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Watford face a trip to Derby County at Pride Park on Wednesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Hornets have won 2 of the 10 games compared to the host's 4 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2002, with Derby running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | Watford | 2 - 0 | Derby | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Dec | Derby | 3 - 0 | Watford | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 08 Apr | Watford | 0 - 0 | Derby | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 03 Jan | Derby | 2 - 0 | Watford | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 16 Mar | Derby | 1 - 1 | Watford | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 05 Mar | Watford | 0 - 0 | Derby | LD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sun 07 May | Watford | 2 - 1 | Derby | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Derby County's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While Rams have scored 5, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Watford is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Hornets have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Derby are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division One with a return of just 4 points from their 6 games thus far. Watford are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 4 points from 5 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Derby | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| Watford | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Watford on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Derby. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Derby | Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 9 most recent games. |
| Watford | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |