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Southampton face a trip to Watford at Vicarage Road Stadium at lunchtime on Monday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saints will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 10 occassions, and draw 6, from the 17 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2004, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5 - 2 thriller, in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 09 Nov | Watford | 5 - 2 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 13 Apr | Southampton | 2 - 1 | Watford | FAC |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 15 Apr | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Watford | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 28 Dec | Watford | 3 - 2 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 05 Mar | Watford | 0 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 17 Oct | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Watford | PREM |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 02 May | Watford | 1 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Watford have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Hornets in those games, with 7 conceded.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Watford are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 39 points from 24 games. Southampton's 31 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Hornets, as the Saints have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Southampton | Not won in previous 4 away matches. |