Watford play host to Middlesbrough at Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 5 of the 10 previous games, with the Hornets winning just 4.
The last time the two teams met at Watford was back in October 1999, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 22 Jan | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Watford | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Sun 10 Oct | Watford | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Watford losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Middlesbrough is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Boro have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Watford are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 6 points from their 10 games thus far. Middlesbrough find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 11 points from their 10 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Watford | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Watford are not exactly setting the world alight at Vicarage Road Stadium at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Middlesbrough in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Watford | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Middlesbrough | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 10 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |