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Watford face a trip to Bristol City at Ashton Gate Stadium on Monday afternoon, 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 41 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Fri 26 Dec | Watford | 2 - 4 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 25 Nov | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 11 Mar | Bristol City | 0 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
The away form of Watford is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Hornets have conceded 13 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Bristol City's 31 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Watford see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 31 points from their 23 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| Watford | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Robins, as the Hornets have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Watford | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |