Ace Football previews the Championship round 15 match between Watford and Middlesbrough and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Middlesbrough go up against Watford on Saturday for a Championship meeting at Vicarage Road Stadium.
Middlesbrough have taken the lead in the Championship after collecting 28 points from their initial 14 encounters. Watford trail them by 14 points after 14 rounds, leaving them as number 20 in the table.
Team form: Watford vs Middlesbrough
Watford Form
Watford suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Wolverhampton in a 1-0 defeat. Norwich also proved too hard to handle, as they won 3-2, before Watford were able to strike back last time out in a 1-0 win against Lincoln City. Watford won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored seven and conceded eight goals.
Middlesbrough Form
Middlesbrough won twice in their last three matches as Bolton were defeated by 1-5, before they beat Charlton 3-0. Wrexham proved too strong, though, and a 2-0 defeat followed. Middlesbrough won half their previous six away matches in the Championship, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 12 goals whilst conceding eight.
Betting stats and facts for Watford and Middlesbrough
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Watford and Middlesbrough played across all tournaments.
- In 9 of the last 11 Watford home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Watford home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Watford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Middlesbrough matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Middlesbrough matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Middlesbrough matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Middlesbrough matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 4 Middlesbrough away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Watford vs Middlesbrough
With two goals in six matches Myron Boadu has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Middlesbrough and their defence. The visitors hope Will Lankshear adds another to his current tally of seven goals in his latest matches.
Popular markets: Watford vs Middlesbrough
Full-time result
Watford claimed five wins, drew one and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Middlesbrough won four, drew three and lost three of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Watford only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Middlesbrough scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Watford managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Middlesbrough kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Watford have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with Middlesbrough.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Watford, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Middlesbrough. They performed an average of 2.2 goals in these.
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