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Last updated : 10 February 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Watford v Coventry City fixture

Coventry City face a trip to Watford at Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sky Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 19 and win only 8 of the 33 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2005, with Coventry City inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Hornets in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Wed 28 SepCoventry City3 - 1WatfordCHMP
2004/2005Sat 05 MarWatford2 - 3Coventry CityCHMP
2004/2005Sat 18 DecCoventry City1 - 0WatfordCHMP
2003/2004Sat 10 JanCoventry City0 - 0WatfordCHMP
2003/2004Tue 21 OctWatford1 - 1Coventry CityCHMP
2002/2003Sat 01 FebCoventry City0 - 1WatfordCHMP
2002/2003Mon 26 AugWatford5 - 2Coventry CityCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Watford have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Hornets in those games, with 7 conceded.

Coventry City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Sky Blues have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Watford are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 58 points from 32 games. Coventry City's 41 points from 32 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Watford650114815
Coventry City631211610

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Hornets, as the Sky Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Watford 6 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 4 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Coventry City 9 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.