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Derby County pack their bags to visit Watford at Vicarage Road Stadium on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 15 games played, Rams have recorded 3 wins, and Watford have come away with 5 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Vicarage Road Stadium was more than three years back, in March 2006, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Dec | Derby County | 1 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Mar | Watford | 2 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 29 Aug | Derby County | 1 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Watford | 2 - 2 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Oct | Derby County | 2 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Mar | Watford | 2 - 1 | Derby County | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 17 Sep | Derby County | 3 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Watford have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The away form of Derby County is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Rams have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Watford see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 55 points from their 45 games played so far, Derby County find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 54 points from their 45 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Derby County | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Hornets, as the Rams have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Derby County | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |