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Watford prepare to entertain Stoke City at Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Hornets are clearly on top, winning 58.33% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vicarage Road Stadium was less than a year ago, in December 2003, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Mar | Stoke City | 3 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Dec | Watford | 1-3 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Watford | 1 - 2 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 30 Oct | Stoke City | 1 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 28 Feb | Stoke City | 2 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 09 Sep | Watford | 3 - 0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 04 Apr | Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Watford 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 Hornets in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Stoke City is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Potters have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Watford's 28 points from 21 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 28 points from their 21 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Hornets's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Stoke City. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. |
| Stoke City | Not won in previous 7 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |