Boasting a 4 point lead in the league table, Watford regulars wish to see their gladiators earn all points from this match versus Middlesbrough.
- Watford have the most clean sheets (3) at home in Championship
- Middlesbrough have yet to win a game away.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Carabao Cup. That game was also an away game, at Bradford City. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Watford form and stats
2-2-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Championship numbers at home for Watford so far this season.
The followers are hoping that Watford will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the game against Leeds United (placed 6th). The first loss after collecting points through three league matches. Watford's goalkeeper Bachmann was extremely busy against Leeds United, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus West Bromwich Albion that ended 2-2.This is expected to be a close game, with Watford perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Watford as a small favourite), we find 7 games. Watford has won 5 of these, drawn 1 and lost 1.
The manager Ismaël will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Sunderland in only four days.
The Watford fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 8 goals in 5 league matches. Watford are not conceding a lot of goals here at Vicarage Road in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 5 matches.
Middlesbrough form and stats
Playing away, Middlesbrough have won 0 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Championship this season.
Two away matches in a row for Middlesbrough, whose coach Carrick could celebrate last time after the Carabao Cup win against Bradford City. Hackney got a match rating of 8.04 in that game, top player of the team. Hackney served one assist, hit two key passes and had 76 successful passes (of 93 total).
Before that, Middlesbrough secured a home win against Southampton with the score 2-1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Middlesbrough in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Middlesbrough, 1 draw and 7 defeats.
A new game in only three days for Middlesbrough, the Championship home match versus Cardiff City. Busy days.
For Middlesbrough, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - four - one (Watford wins - draws - Middlesbrough wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Rajovic 3 goals |  M. Martins Silva dos Santos 3 goals |  I. Louza 1 goals |
Watford missing players
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| Watford | Middlesbrough | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 10 | 15 |
| 88% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 50% | 40% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| 38% | 40% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 12% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 25% | 12% |
| 25% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 62% |
| 38% | 60% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 6 | 7.8 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.6 |
| 4.5 | 2.4 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.6 |
| 1.8 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15.1 | 18.6 | 24 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18 | 15 | 15.4 |
| 4.6 | 5.6 | 13 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4 | 4.9 |
| 30% | 29% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 25% | 18% |
| 10.4 | 7.4 | 4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 10.8 | 12.1 |
| 4.5 | 3.4 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
- All of Middlesbrough's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Middlesbrough have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Middlesbrough have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Middlesbrough have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Middlesbrough have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Middlesbrough have yet to win a game away.
- Middlesbrough haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Watford have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Watford have the most clean sheets (3) at home in Championship
- Watford have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Watford have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leicester City | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 21 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Hull City | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | Millwall | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 15 | Southampton | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 10 |
| 16 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 9 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 20 | Stoke City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 21 | Swansea City | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 6 |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 5 |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 5 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 2 |
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