West Ham Utd. play host to Watford at Boleyn Ground on Saturday afternoon, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The Hammers have won 12 of the 14 matches the two teams have contested.
The last time the two teams met at West Ham Utd. was just over four years ago, in September 1999, the Hammers carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Watford | 0 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 04 Mar | Watford | 1 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Sep | West Ham Utd. | 1-0 | Watford | PREM |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 08 Jan | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 1 | Watford | FAC |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 13 Feb | Watford | 1 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | LD1 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 05 Sep | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 1 | Watford | LD1 |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 12 Jan | Watford | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham 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 13 goals for the Hammers, with 3 goals against.
Watford have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Hornets have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
West Ham Utd.'s total of 70 points from their 44 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One. Watford find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 54 points from their 44 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Watford | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
West Ham 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 Hammers. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Watford | Undefeated in last 3 away games. |