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Brighton & HA face a trip to Watford at Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 51 games played, Seagulls have recorded 15 wins, and Watford have come away with 21 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in October 2002, the Hornets carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Brighton & HA | 4 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Oct | Watford | 1 - 0 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Tue 31 Mar | Watford | 0 - 1 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 14 Sep | Brighton & HA | 0 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 19 Jan | Brighton & HA | 3 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 08 Sep | Watford | 0 - 1 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
| 1989/1990 | Tue 20 Mar | Watford | 4 - 2 | Brighton & HA | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Watford are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Hornets in those games, with 4 conceded.
The Seagulls have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Watford's 9 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Brighton & HA see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 7 points from their 6 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
| Brighton & HA | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Hornets. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | 8 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 10 . |
| Brighton & HA | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |