FM Preview: Watford v Cardiff City 28 Dec 2010

Last updated : 27 December 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Watford v Cardiff City fixture

Cardiff City face a trip to Watford at Vicarage Road Stadium on Tuesday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bluebirds will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 12 and win only 4 of the 23 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2009, where Cardiff City annihilated the Bluebirds 0 - 4 in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sun 21 MarCardiff City3 - 1WatfordCHMP
2009/2010Sat 03 OctWatford0 - 4Cardiff CityCHMP
2008/2009Wed 18 MarCardiff City2 - 1WatfordCHMP
2008/2009Tue 21 OctWatford2 - 2Cardiff CityCHMP
2007/2008Wed 26 DecWatford2 - 2Cardiff CityCHMP
2007/2008Wed 19 SepCardiff City1 - 2WatfordCHMP
2005/2006Sat 25 FebWatford2 - 1Cardiff CityCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Watford are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Hornets's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

The Bluebirds have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Bluebirds, and 7 goals against.

Watford's 30 points from 21 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Cardiff City are holding the final promotion place in the Npower Championship, and have accumulated 40 points from the 22 games they have played so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Watford622211108
Cardiff City6213887

FootyMad's prediction ...

Cardiff City are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Watford. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Watford Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Cardiff City Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.