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Watford prepare to entertain Coventry City at Vicarage Road Stadium on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Hornets are clearly on top, having won 19 and lost only 7 of the 30 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vicarage Road Stadium was just last season, in August 2002, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5-2 thriller, in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Coventry | 0 - 1 | Watford | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 26 Aug | Watford | 5-2 | Coventry | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Mar | Watford | 3 - 0 | Coventry | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 09 Dec | Coventry | 0 - 2 | Watford | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 14 May | Watford | 1 - 0 | Coventry | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 31 Oct | Coventry | 4 - 0 | Watford | PREM |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 27 Feb | Watford | 0 - 1 | Coventry | DIV1 |
Recent respective form guides
Watford are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
The away form of Coventry is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Sky Blues have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Watford are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 12 points from 12 matches. Coventry find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 15 points from their 12 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Coventry | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Watford only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Coventry | 5 games since last away draw. |