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Watford face a trip to Nottingham Forest at City Ground on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 17 games played, Hornets have recorded 4 wins, and Nottm. Forest have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 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 06 Dec | Watford | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 Nov | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Watford | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Sep | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 01 Dec | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 23 Oct | Watford | 1 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 03 Apr | Watford | 3 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The Forest's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
The Hornets have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Hornets, and 6 goals against.
Nottm. Forest are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 13 points from their 15 games thus far. Watford's 20 points from 14 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Watford | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hornets's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Nottm. Forest, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | 5 games since last home draw. |
| Watford | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 4 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |