Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Watford at Vicarage Road Stadium on Tuesday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 10 of the 20 previous games, with the hosts winning just 5.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2009, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Championship match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2009/2010 | Sat 15 Aug | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
2008/2009 | Sat 17 Jan | Watford | 0 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
2007/2008 | Tue 29 Jan | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | Watford | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Watford | PREM |
2006/2007 | Tue 28 Nov | Watford | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Watford have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Hornets, with 3 goals against.
Sheff. Utd. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Blades have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Watford find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 32 points from their 26 matches. Sheff. Utd.'s total of 41 points from their 27 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Watford | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the The Blades of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Vicarage Road Stadium with Sheff. Utd. coasting to victory. Away win
Sequence statistics: | |
Watford | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
Sheff. Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |