Watford vs Middlesbrough Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 30th September 2023

Watford enjoy home advantage, when visitors Middlesbrough swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Watford are 16th in the rankings with nine points after eight matches played , whereas Middlesbrough rank 22nd in the Championship on five points.

Middlesbrough will be eager to close the gap on Watford in the Championship table on Saturday. Naturally, they will be very cautious of not losing further ground on their upcoming opponent as they are playing away. We could have a tight match between these two coming on.

Watford only average a modest 1.5 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 15 goals. They also conceded 12 for an average of 1.2 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Middlesbrough average 0.7 goals a game in their last ten outings, scoring a total of seven goals. They conceded an average of 1.6 per game, for a total of 16 goals, whilst keeping their opponents from scoring once.

Watford took a hit when Middlesbrough handed them a 2-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured three points to their name by claiming a 2-1 win.

Watford vs Middlesbrough Prediction

Watford Form

Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Watford at the moment. Against Birmingham, they came out on top in a 2-0 win, before drawing 2-2 against West Bromwich. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 3-0 defeat against Leeds. Watford won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeat, while they scored ten and conceded three goals.

Middlesbrough Form

In their last three matches, Middlesbrough drew 1-1 with Sheffield Wednesday, beat Southampton by 2-1 and beat Bradford by 0-2. Middlesbrough are winless in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 11 goals while scoring four themselves.

Middlesbrough and Watford seem to find it tough getting their defensively lines in order, as they both concede too many goals. We hope the trend continues on Saturday, as we aim for both teams to score.

Watford enjoy a record of two wins, three draws and three defeats in the Championship this season. Middlesbrough enjoy a record of one win, two draws and five defeats in the Championship.

Watford vs Middlesbrough Squads

Watford Squad

The 47-year-old Ismael will select the starting eleven against Middlesbrough from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season:

Ben Hamer (0/0), Daniel Bachmann (0/8), Francisco Sierralta (0/6), Imran Louza (1/8), Jamal Lewis (0/3), James Morris (0/5), Jeremy Ngakia (0/5), Matthew Pollock (0/2), Ryan Porteous (0/8), Wesley Hoedt (0/8), Edo Kayembe (0/5), Giorgi Chakvetadze (0/7), Ismael Kone (0/7), Jake Livermore (0/3), Ken Sema (0/5), Thomas Ince (1/6), Tom Dele-Bashiru (1/7), Yaser Asprilla (0/7), Matheus Martins (3/8), Mileta Rajovic (3/5), Rhys Healey (0/0), Vakoun Issouf Bayo (1/7).

Middlesbrough Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 42 year-old Middlesbrough manager Carrick will select his starting XI from these players:

Jamie Jones (0/0), Seny Dieng (0/8), Thomas Glover (0/0), Dael Fry (0/8), Hayden Coulson (0/2), Matthew Clarke (0/0), Patrick McNair (0/4), Rav van den Berg (0/5), Tommy Smith (0/2), Abella Perez Damia (0/0), Anfernee Dijksteel (0/0), Daniel Barlaser (0/2), Darragh Lenihan (1/8), Hayden Hackney (1/8), Jonathan Howson (1/7), Lewis O'Brien (0/0), Lukas Engel (0/4), Matt Crooks (1/7), Riley McGree (1/8), Alex Bangura (0/0), Alex Gilbert (0/0), Cristhian Stuani (0/0), Emmanuel Latte Lath (1/4), Isaiah Jones (0/7), Josh Coburn (0/5), Marcus Forss (1/5), Morgan Rogers (0/7), Sam Greenwood (0/0), Samuel Silvera (0/8).

Watford vs Middlesbrough Team News

Watford have nearly their entire roster available for their match against Middlesbrough at Vicarage Road Stadium, with only one potential absentee.

Due to an injury, Watford are unable to field Ken Sema in the line-up for the on Saturday against Middlesbrough.

When Middlesbrough take on Watford at Vicarage Road Stadium, they will only have one player missing from their selection.

Anfernee Dijksteel won't be travelling with Middlesbrough this time, as he nurses an injury.

Watford vs Middlesbrough Lineups

Watford vs Middlesbrough H2H

Watford took a hit when Middlesbrough handed them a 2-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured three points to their name by claiming a 2-1 win. Watford hold a 5-3-2 advantage against Middlesbrough from their latest encounters. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 13/10.

Watford vs Middlesbrough Results

In the past ten matches between home side Watford and Middlesbrough both teams found the back of the net six times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 8/11.

Watford vs Middlesbrough Betting Tips

Mileta Rajovic found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Jonathan Howson just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Watford claimed four wins, drew three and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Middlesbrough won four, drew three and lost three of their last 10 games away. Watford have been good at forcing themselves upon their visitors, as they scored the opening goal in eight of their previous 10 matches at Vicarage Road Stadium. Middlesbrough scored the first goal in three of their last 10 away games.

Less than 2.5 goals came out four times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet four times. Watford managed an average of 1.3 goals, with Middlesbrough averaging one goal. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Watford’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in six of Middlesbrough's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches.