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Watford face a trip to Nottingham Forest at City Ground on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 20 games played, Hornets have recorded 6 wins, and Nottm. Forest have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2009, as the visitors ran out cosy 2 - 4 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 06 Nov | Watford | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Dec | Watford | 0 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 18 Aug | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 4 | Watford | CHMP |
| 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 |
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 13 goals for the Forest, with 5 goals against.
Watford have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Hornets's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Nottm. Forest are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 49 points from 27 games. Watford lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower Championship, picking up 43 from their 27 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 15 |
| Watford | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Watford have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Nottm. Forest may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | Unbeaten in the last 14 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Watford | 4 games since last away draw. No win in the 3 most recent games. |