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Watford prepare to entertain Derby County at Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 16 games played, Hornets have recorded 6 wins, and Derby County have come away with 3 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vicarage Road Stadium was less than a year ago, in May 2009, with Watford running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 03 May | Watford | 3-1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Dec | Derby County | 1 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Mar | Watford | 2 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 29 Aug | Derby County | 1 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Watford | 2 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Oct | Derby County | 2 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Mar | Watford | 2 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Watford are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Hornets in those games, with 9 conceded.
The away form of Derby County is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Rams have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Watford's 30 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Derby County find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 20 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Derby County is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Hornets in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | Won 4 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Derby County | Not won in previous 13 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |