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Man City play host to Watford at City of Manchester Stadium on Monday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Sky Blues are clearly on top, winning 55.56% of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Man City was back in August 2001, over five years ago, with Man City running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 18 Apr | Man City | 1 - 2 | Watford | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These games have seen the Sky Blues score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 1.
In complete contrast to Man City, Watford are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Hornets have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Man City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 19 points from their 15 games played so far, Watford are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 9 points from their 14 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| Watford | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Man City fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Sky Blues. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Watford | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |