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Watford pack their bags to visit Nottingham Forest at City Ground on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 18 games played, Hornets have recorded 5 wins, and Nottm. Forest have come away with 8 victories.
The previous match played between the two at City Ground was more than three years back, in October 2004, with Watford inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Forest in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 08 Mar | Watford | 0 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Oct | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Forest, with 4 goals against.
In complete contrast to Nottm. Forest, Watford are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Hornets have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Nottm. Forest are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 1 points from 2 matches. Watford's 4 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 13 |
| Watford | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Forest, as the Hornets have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. |
| Watford | Not won in previous 9 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |