FM Preview: Watford v Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 Nov 2012

Last updated : 16 November 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Watford v Wolverhampton Wanderers fixture

Wolverhampton Wanderers travel to take on Watford at Vicarage Road on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 21 games played, Wolves have recorded 5 wins, and Watford have come away with 9 victories.

The last time the two teams met at Watford was just over four years ago, in October 2008, with Wolverhampton Wanderers inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Hornets in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2008/2009 Sat 31 Jan Wolves 3 - 1 Watford Championship
2008/2009 Sat 25 Oct Watford 2-3 Wolves Championship
2007/2008 Sat 02 Feb Watford 3 - 0 Wolves Championship
2007/2008 Sat 26 Jan Watford 1 - 4 Wolves F.A. Cup
2007/2008 Sat 11 Aug Wolves 1 - 2 Watford Championship
2005/2006 Fri 14 Apr Wolves 1 - 1 Watford Championship
2005/2006 Sat 29 Oct Watford 3 - 1 Wolves Championship

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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. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Wolverhampton Wanderers have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Wolves have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Watford's 23 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Wolverhampton Wanderers see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 22 points from their 16 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Watford 6 3 1 2 10 5 10
Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 0 3 3 8 12 3

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Hornets, as the Wolves have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Watford Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
No win in the 6 most recent games.

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