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Watford travel to take on Bristol City at Ashton Gate Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hornets will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 21 and win only 7 of the 39 games.
The last time the two teams met at Bristol City was just over four years ago, in September 2003, the Robins carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in an League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Dec | Watford | 1 - 2 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 23 Sep | Bristol City | 1 - 0 | Watford | LGEC |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 12 Sep | Bristol City | 2 - 3 | Watford | LGEC |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 26 Dec | Watford | 1 - 0 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 22 Aug | Bristol City | 1 - 4 | Watford | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Mon 13 Apr | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Watford | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 13 Dec | Watford | 1 - 1 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
Watford have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Hornets, and 6 goals against.
Bristol City are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 37 games giving them a return of 66 points. Watford are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 62 points from 36 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| Watford | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game in which both sides are showing indifferent form, so the Madmen are expecting the Hornets to come away from it with a creditable draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Watford | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |