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Coventry City face a trip to Watford at Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sky Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 19 and win only 8 of the 33 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2005, with Coventry City inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Hornets in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Wed 28 Sep | Coventry City | 3 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Mar | Watford | 2 - 3 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Coventry City | 1 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Jan | Coventry City | 0 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 21 Oct | Watford | 1 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Coventry City | 0 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 26 Aug | Watford | 5 - 2 | Coventry City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Watford have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Hornets in those games, with 7 conceded.
Coventry City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Sky Blues have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Watford are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 58 points from 32 games. Coventry City's 41 points from 32 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 15 |
| Coventry City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Hornets, as the Sky Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Coventry City | 9 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |