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Newcastle Utd. are ready to welcome Watford to St. James' Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Magpies are clearly on top, having won 9 and lost only 2 of the 16 games.
The previous match played between the two at St. James' Park was within the last three years, in December 2006, the Magpies carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 13 May | Watford | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Newcastle Utd. | 2-1 | Watford | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 07 Nov | Watford | 2 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | LGEC |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Mar | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Watford | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 20 Nov | Watford | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 23 Mar | Watford | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 21 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United 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 12 goals for the Magpies, with 4 goals against.
Watford have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Hornets have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Newcastle Utd. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 18 games giving them a return of 39 points. Watford's 27 points from 18 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 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| Watford | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Newcastle Utd. may be coming up against a decent side in Watford, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Magpies. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Watford | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |