Watford vs Middlesbrough PREDICTION (14.01.2017)
Watford vs Middlesbrough Predictions, Betting Tips & Previews
Watford and Middlesbrough face off at Vicarage Road Stadium in a match for the 21st round of the Barclays Premier League. Watford won away by (0-1) from the last time they faced in this edition of the league, on 10-16-2016. The history of direct matches played in this stadium favors the home team, who in the last 4 matches won 3 and lost 1. Actually, in the last match in this stadium, for Championship, on 04-04-2015, Watford won by (2 -0). Watford goals were scored by T. Deeney (37 ‘) and O. Ighalo (65’). In this match the house factor could play a decisive role, as Middlesbrough has shown differences in performance in their games at home and as a visitor.
The home team is currently in 14th place with 22 points earned after 6 wins, 4 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost at home to Tottenham by (1-4). In the last match, lost out to Stoke by (2-0). This is a team that maintains the income when it plays outside its stadium, because in the last 30 games it registers 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; Against 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses in his stadium. In the last game he played for the FA Cup, Burton Albion won at home (2-0). In the last 10 home games for the championship, Watford has recorded 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, having won 14 points out of 30. The team has not been very strong defensively, as it has always suffered goals in the last 10 games that played in this competition. In their home matches for the competition there is a tendency towards goals, since 7 in 10 finished with More than 2.5 goals in the marker. In 20 games in this competition, only managed 2 turns on the scoreboard in the 13 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Watford has been showing poor performance in the English Championship and is in the lower half of the qualifying table with 37% of the points played so far, but it is worth noting that despite the poor campaign, it has a good advantage of 7 points for the zone. Downgrade. The team scored 23 goals, being the sixth worst attack of the competition, and suffered 36 goals, having the fifth defense more leaked and these figures demonstrate that it is necessary to adjust both the offensive and the defensive system to manage to fight in the upper half of the standings . Playing at home, as the match he will make this Saturday, Watford has 47% and averages of 1.50 goals scored and 1.70 goals conceded, which shows that in his stadium usually occur high scores. Overall, the team tends to score more often in the second half, as 17 of the 23 goals came in the second stage, especially between 45 and 60 minutes with 7 goals.
After 4 wins, 7 draws and 9 losses, the visiting team is in 16th place, having won 19 points. In the last match, they drew 1-1 with Leicester City at home (0-0), after their previous match had lost out in a game against Manchester United by (2-1). This is a team that curiously has more positive results than at home, since in the last 30 games it has 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses as a visitor, with a total of 20 goals scored and 14 conceded. Already inside the home, he won 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses, with a total of 14 goals scored and 13 conceded. In the last game she played for the FA Cup, she won at Sheffield Wednesday at home (3-0). In the last 10 away games the Middlesbrough record 1 win, 5 draws and 4 losses, having won 8 points out of 30.
For this competition, you do not win as a visitor makes 9 games. In the matches played out in the league, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 0-0, which occurred in 6 of their 10 matches. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 20 games in this competition, suffered the first goal 8 times and never managed to turn the score.
Middlesbrough has been campaigning badly in the English Premier League and is among the last to reach 32% of the points so far and it is worth mentioning that he is 4 points behind Sunderland, the first team in the relegation zone The Premier League. The team scored just 17 goals, being the worst attack of the competition, and suffered 22 goals, having the fourth defense less leaked and these figures demonstrate the great imbalance between the offensive and defensive sectors, being necessary to adjust urgently in the attack to score more Goals, since the defense has been carried out in a solid and efficient way. Playing away from home, as the match he will play on Saturday, Middlesbrough has a 27% advantage and averages of 0.80 goals scored and 1.20 goals per game, which shows that away from their domains the boards are usually low.