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Watford face a trip to West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns 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 lose 9 and win only 3 of the 16 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in April 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Apr | West Brom. | 1 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 Nov | Watford | 0 - 3 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 31 Jan | West Brom. | 3 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Watford | 0 - 1 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 25 Jan | Watford | 1 - 0 | West Brom. | FAC |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 05 Mar | West Brom. | 1 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Sep | Watford | 1 - 2 | West Brom. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the The Baggies in those games, with 8 conceded.
Watford have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Hornets's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
West Brom. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 25 points from 14 games. Watford's 21 points from 14 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Watford | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game in which both sides are showing indifferent form, so the Madmen are expecting the Hornets to come away from it with a creditable draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom. | 8 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Watford | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 4 games since last defeat. |