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Watford are ready to welcome Coventry City to Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Hornets are clearly on top, having won 20 and lost only 8 of the 34 games.
The previous match played between the two at Vicarage Road Stadium was within the last three years, in February 2006, as they swept to an impressive 4-0 win in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 23 Oct | Coventry City | 0 - 3 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Feb | Watford | 4-0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Watford 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 5.
The away form of Coventry City is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Sky Blues have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Watford's total of 65 points from their 40 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship. Coventry City find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 49 points from their 41 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| Coventry City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Hornets's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Coventry City. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Coventry City | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 8 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |