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Man City travel to take on Watford at Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 6 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 1 wins, and Watford have come away with 3 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Watford was back in January 2002, over five years ago, with Man City inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Hornets in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Mon 04 Dec | Man City | 0 - 0 | Watford | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 20 Jan | Watford | 1 - 2 | Man City | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 11 Aug | Man City | 3 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 05 Feb | Man City | 3 - 1 | Watford | FAC |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 04 Mar | Watford | 1 - 0 | Man City | CHMP |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 12 Nov | Man City | 3 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 1987/1988 | Tue 17 Nov | Man City | 3 - 1 | Watford | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Watford are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Hornets's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The away form of Man City however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Sky Blues, and 5 goals against.
Watford find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 34 games have yielded only 23 points. Man City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 41 points from their 34 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 3 |
| Man City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sky Blues have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Vicarage Road Stadium with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | 4 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Man City | 8 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |