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Watford pack their bags to visit Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 13 games played, Hornets have recorded 4 wins, and Middlesbrough have come away with 6 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Riverside Stadium was within the last three years, in April 2007, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Apr | Middlesbrough | 4 - 1 | Watford | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 04 Nov | Watford | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 06 May | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Watford | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 24 Oct | Watford | 1 - 3 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Wed 13 Oct | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Watford | LGEC |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 07 Mar | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 03 Sep | Watford | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Boro's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Watford have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Middlesbrough are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 20 points from 11 games. Watford see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 14 points from their 11 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Watford | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Watford have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Middlesbrough may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Watford | Undefeated in last 3 away games. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |