Here's what we know about the Watford - Middlesbrough match:

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 12.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vicarage Road (21577 seats)

It's the first game of the new season for Watford and Middlesbrough. The canvas is blank, the possibilities endless.

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Watford form and stats

Disaster struck Watford last season as they could not defend their status as a Premier League team. With 20 defeats from 38 games, and only 8 wins, relegation could not be avoided. Watford are hopeful of bouncing straight back up, but need to improve upon their home record from last season of W6 D6 L7.

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Middlesbrough form and stats

Let's have a look at how Middlesbrough performed last season in the Championship: They landed a 17th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 14 draws and 19 defeats. In total they scored 48 and conceded 61 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 6 and lost 10 with 28/32 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Watford victories, three draws and two Middlesbrough wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Watford missing players

Middlesbrough missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Watford Middlesbrough
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Watford Last season Middlesbrough
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   23 46
8 6   Won W   7 13
10 6   Drew D   6 14
20 7   Lost L   10 19
36 22   Scored S   28 48
64 27   Conceded C   32 61
89% 79%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   96% 96%
82% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 63%
55% 68%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   48% 41%
21% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   30% 28%
8% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 7%
45% 47%   BTTS BTTS   48% 48%
24% 37%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 26%
42% 37%   Failed to Score F T   30% 30%
 
4.4 4.3   Corners for (avg) C F   5.1 5.4
5.3 4.8   Corners against (avg) C A   6 5.6
2.1 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.7
3 2   Red cards R C   3 5
 
428 247   Total Shots T S   239 549
122 64   Shots on Target S O   74 154
30% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 31%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Barnsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Birmingham City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Brentford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Bristol City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Cardiff City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Coventry City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Derby County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Huddersfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Luton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Middlesbrough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Millwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Norwich City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Nottingham Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Preston North End 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Queens Park Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Reading 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Rotherham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Sheffield Wednesday 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Stoke City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Swansea City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Watford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Wycombe Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Liverpool 38 32 3 3 85 33 19 18 1 0 52 16 19 14 2 3 33 17 52 99
2 Manchester City 38 26 3 9 102 35 19 15 2 2 57 13 19 11 1 7 45 22 67 81
3 Manchester United 38 18 12 8 66 36 19 10 7 2 40 17 19 8 5 6 26 19 30 66
4 Chelsea 38 20 6 12 69 54 19 11 3 5 30 16 19 9 3 7 39 38 15 66
5 Leicester City 38 18 8 12 67 41 19 11 4 4 35 17 19 7 4 8 32 24 26 62
6 Tottenham Hotspur 38 16 11 11 61 47 19 12 3 4 36 17 19 4 8 7 25 30 14 59
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 15 14 9 51 40 19 8 7 4 27 19 19 7 7 5 24 21 11 59
8 Arsenal 38 14 14 10 56 48 19 10 6 3 36 24 19 4 8 7 20 24 8 56
9 Sheffield United 38 14 12 12 39 39 19 10 3 6 24 15 19 4 9 6 15 24 0 54
10 Burnley 38 15 9 14 43 50 19 8 4 7 24 23 19 7 5 7 19 27 -7 54
11 Southampton 38 15 7 16 51 60 19 6 3 10 21 35 19 9 4 6 30 25 -9 52
12 Everton 38 13 10 15 44 56 19 8 7 4 24 21 19 5 3 11 20 35 -12 49
13 Newcastle United 38 11 11 16 38 58 19 6 8 5 20 21 19 5 3 11 18 37 -20 44
14 Crystal Palace 38 11 10 17 31 50 19 6 5 8 15 20 19 5 5 9 16 30 -19 43
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 9 14 15 39 54 19 5 7 7 20 27 19 4 7 8 19 27 -15 41
16 West Ham United 38 10 9 19 49 62 19 6 4 9 30 33 19 4 5 10 19 29 -13 39
17 Aston Villa 38 9 8 21 41 67 19 7 3 9 22 30 19 2 5 12 19 37 -26 35
18 AFC Bournemouth 38 9 7 22 40 65 19 5 6 8 22 30 19 4 1 14 18 35 -25 34
19 Watford 38 8 10 20 36 64 19 6 6 7 22 27 19 2 4 13 14 37 -28 34
20 Norwich City 38 5 6 27 26 75 19 4 3 12 19 37 19 1 3 15 7 38 -49 21
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds United 46 28 9 9 77 35 23 15 5 3 40 14 23 13 4 6 37 21 42 93
2 West Bromwich Albion 46 22 17 7 77 45 23 10 10 3 44 27 23 12 7 4 33 18 32 83
3 Brentford 46 24 9 13 80 38 23 14 5 4 44 18 23 10 4 9 36 20 42 81
4 Fulham 46 23 12 11 64 48 23 15 2 6 40 26 23 8 10 5 24 22 16 81
5 Cardiff City 46 19 16 11 68 58 23 11 9 3 35 21 23 8 7 8 33 37 10 73
6 Swansea City 46 18 16 12 62 53 23 10 5 8 27 23 23 8 11 4 35 30 9 70
7 Nottingham Forest 46 18 16 12 58 50 23 10 5 8 27 27 23 8 11 4 31 23 8 70
8 Millwall 46 17 17 12 57 51 23 10 8 5 33 25 23 7 9 7 24 26 6 68
9 Preston North End 46 18 12 16 59 54 23 12 4 7 39 29 23 6 8 9 20 25 5 66
10 Derby County 46 17 13 16 62 64 23 11 8 4 33 21 23 6 5 12 29 43 -2 64
11 Blackburn Rovers 46 17 12 17 66 63 23 10 9 4 33 24 23 7 3 13 33 39 3 63
12 Bristol City 46 17 12 17 60 65 23 8 7 8 30 33 23 9 5 9 30 32 -5 63
13 Queens Park Rangers 46 16 10 20 67 76 23 9 5 9 42 42 23 7 5 11 25 34 -9 58
14 Reading 46 15 11 20 59 58 23 7 4 12 26 34 23 8 7 8 33 24 1 56
15 Stoke City 46 16 8 22 62 68 23 11 3 9 36 26 23 5 5 13 26 42 -6 56
16 Sheffield Wednesday 46 15 11 20 58 66 23 7 7 9 19 30 23 8 4 11 39 36 -8 56
17 Middlesbrough 46 13 14 19 48 61 23 6 8 9 20 29 23 7 6 10 28 32 -13 53
18 Huddersfield Town 46 13 12 21 52 70 23 8 6 9 26 30 23 5 6 12 26 40 -18 51
19 Luton Town 46 14 9 23 54 82 23 8 7 8 33 37 23 6 2 15 21 45 -28 51
20 Birmingham City 46 12 14 20 54 75 23 6 7 10 33 42 23 6 7 10 21 33 -21 50
21 Barnsley 46 12 13 21 49 69 23 7 9 7 29 33 23 5 4 14 20 36 -20 49
22 Charlton Athletic 46 12 12 22 50 65 23 8 6 9 28 27 23 4 6 13 22 38 -15 48
23 Wigan Athletic 46 15 14 17 57 56 23 10 7 6 33 23 23 5 7 11 24 33 1 47
24 Hull City 46 12 9 25 57 87 23 7 3 13 29 37 23 5 6 12 28 50 -30 45

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Barnsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Birmingham City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Brentford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Bristol City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Cardiff City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Coventry City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Derby County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Huddersfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Luton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Middlesbrough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Millwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Norwich City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Nottingham Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Preston North End 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Queens Park Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Reading 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Rotherham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Sheffield Wednesday 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Stoke City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Swansea City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Watford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Wycombe Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.