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Watford face a trip to Coventry City at Highfield Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 32 games played, Hornets have recorded 12 wins, and Coventry City have come away with 15 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2003, with Watford inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Sky Blues in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 21 Oct | Watford | 1 - 1 | Coventry City | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Coventry City | 0 - 1 | Watford | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 26 Aug | Watford | 5 - 2 | Coventry City | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Mar | Watford | 3 - 0 | Coventry City | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 09 Dec | Coventry City | 0 - 2 | Watford | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 14 May | Watford | 1 - 0 | Coventry City | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 31 Oct | Coventry City | 4 - 0 | Watford | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Coventry City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
Watford have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Hornets's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Coventry City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 32 points from their 26 matches. Watford are currently lying in 19th place in Nationwide League Division One having mustered a points tally of 29 from their 26 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Coventry City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Watford | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Sky Blues, as the Hornets have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Coventry City | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Watford | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |