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Cardiff City face a trip to Watford at Vicarage Road Stadium at lunchtime on Wednesday, 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 3 of the 20 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in February 2006, the Hornets carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Wed 19 Sep | Cardiff City | 1 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Watford | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 12 Aug | Cardiff City | 1 - 3 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Dec | Watford | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 14 Sep | Cardiff City | 0 - 3 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Dec | Watford | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 28 Oct | Cardiff City | 3 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Watford's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Hornets have scored 5, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Cardiff City's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Bluebirds have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Watford are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 23 games giving them a return of 43 points. Cardiff City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 29 points from their 23 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Hornets, as the Bluebirds have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. |
| Cardiff City | Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |