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Watford face a trip to Coventry City at Ricoh Arena at lunchtime on Sunday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 38 games played, Hornets have recorded 14 wins, and Coventry City have come away with 18 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in April 2009, with Watford inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Sky Blues in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 29 Sep | Watford | 2 - 3 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Apr | Coventry City | 2 - 3 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | Watford | 2 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | Watford | 2 - 1 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 23 Oct | Coventry City | 0 - 3 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Feb | Watford | 4 - 0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 28 Sep | Coventry City | 3 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Coventry City have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Sky Blues's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
The away form of Watford is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Hornets have hit 4 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Coventry City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 54 points from their 45 matches. Watford are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 51 from their 45 matches played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Coventry City | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| Watford | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Watford are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Ricoh Arena with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Coventry City | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 10 most recent games. |
| Watford | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 17 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |