England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Middlesbrough and Watford, taking place on Saturday, 28 January 2023, at Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough.
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Middlesbrough, Recent FormThe 2-0 away defeat to Sunderland will not have sat easily with the Middlesbrough squad, who would not have been pleased to squander all three points. Their share of possession in that meeting was 38%, while racking up 14 shots along the way, 6 of which were on target, in contrast to Sunderland, who had 17 shots on goal with 6 on target.
Manager Michael Carrick will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, with them having scored 11 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 8 goals conceded in the same period. When it comes to attacking performances, they can consider themselves in a good and consistent form, having chalked up goals in 5 of their last 6 matches. They are in some turmoil defensively at the moment and have been unable to record a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games.
They have had a good run of form recently, winning 4 out of their last 6 games.
When home matches come round at Riverside Stadium, Chuba Akpom will feel confident of adding more goals to his tally of 5 goals in Middlesbrough's last 6 home league matches.
Watford, Recent FormWatford manager Slaven Bilić will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 1-1 draw in his team's last league outing against Rotherham United. They achieved 59% possession in that match and had 18 strikes at goal, with 5 hitting the target, up against Rotherham United's tally of 12 efforts at goal, 5 of which were on target.
It's fair to say that Bilić will be pretty happy with his squad's ability to find the net of late, having scored 6 goals in their last 6 matches. That said, he will also be aware there is still work to do at the back, where they have shipped 7 goals in those same matches as well as some valuable points. Chalking up goals on the road is something their fans have become accustomed to, with them hitting the net in 4 of their last 6 matches. With 4 clean sheets in their last 6 away league matches, they have shown themselves to be a tough nut to crack away from home.
They have had a strong run of away form recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 games on the road and picking up 4 wins along the way.
On an individual basis, João Pedro will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 4 goals in Watford's last 6 league games.
In the last league encounter between these sides, it was Middlesbrough who ended up empty-handed, losing 2-1 to Watford.
In each of their last 5 games away from home in the league to Middlesboro, The Hornets have scored at least 1 goal and will be looking to extend that run. The Boro have struggled to break down the Watford defence in their past encounters having only managed to find the back of the net 2 times in their last 5 meetings.
In the league, Watford has had a solid run on the road against Middlesboro, being unbeaten in their last 5 meetings at Riverside Stadium.
Middlesboro manager Michael Carrick has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Matt Clarke (Back), Anfernee Dijksteel (Knee) and Darragh Lenihan (Foot) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Slaven Bilić has a number of injury concerns in his Watford squad to contend with: Tom Cleverley (Achilles tendon), Keinan Davis (Illness), Tom Dele-Bashiru (Ligament), Dan Gosling (Achilles tendon), Kortney Hause (Knee), Edo Kayembe (Calf), Imrân Louza (Broken leg) and João Pedro (Ankle)
Middlesbrough Playing at home | Watford Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | Goals scored | 1 |
| 0.9 | Goals conceded | 1.1 |
| 34' | Time first goal scored | 46' |
| 31' | Time first goal conceded | 21' |
| 2.3 | Yellow cards | 1.9 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.6 | Subs used | 3.5 |
| 4-1 | Biggest victory | 4-0 |
| 3-2 | Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
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