, Watford find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 40 points from their 33 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| Watford | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Potters, as the Hornets have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. |
| Watford | 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |