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History of the Watford v Nottingham Forest fixture

Watford prepare to entertain Nottingham Forest at Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vicarage Road Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004	Sat 08 Nov	Nottm. Forest	1 - 1	Watford	LD1
2002/2003	Sat 01 Mar	Watford	1-1	Nottm. Forest	LD1
2002/2003	Sat 14 Sep	Nottm. Forest	0 - 1	Watford	LD1
2001/2002	Sat 01 Dec	Nottm. Forest	0 - 0	Watford	LD1
2001/2002	Tue 23 Oct	Watford	1 - 2	Nottm. Forest	LD1
2000/2001	Tue 03 Apr	Watford	3 - 0	Nottm. Forest	LD1
2000/2001	Sat 21 Oct	Nottm. Forest	0 - 2	Watford	LD1

Recent respective form guides

Watford haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 3.

Nottm. Forest have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Forest have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Watford find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 24 points from their 21 matches. Nottm. Forest's 27 points from 21 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Watford	6	2	2	2	5	7	8
Nottm. Forest	6	1	2	3	8	13	5

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 Nottm. Forest. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Watford	Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Nottm. Forest	Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games.