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Watford face a trip to Derby County at Pride Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 11 games played, Hornets have recorded 2 wins, and Derby County have come away with 5 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2003, as the Rams edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Mar | Watford | 2 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 17 Sep | Derby County | 3 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | Watford | 2 - 0 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Dec | Derby County | 3 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 08 Apr | Watford | 0 - 0 | Derby County | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 03 Jan | Derby County | 2 - 0 | Watford | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 16 Mar | Derby County | 1 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Rams's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
The away form of Watford however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Hornets, and 4 goals against.
Derby County see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 15 points from their 12 games played so far, Watford lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 17 from their 11 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Watford | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hornets's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Derby County, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby County | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Watford | 9 games since last away draw. No win in the 3 most recent games. |