Ace Football previews the Championship round 45 match between Middlesbrough and Watford and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
The penultimate round of the Championship season presents an interesting battle between Middlesbrough and Watford. The match takes place this coming Saturday at Riverside Stadium.
Middlesbrough approach the next Championship round as number 5 in the table, having claimed 76 points this season so far. With 44 games behind them, Watford amassed 57 points, placing them as number 15 before their next fixture.
Team form: Middlesbrough vs Watford
Middlesbrough Form
Middlesbrough recorded a win, a draw and a defeat in their last three matches. They lost 0-1 against Portsmouth, before drawing 2-2 with Ipswich. They won their most recent game 1-0 against Sheffield Wednesday. Middlesbrough only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Riverside Stadium in the Championship. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded six goals.
Watford Form
Watford lost their previous three matches by 2-0 against Oxford, 0-2 against Sheffield United and 3-0 against West Bromwich. Watford claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 12 goals to five.
Betting stats and facts for Middlesbrough and Watford
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Middlesbrough and Watford. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 7 Middlesbrough home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 7 Middlesbrough home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Middlesbrough home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Middlesbrough home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Middlesbrough have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Watford have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Watford have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Watford have lost the last 4 away matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Watford have lost the last 4 away matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 12 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Middlesbrough vs Watford
Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Tommy Conway has actually netted ten goals during this Championship season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Watford should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Tommy Conway to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.
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.
Both teams to score
Middlesbrough scored first in six of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Watford scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Watford have failed to score in 3 consecutive 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.
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 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Watford played across all tournaments. They scored 0.9 times on average in the process. Watford did not score a single goal in 3 consecutive games
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