Championship: Middlesbrough vs Watford – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 33 match between Middlesbrough and Watford and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Watford go up against Middlesbrough this coming Saturday for a Championship meeting at Riverside Stadium.

Middlesbrough approach the next Championship round as number 9 in the table, having claimed 44 points this season so far. With 31 games behind them, Watford amassed 42 points, placing them as number 12 before their next fixture.

Form: Middlesbrough vs Watford

Middlesbrough Form

Middlesbrough endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 2-1 against Preston, before Sunderland won 2-3, while Sheffield United claimed a victory in a 3-1 match. Middlesbrough managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded seven goals.

Watford Form

Watford only managed to gain a single draw in their past three games. First, they suffered a 0-1 defeat against Norwich. Then a 2-2 draw with Sunderland followed, before Leeds claimed a 0-4 victory. Watford only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by ten goals to eight.

Betting facts for Middlesbrough and Watford

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Middlesbrough and Watford. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Middlesbrough vs Watford

Imran Louza shows decent form right now for Watford, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Championship. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Middlesbrough, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Delano Burgzorg also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Championship matches.

Betting markets: Middlesbrough vs Watford

Full-time result

Middlesbrough won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Riverside Stadium. They drew three and lost three as well, while Watford won one of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost five. Middlesbrough have not lost to Watford in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Middlesbrough scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Watford scored the opening goal of the match in just one of their last ten games. Middlesbrough probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Watford managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Middlesbrough and Watford.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Middlesbrough, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Watford, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of one time goals per game themselves.