Bristol City face a trip to Watford at Vicarage Road Stadium at lunchtime on Friday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 40 games played, Robins have recorded 11 wins, and Watford have come away with 17 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2007, with Bristol City inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Hornets in a Championship match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2008/2009 | Tue 25 Nov | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
2007/2008 | Tue 11 Mar | Bristol City | 0 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
2007/2008 | Sat 01 Dec | Watford | 1 - 2 | Bristol City | CHMP |
2003/2004 | Tue 23 Sep | Bristol City | 1 - 0 | Watford | LGEC |
2001/2002 | Wed 12 Sep | Bristol City | 2 - 3 | Watford | LGEC |
1998/1999 | Sat 26 Dec | Watford | 1 - 0 | Bristol City | CHMP |
1998/1999 | Sat 22 Aug | Bristol City | 1 - 4 | Watford | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Watford have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Hornets in those games, with 9 conceded.
Bristol City have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Robins have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Watford are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 26 from their 24 matches played. Bristol City find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 28 points from their 24 matches.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Watford | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Bristol City | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Hornets, as the Robins have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
Sequence statistics: | |
Watford | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
Bristol City | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 8 most recent games. |