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Crystal Palace face a trip to Watford at Vicarage Road Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 45 games played, Eagles have recorded 12 wins, and Watford have come away with 22 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in January 2004, where Crystal Palace annihilated the Eagles 1 - 5 in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Watford | 1 - 5 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 08 Apr | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Watford | 3 - 3 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Crystal Palace | 0 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Watford | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 07 Apr | Watford | 2 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Watford are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Hornets, with 5 goals against.
Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Eagles's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Watford are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 43 points from 26 games. Crystal Palace's total of 38 points from their 24 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Watford may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. |
| Crystal Palace | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |