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Southampton face a trip to Watford at Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, 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 12 occasions, and draw 6, from the 19 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2007, as the Hornets edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Oct | Southampton | 0 - 3 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 01 Jan | Southampton | 0 - 3 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 16 Sep | Watford | 3 - 2 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 20 Mar | Southampton | 1 - 3 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Watford | 3 - 0 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 09 Nov | Watford | 5 - 2 | Southampton | LGEC |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 13 Apr | Southampton | 2 - 1 | Watford | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Watford are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 10.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Saints have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Watford are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 30 points from their 30 games thus far. Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 28 points from their 31 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
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 | 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Southampton | No win in the 4 most recent games. |