Watford have not won since New Year’s Day and have fallen to mid-table
Derby have been victorious in three straight away games, scoring eight goals
Recommended bet: Draw
Watford are still searching for a first victory since the first day of the New Year and next face a Derby County side who have won three straight matches on the road.
The Hornets drew 2-2 at Preston in Ed Still's first game in charge and will be hoping to build on that with a positive result against a Rams side who are currently sitting in the final play-off spot.
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Team news
Hornets defender Jeremy Ngakia will be assessed following a knee issue, while Hector Kyprianou, Pierre Dwomoh and Rocco Vata are all out through injury.
Forward Nestory Irankunda is available for selection for the hosts after serving a three-match ban following a red card against Swansea in January.
Derby will welcome back Lewis Travis after the midfielder served a one-game ban for being shown two yellow cards in the defeat by Ipswich.
However, Max Johnstone, Sondre Langas and Owen Beck are still sidelined with injuries.
The stats
Watford are without a win in eight matches in league and cup, drawing four and losing four.
Derby have been victorious in each of their last three Championship away games.
The Hornets have won each of their last five encounters with the Rams dating back to October 2020.
Derby have kept three clean sheets in six games, conceding only four goals in that time.
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Prediction
Watford are winless since New Year's Day, but have earned four draws in the last six matches and so are holding their own in most games.
Still will have been pleased to earn a point in his first game as Hornets boss against Preston at Deepdale last Saturday and will hope his side can get the win as he takes to the Vicarage Road dugout for the first time.
However, Watford's opponents have won their last three away games, scoring eight goals in the process.
The Rams are sixth in the Championship table after a strong run of form and are playing with great confidence which helped them to a 2-0 home victory over Swansea last time out.
While Watford are struggling for wins, they are at least hard to beat and so a draw may be the likely result when Derby visit.
Though the Rams have won four in six games, both West Brom and Ipswich have taken points off them in the last month.
Looking beyond the result, it may be tempting to back under 2.5 goals, as before the score draw at Preston five straight Watford matches featured two goals or less.
However, with a new manager comes a new approach and so it remains to be seen if matches featuring the Hornets continue to be low-scoring.
