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Watford face a trip to Nottingham Forest at City Ground on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 19 games played, Hornets have recorded 5 wins, and Nottm. Forest have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in August 2008, as the Forest edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 10 Mar | Watford | 2 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 23 Aug | Nottm. Forest | 3 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Forest in those games, with 5 conceded.
The Hornets have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Nottm. Forest are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 1 points from 2 matches. Watford are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 1 points from their 2 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Watford | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Hornets could well see them head back from City Ground with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | 7 games since last home draw. |
| Watford | 6 games since last away draw. |