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Watford face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hornets will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2005, with Watford inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Potters in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Apr | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Dec | Watford | 0 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These games have seen the Potters score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
The Hornets have had a decent run of form away from home recently, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Hornets, and 6 goals against.
Stoke City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola Championship, picking up 10 points from their 6 games so far. Watford are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 11 points from 6 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Watford | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Watford are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Stoke City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. |
| Watford | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 7 games since last defeat. |