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Swansea City travel to take on Watford at Vicarage Road Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Swans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 9 and win only 4 of the 17 games.
The last time the two teams met at Watford was amazingly over twenty years ago, in September 1982, the Hornets carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a First Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 11 Nov | Swansea City | 0 - 1 | Watford | LGEC |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 09 Nov | Swansea City | 3 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 1982/1983 | Sun 06 Feb | Swansea City | 1 - 3 | Watford | PREM |
| 1982/1983 | Tue 07 Sep | Watford | 2 - 1 | Swansea City | PREM |
| 1980/1981 | Tue 16 Dec | Swansea City | 1 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 16 Aug | Watford | 2 - 1 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 1979/1980 | Tue 09 Oct | Swansea City | 1 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Watford have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Hornets's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
The away form of Swansea City however, is much more impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Swans, and 3 goals against.
Watford are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 30 points from their 30 games thus far. Swansea City's 48 points from 31 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 6 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Swans have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Vicarage Road Stadium with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | 10 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Swansea City | Undefeated in last 10 away games. 17 games since last defeat. |